I don't plan to wire it to the current 30 Amp service. I will wire it separate so I can take advantage of the 20Amp plug that is always sitting unused next to the 30Amp plug on the power pole. I will run the power from the AC unit, on the roof, to the pantry next to the shower and run the power down inside that cabinet in a nice brown colored conduit, through the floor of the RV. I'll then run it back to the rear storage and put some kind of outlet or box there. From there, I can run a nice 12 gauge extension cord to the power pole.
This lets me run off of 2 separate circuits at a campsite. I like that idea since we sometimes have the dog with us, and if it's hot and if we would loose a circuit or an AC unit, the second one should be running no problem. If we step away and have to leave him in the RV for a little while, it's just added insurance. I don't like to do that, but if we want to run out to dinner or something, I don't want to have to worry. Most every campsite that has had a 30Amp plug always has an additional 20Amp plug next to it. Assuming there is 50Amp to the pole.
This won't be running off the generator, but that's fine, I think the use case would be to use it when parked when it's super hot out. Going down the road, the 1 roof AC will work just fine. The rear AC unit will not be in use when driving.
I'm adding the heat strip to this rear unit too, was in the desert this past weekend in a friend's RV that had the heat strip it was really nice, just a little extra heat to suppliment the furnace, I thought it was great.
I'm installing the Coleman Mach 3PS (Power Saver). Running at Max cooling it should draw less than 10.5 Amps. It looks the same as the original unit so they will match.
First ACE Mods
Linear Mode
