Skoolie 50A Shoreline Wiring & Breaker Panels ~ 120v & 12v

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  • @truckcampinglifemag
    @truckcampinglifemag 5 років тому +7

    I just would like to thank you for taking the time to explain things. Most other skoolie folks just say this is what I did with no explanation.

  • @overdrivebeatz
    @overdrivebeatz 3 роки тому +2

    I love the work you did with your bus, I could use your help with my electrical.

  • @_just_looking_thank_you
    @_just_looking_thank_you 5 років тому +2

    Since this episode is dedicated to electrical, I’ll mention this here. Anyone who does not like using wire nuts should take a look at Wago Lever-Nuts. I bought a big kit of them and used them when rewiring all the old fluorescent fixtures in my kitchen for LED tubes. They are awesome. Easy, tidy, certain connections. You can wire and rewire as much as you like and not wear anything out. I will never go back to wire nuts. (Not sponsored-who the hell would pay me?)

  • @skipromanowski8981
    @skipromanowski8981 5 років тому +3

    I was at this point on my build when someone decided to torch my bus but I still enjoy watching you guys and all your funny shenanigans lol keep it up cheers 🍻

  • @karenriggle5435
    @karenriggle5435 5 років тому +3

    We fried our inverter because the factory switch failed we now have a secondary circuit to kick out first to protect $800 inverter ,your doing exactly right.

  • @GustheStruggleBus
    @GustheStruggleBus 5 років тому +2

    Well, my brain just exploded!!!!! Kerri, you speak to me in this video hahahaha, your " Oh" and "The orange ones look like a pretzel" when he starts talking about all the details! And I legit said Stripper right before you did and it made me so happy ahah! I'm not the only one! You guys are so amazing and make us feel like we can do things we probably shouldn't be doing lol! You made this look so easy, we are dreading this step but hopefully, we can channel some of Mikes wisdom and get the job done!

    • @BussyMcBusface
      @BussyMcBusface  5 років тому +2

      Right on, my bus-soul-sistah!! Great minds think alike, LMAO! It's so great to know there are like-minded people (how scary is that?) out there in the bus community... Mike & I always say how we hope to meet up with you on the road somewhere someday!

  • @micheleclifford8969
    @micheleclifford8969 4 роки тому +2

    Wow, I’m So Lost when it comes to that stuff. Your outstanding ! I Just Think Your My Hero Mike !! your So Smart. !

  • @TheSlambert123
    @TheSlambert123 2 роки тому

    just starting the electric in my bus... thanks for the video

  • @TheGalifrey
    @TheGalifrey 5 років тому +2

    I went with a Victron inverter/charger so all the shoreline or Genny power goes via the inverter so no need for all that fuss. You're a brave man Mike but you saved some cash in doing so.

  • @steveking3611
    @steveking3611 5 років тому +1

    Very cool Mike. I don't think there is anything you can't do! You guys are the best. Love - Dad

    • @BussyMcBusface
      @BussyMcBusface  5 років тому +2

      It is genetic, Dad. Its Genetic. Love, your FAVORITE Son. 😂

  • @garrisonstanleigh6146
    @garrisonstanleigh6146 5 років тому

    I love how when you need to cut into the bus you just DO IT . You don't worry or bite your nails about it . It well lets get this done 👍👍👍

  • @makaylaUSAFedwards
    @makaylaUSAFedwards 5 років тому +1

    Excellent video; you did a great job explaining! I’m starting on electrical soon and was pretty nervous about the project until now.

  • @jimsteele9261
    @jimsteele9261 5 років тому +1

    Neat.... That round window in the fancy door really cries out for stained glass. :)

    • @BussyMcBusface
      @BussyMcBusface  5 років тому +4

      It is totally getting stained glass!!!!

