Appliance electrical usage - too much?

06-08-2013, 05:58 AM

My sister and i are taking our first trip in our 2005 3124KS on Sunday. We will be running the a/c, frig, and water heater on shore power. Can a microwave be used while all this is operating? Or will we blow something up?

Dave99gst · 06-08-2013, 07:19 AM

water heater dont add any draw to the power. you will be plugged into a 30 amp circit so you will be fine. you may notice the exessive power draw while running microwave but no biggy

06-08-2013, 08:01 AM

If the Water heater is running on electric. It has to add to the draw.

Dave99gst · 06-09-2013, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by rumbleweed

If the Water heater is running on electric. It has to add to the draw.

Must be a newer thing ... Mine Dont have a option for electric

**Bill** · 06-09-2013, 08:09 AM

Dave -

You have a 2002, and the water heater has no electric option? My very early build 2002 2720SL certainly did, and I thought the electric capability was added several years before that. What is the model number of your water heater? If it is the Suburban SW6DE, the "E" means "electric". This picture might help.

http://www.trailmanorowners.com/foru...&pictureid=447

Have you had a chance to check out the Water Heater tutorial in the Technical Library?

Bill

06-09-2013, 02:26 PM

Last time I turned on the electric water heater, my amp meter showed 15A, with normally 1A due to other stuff in the trailer. Air conditioning is a high priority here in FL, and I don't want to turn it off to run the microwave. So we use propane to heat water, and it is very fast and uses very little gas.

I certainly won't run all three at any time. Overloading electrical circuits over time can cause problems I don't care to deal with.

**ShrimpBurrito** · 06-09-2013, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill

You have a 2002, and the water heater has no electric option? My very early build 2002 2720SL certainly did, and I thought the electric capability was added several years before that. What is the model number of your water heater? If it is the Suburban SW6DE, the "E" means "electric". This picture might help.

2002 must have been the transition year, as my 2000 model has propane only.

Dave

06-09-2013, 06:46 PM

Yup. Newer HW is propane and/or electric.

06-10-2013, 11:21 AM

My 2001 3124ks has both propane and electric water heater.

ELM-JLM · 06-08-2013, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by sandy3124

My sister and i are taking our first trip in our 2005 3124KS on Sunday. We will be running the a/c, frig, and water heater on shore power. Can a microwave be used while all this is operating? Or will we blow something up?

Which way are you headed Sandy? We will be in Sunshine Key Campground next week!

As for power use, We never have a problem while hooked up to 30 Amp! If on a 15 Amp circuit we have to use one appliance at a time!