Do I have any hope parking my ST270BH next to my house? - Page 2

PokerMunkee · 06-11-2015, 06:33 AM

Thanks fellas. Took two tries and about 7 minutes. Should get easier each time. Just have to keep pulling forwarding every once in a while. I was hoping the equalizer would prevent from jack knifing but got pretty close once.

There is a 30A RV plug on the side of the house (previous owners). But it's not hooked up, had to steal the 30A breaker for our dryer. I believe we have a couple open spots for a new breaker, so will look into it.

Need to asphalt the new area. It's very slick with the new gravel, hopefully it packs down over time. Had to put truck in 4wd to keeping moving. Hopefully can do it next year.

MartyinSC · 06-11-2015, 09:50 AM

Remove any anti-sway bar before parking. You won't get the creaks and groans as it tries to dampen your turning, and there are some situations where an extreme turn could damage you sway bar mount.

cowboy_71 · 06-11-2015, 02:38 PM

Looks really great and room to spare, but, I didn't know you had a Ford!

PokerMunkee · 06-11-2015, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by cowboy_71

Looks really great and room to spare, but, I didn't know you had a Ford!

This is my second Ford. I have a '13 Taurus SHO that is my daily driver. Picked up the '11 F-250 6.2 for $8K (190K miles), but I love it! My wife hates Ford, haha

DavidandJennifer · 06-11-2015, 04:13 PM

Looks great! We are envious as there is no room at our house and we live in subdivision with tree lined streets so no clearance to even bring it home! Nice job - and with a plug hooked up you will have a guest house ��

anaro · 06-11-2015, 06:38 PM

Make sure that 30amp hook up is powered correctly or you could destroy your electrical system. I know that rvs need to be wired differently than a dryer outlet. I am not the one to ask about it but definitely something to ask about on the forums.

MartyinSC · 06-11-2015, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by anaro

Make sure that 30amp hook up is powered correctly or you could destroy your electrical system. I know that rvs need to be wired differently than a dryer outlet. I am not the one to ask about it but definitely something to ask about on the forums.

Anaro is right! A 30 amp RV outlet is a single phase (one hot) outlet, wired very much like the ones at home, but fed by a 30 amp breaker and heavy wire. A 50 amp outlet, on the other hand, has two hots (220V) and is very similar to a dryer outlet, i.e. a double-ganged circuit breaker of 50 amps each. The common mistake (sadly, more common than you would think, even by licensed professionals) is that because a 30 amp outlet LOOKS like a 220 volt one, people will wire them for 220, thus frying the converter, microwave, and AC of the camper that plugged into it. Here is a good link on installing a 30 amp outlet: http://www.myrv.us/Imgs/PDF/30-amp%20Service.pdf

Loneoak · 06-12-2015, 11:09 AM

Nice job!

PokerMunkee · 06-12-2015, 11:24 AM

Thanks so much for pointing that out. I never knew it had to be a 30A 120V circuit. I will definently pay an electrician to come out and hook it up. Will also have him verify it's putting out only 120v. Jeez, just read up on some stories where people had everything get fried due to electrician's hooking up 240v instead! wow.

Loneoak · 06-12-2015, 11:52 AM

We used to have a hot tub behind the house, but we sold it once we started going south for the winters. We only used the hot tub in winter. We had an electrician convert the power source for the hot tub to a 30 amp RV outlet so our friends can plug in when they visit.

Unless you need to run something heavy like the A/C in your trailer while it is at your house, you probably don't need that much power. We usually just use the adapter and plug into a regular outlet because the only thing we run in our trailer while it is parked at home is the fridge or the vacuum cleaner.

MartyinSC · 06-12-2015, 12:40 PM

PokerMunkee, I just saw that the regular Sunset Trail 270 BH is outfitted with one air conditioner, and 30 amp service. However, the company does list a 50 amp option, to pre-wire for a second air conditioner, regardless of whether you have one installed or not. You could have either. Check your plug. Two diagonal blades plus one round (total of three prongs) is 30 amp. Three straight blades and one round (total of four prongs) is 50 amp. Yes, there are adapters to go from any configuration to another, but I recommend having the right outlet mounted on your home. That way you can run what you want (AC or Microwave) and not worry about frying adapters, or a house circuit.

MartyinSC · 06-12-2015, 08:38 PM

Not to beat a dead horse, but here's another article on the same thing. It shows how confusing this can be, even for an electrician. Note the similarity between a modern RV outlet and an old-style dryer outlet! Shocking! (lol!) Mis-wiring a 120-volt RV outlet with 240-volts | No~Shock~Zone

Tim D · 06-14-2015, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by PokerMunkee

Thanks so much for pointing that out. I never knew it had to be a 30A 120V circuit. I will definently pay an electrician to come out and hook it up. Will also have him verify it's putting out only 120v. Jeez, just read up on some stories where people had everything get fried due to electrician's hooking up 240v instead! wow.

Don't assume the electrician knows. Have him verify it is only 120.

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