  • @ladooke
    @ladooke 5 років тому +2

    Hi,
    If I understand correctly these are two circuit breakers linked together.Have you already thought what happens when there is a short circuit in one of the two circuits.
    When one circuit breaker switches off, the other will switch on automaticallyThat's just what you don't want.
    This 2° circuit breaker will switch off again due to the short circuit, and so on and so on. At the end, this circuit is not protected and will remain powerd due to the opening and closing of the two circuit breakers.
    Result may be a fire.
    Testing would not be bad.
    Greetings from Belgium

    • @rickl6697
      @rickl6697 5 років тому

      I don't think that will happen. All the circuit breakers I've ever seen will not reset unless they are pulled even further to the reset position. You can't just pull it back toward "on" without doing a reset first.

  • @simplicity6564
    @simplicity6564 4 роки тому

    Hi Mike, I had to watch this four times because I didn't see in the second panel how the pole on the left services the 1st and 3rd level breakers, and the pole on the right services the 2nd and 4th breakers. So, now I understand how the 30/15a bridged breakers work to energize the shore power side when the internal power side is supplying power. I have two questions. 1) What was your reason for wiring it this way? 2) Where does your 12v power come from? Thanks, Steve

  • @TchauRod
    @TchauRod 4 роки тому +1

    Wow...lend me y brain for a couple weeks please!!! Good stuff!

  • @ladydavinci76
    @ladydavinci76 4 роки тому

    Thank YOU so much... Haven't started our build yet but I'm sure this will help us when we do. Congrats ... Looking great

    • @aydencalvin3031
      @aydencalvin3031 3 роки тому

      You prolly dont care at all but does anybody know of a tool to get back into an Instagram account??
      I stupidly lost the login password. I love any help you can give me

    • @andrewzeke6707
      @andrewzeke6707 3 роки тому

      @Ayden Calvin Instablaster :)

    • @aydencalvin3031
      @aydencalvin3031 3 роки тому

      @Andrew Zeke I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff now.
      Seems to take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.

    • @aydencalvin3031
      @aydencalvin3031 3 роки тому

      @Andrew Zeke it worked and I finally got access to my account again. Im so happy:D
      Thank you so much you saved my account :D

    • @andrewzeke6707
      @andrewzeke6707 3 роки тому

      @Ayden Calvin glad I could help =)

  • @melissahoffman4687
    @melissahoffman4687 3 роки тому

    Did you want to have lightning protection on the inverter regarding cloud to ground lightning in severe storms?

  • @albarnhill1487
    @albarnhill1487 5 років тому

    I'm redoing a 2005 class C , and I really like your idea.. I'm trying to decide on the exterior plug size 30A or 50A..

    • @michaelmoore737
      @michaelmoore737 4 роки тому

      They make adapters to take it down,just do 50 and get a 30A converter cable 😎

  • @kpremo88
    @kpremo88 5 років тому +1

    Awesome! You guys are doing amazing 👏

  • @richardanderson4916
    @richardanderson4916 5 років тому

    Great job buddy! Very well done indeed!👍

  • @missjennsmith6999
    @missjennsmith6999 5 років тому

    I appreciate your tidy wires 👌

  • @Tripsolo65
    @Tripsolo65 5 років тому

    Bueno Trabahando Juan!!!!! Tu muy intellihente hombre'!

  • @justinworm438
    @justinworm438 4 роки тому

    wicked video yall! got one question tho… are your neutrals from your shore and inverter connected in the sub panel?

    • @justinworm438
      @justinworm438 4 роки тому

      & yes its 5 am and im stilllllll thinking about what im gonna do.

  • @bfd83emt
    @bfd83emt 5 років тому

    Nice work man. The only thing i don't understand if you get a chance to explain. When you on shore power the right side of the panel is disconnected correct? Then if that is the case then how do you power your fridge? Maybe i missed something, i was assuming when you were plugged in you will have full power to everything in the bus. Great video as always, you are doing nice work.

