Our Hunter has 2-30 amp plugs to run the A/C on one and the other is Battery charger, Outlets, Microwave, Water Heater. The Sailing Squadron we are staying at only has 15 amp shore power stations. Can I plug in my 2 cords and run 2 -15 amp cord to power up one side of my panel. For example either turn on Battery charger or Outlets? I hesitate to try the A/C. Any ideas? Thanks
Shore power
- Thread starter lookoutmcg
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Technically yes however the shore side of the connection MUST be correct. If they have the hot or neutral on different terminals of the outlets then you will blow a shore side fuse when you plug in the 2-15 Y connector or melt your cables if the shore side fuse is rated high enough. It might be wired to power the whole dock so ........
Alternately
you can get a 15-30 amp connector and insure that the amp draw is not above 15. Battery chargers take like 4-5 amps. The AC is a non starter using this arrangement.
Alternately
you can get a 15-30 amp connector and insure that the amp draw is not above 15. Battery chargers take like 4-5 amps. The AC is a non starter using this arrangement.
Switch
Do you have on your main panel on the AC side a parallel breaker that
allows both sides to run off one 115 service.
My H- 36 most likely is setup different but I can run everything 110
on my boat just plugged into one 110 outlet shore power but not all
when running the AC or water heater.
Like I said I have a set of breakers that lets me switch over both panels as long as I don't over draw too much power at the same time.
I do run the AC and still use my inverter/charger or microwave or TV while using
either water heater or AC.
But as said check the draw from what shore power you are drawing and I use the 110 adapter for shore power.
Nick
Do you have on your main panel on the AC side a parallel breaker that
allows both sides to run off one 115 service.
My H- 36 most likely is setup different but I can run everything 110
on my boat just plugged into one 110 outlet shore power but not all
when running the AC or water heater.
Like I said I have a set of breakers that lets me switch over both panels as long as I don't over draw too much power at the same time.
I do run the AC and still use my inverter/charger or microwave or TV while using
either water heater or AC.
But as said check the draw from what shore power you are drawing and I use the 110 adapter for shore power.
Nick
Do as Seaddaldler says. Plug in at the dock outlet using your 110 volt adapter to plug into your single cord to the boat. There is a switch on the upper AC electrical panel that parallels both sides and supplies power to all your 110 circuits. You can use AC and other 110 loads, just manage them by turning your breakers on and off. If you trip the breaker on the boat due to overload, (it is in the port lazarette at the rear) just turn off ALL your 110 breakers at the AC panel then reset the boat breaker and selectively turn on what you want at the AC panel. You will not be able to run the HVAC and Water heater together or probably either of those two loads with the microwave or together, but with proper management, you should be able to power the whole boat. Your start up load on the HVAC will be much larger than the running load, but should run but will be right at 15 amps. If you had two 15 amp circuits on shore, you could attach both cords, each to separate circuits on shore, and not use the parallel switch. That would allow you to have 30 amps and run most everything. You could still trip your HVAC breaker if it is real hot and you are cycling the HVAC a lot.