Questions and Answers for Midwest Electric Products 30 Amp Temporary RV Load Center Power Outlet

A:  Children will insert stuff into the terminals and get shocked.

A:  no

A:  For my Rv trailer

A:  No that would not be code

A:  I would not put around children . NO This box is for RV use and not an outlet for plugging normal 120 volt items into. A special RV plug only use.

A:  You wired it wrong. Black wire goes to the brass screw.

A:  There is supposed to be a simple wiring diagram sticker on the box somewhere or an instruction paper in the box. I also had an unfortunate experience like that which costs a lot of $$$. If no diagram is present, that is worth delaying enough to contact the manufacturer for help. I had another brand which did not use brass for HOT and SILVER for neutral so this complicated things a lot.

A:  Yes

A:  The wiring diagram attached to the back of the box under the receptacle, clearly indicates how it is to be wired.

A:  left connection is black hot wire, right side connection is white neutral, and top connection is green, ground connection This is a 30 amp 120volt device U.S.

A:  Door comes down (to make it rain resistant) about 75%, however doesn't completely close.

A:  I used a right angle male plug and the cover closes fine.

A:  Ubet I do

A:  no

A:  yes

A:  No this is a 120 volt receptacle. One hot wire, one neutral wire, and one ground wire.

A:  I just found out from the HD 800 number that is does NOT require 220.

A:  This is NOT for 220 volts. 220 volts will ruin your trailer.

A:  No this is Not a 220 volt device, Its a 30 amp 120 volt device, which connects to a 30 amp, single pole breaker in your breaker box.

A:  Hi MS, This unit is designed to furnish 120Volts 30 Amps, not 220. 220 would require a 4th. blade and slot in the outlet itself. I wired mine with 3 wire Romex from a 30Amp breaker, (black wire for power), (white wire for neutral or return), and (green wire for earth ground bar in your panel). Hope this helps,

A:  I don't think so, but #8 will.

A:  Why would you use #6AWG when #10AWG is rated for 30amps? You can use #6 if you can get it to fit in the box safely (and you probably can) but why the extra work and expense on the wire when your max. load is 30A?

A:  Yes, but I don't see any reason (load related) for #6 wire, unless you are a long distance from the power source.

A:  Usually not

A:  The proper wire for this enclose is #10/3 wire.

A:  Yes, if you use a right angle male plug.

A:  As long as the shore power cord end has right angle fitting, yes the cover will close.

A:  Abd? As long as the plug body is attached to the cord at 90 degrees it will close.

A:  Worked for mine.

A:  Make one out of a small washer.

A:  I don't have an answer to the January 2017 question which automatically appeared above. I purchased my 30 Volt box & outlet plug but am not able to install it as we had to hear back to Miami before Hurricane Dorian.

A:  Hi Klumzee, I believe it would be best to reach out to the manufacturer, GE for assistance. I have linked their website below with their contact information page so that you may receive the best details from their specialists. Hope this helps! We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you in the future. Thank you for shopping Home Depot! http://www.ge.com/contact/general

A:  Home Depot sells them for about $13. Just make sure to use the illustration of this (female end) receptacle, and it should be rated for 125 volts/ 30 amps

A:  30amp, 125volt cord cap.

A:  Go to an RV dealership and you can get a reverse adapter to fit your cord

A:  HD has a 30 amp male right angle plug (4 wire) that I purchased with the box and it works perfect. You will need the right angle design on the plug so you can close the cover.

A:  Look for a male plug that says 120 volt, 30 amps. Should be easy to find at Home Depot and when you get home turn off the power to the receptacle and verify that the plug fits.

A:  No. If you need two 30 amp outlets you will need two 30 amp breakers and separate wire for each circuit. If you run conduit from the electrical panel to the outlets you could run wire for two outlets in the same conduit and drop a tee for the first outlet and than go on to the second outlet if thats what you mean.

A:  Only rated for the 30amps, so you should run 2 home runs.

A:  Only if wired in parallel. If you do two in parallel only use one outlet at a time so you have enough power for the load.

A:  Only if the termination points have AL/CU stamped on them.

A:  I would NEVER ever use aluminum wire for this or any other purpose. I always use copper wire and I would never take a job that requires using aluminum wire. Use copper.

A:  If you think you can bend it into a tight J to wrap around a screw, you'll need #8 aluminum wire for code.