    • @BussyMcBusface
      @BussyMcBusface  5 років тому +2

      So, instead of running the second hot line to the normal point, I ran in to a breaker. With that breaker on it feeds that second circuit. Hence why I have the interlock so that I dont have the two circuits connected while on internal power and connect the shoreline which in essence is a direct short circuit of a 220v line.

    • @BussyMcBusface
      @BussyMcBusface  5 років тому +1

      On side of the shoreline runs through the inverter all the time.

    • @BussyMcBusface
      @BussyMcBusface  5 років тому +1

      The fridge us also dual power. It will be on solar 99.9% of the time. 12v

    • @bfd83emt
      @bfd83emt 5 років тому

      Thanks for explaining. Keep up the great videos. I could watch your videos everyday.

  • @larrym6019
    @larrym6019 5 років тому

    Mike can you post a wiring diagram and your parts list of electrical boxes and etc? Thanks! -Larry

    • @larrym6019
      @larrym6019 5 років тому +1

      Nvm I posted that before I got to your drawing. LOL. Well done.

  • @stickyfingahhfarms4803
    @stickyfingahhfarms4803 3 роки тому

    We love you guys. We’ve been using your guys videos a lot! We’re gonna be running 12/3 today and we’re scared lol

    • @BussyMcBusface
      @BussyMcBusface  3 роки тому

      Good luck!!! You got this!

    • @stickyfingahhfarms4803
      @stickyfingahhfarms4803 3 роки тому

      Busy mcbusface could you guys please help us get our story out there. We lost everything. We feel so helpless and lost without our Skoolie. We’re staying in a tent in a friends yard. We need to find a cheap school bus if you could please help us share the story you guys are well know and everyone goes to you guys for everything. You guys are the prom king n queen for Skoolie community lol 😂

    • @BussyMcBusface
      @BussyMcBusface  3 роки тому

      This is the first I heard of it. What happened?

    • @stickyfingahhfarms4803
      @stickyfingahhfarms4803 3 роки тому

      @@BussyMcBusface we have no idea. We believe it was electric fire and the 100 degree weather. We’re so lost!, broken & hopeless. We don’t know what to do! We made the local news channel we have no friends or family we’re all we got is each other and the Skoolie community. Good thing the nice weather is here so sleeping in a tent not as bad but we really need help

    • @BussyMcBusface
      @BussyMcBusface  3 роки тому

      What is your social media contact info including email?

  • @metaspencer
    @metaspencer 5 років тому

    nice to see it coming together, man!

  • @richardanderson4916
    @richardanderson4916 5 років тому

    The bus is really coming together! Pretty soon it's going to be all about chilling in some awesome location sipping Mai Thais and playing naked Twister! Rock on guys! Don't forget the midgets.

  • @cb.7271
    @cb.7271 5 років тому

    Thanks for the video Mike very informative!

  • @manvsvegas1783
    @manvsvegas1783 5 років тому

    You guys are Awesome!!! Very good Chemistry and dude you are a Very Smart builder!!! Behind every great man is a Greatwr Woman 😎 keep it up.. Raise the Roof please at some point and why not do a see thru floor?, Ive seen it where u can design a shape and u walk over it its very thick kinda like see thru bridge or see thru spot on top floor of building,, it can be led lit as well, just a thought,, I have a 2015 Airstream 28’ i want to gut it and Customize I truly would hire you both to do it... 🙏🏻😇😎 thanks again for great content!!! 1 last thing put a 50” tv in the ceiling in front like they do on Prevost??
    What about a distressed leather ceiling?? Zip Dee awnings like on Airstream would keep sun out an look Awesome..
    I’m just thinking out-loud, its your home its Inspiring me..

  • @JayBando213
    @JayBando213 5 років тому +1

    Awesome

  • @johnathansparks1678
    @johnathansparks1678 3 роки тому

    My question is if your never going to have a 240v draw inside the bus while using shore power, why did you use a 50amp shore plug? If you were using a 50amp shore tie, and your going to need to need a 240v pull, wouldn't there be a 50amp breaker box coming off that 50amp shore tie before it was wired to the main junction box?

    • @BussyMcBusface
      @BussyMcBusface  3 роки тому

      That's not quite how a 50Aconnection works. A 50A connection consists of 2 50A 120v hot wires that together will give you 240vac. You can run each hot wire to a different phase of a 2 phase breaker box giving your skoolie 100A total power in two phases. That way you can run your AC and fridge on one phase and even a second AC and microwave on another without popping a breaker.

    • @johnathansparks1678
      @johnathansparks1678 3 роки тому

      @@BussyMcBusface I see what you are saying. I was thinking if you ever had a 240v piece of gear in your bus both if those legs would need both hots to run the 240v load. If all your gear is 120v in the bus your splitting the 50 into two legs and I get that. Thanks.

  • @jonroberts3827
    @jonroberts3827 3 роки тому

    questions, there is a black and red hot wire coming in from the shore power interface. I see every video the black gets hooked up. what do we do with the red? can we setup additional panel with separate circuits with the red as a 120v set ??

    • @BussyMcBusface
      @BussyMcBusface  3 роки тому +1

      That is a very good question. On a 50 amp connection, you have two hot wires. Those two hot wires are 120 volts each. In a standard house breaker panel you will find that there are two separate circuits that your breakers attached to. At the top of the breaker panel where you attach your incoming power there will be two spots for wires and that is where the black and the red wire will go. On a 30 amp connection you will only have one wire coming in and you will have to branch that off to both sides of your breaker panel.

    • @jonroberts3827
      @jonroberts3827 3 роки тому

      @@BussyMcBusface so if I'm understanding I could actually split the 2 hot wires and make it go to 2 separate panels and run 25 amp each if I wanted to ( or as a combo that is not more than 50 amp total).

  • @jonjohnston1078
    @jonjohnston1078 3 роки тому

    Do you haver a model number and make on your inverter your using

  • @johnberryhill8106
    @johnberryhill8106 3 роки тому

    I need a seeing eye dog to get me through this video !.......I got lost from the get go.......

  • @ladooke
    @ladooke 5 років тому

    perhaps it would be better to replace the two fuses (circuit breakers) by two common bipolar switches, and then a fuse (circuit breakers) each

    • @BussyMcBusface
      @BussyMcBusface  5 років тому

      I have that already with the 2 mains.

    • @ladooke
      @ladooke 5 років тому

      Of course you are correct.
      But I think if you have a short circuit in the red or black circuit then the black and the red circuits will be completely powerless because the main interrupts everything.
      If you replace those 30 A and 20 A (30 A and 15 A in your film) with two switches, then you will only interrupt the bad circuit and not interrupt everything and the other circuits will continue to receive power.
      That's what I think if I'm not wrong.
      Otherwise it is a good idea what you do.

  • @throttlebottle5906
    @throttlebottle5906 5 років тому

    panels are not divided in half left and right... they alternate the bus/phase every other slot from top to bottom. meaning breakers directly across from each other are the same bus/phase.
    you're home made interlock is connecting two breakers on the same bus/phase, beside it's not a break before make type interlock and will most likely turn one on before the other turns off, meaning both connected at once.
    but maybe you know all that and drawing board just isn't kosher.....

    • @BussyMcBusface
      @BussyMcBusface  5 років тому +1

      Yeah, I kind of eluded to the fact that the drawing was for simplicity. There is definitely and order of switching and plugging this thing but the system works and works while shoreline or internal but should not be switched between the two while hot.

  • @Kiowagoodfella
    @Kiowagoodfella 5 років тому +1

    first, yay!!!

  • @bnjammin3
    @bnjammin3 5 років тому +1

    I love your guys videos I watch them all the time and love to compare to my bus. The inverter has an automatic switch over to switch between battery power and shore power as shore power becomes available. I may have misunderstood something but I would have wired the shore power line to the inverter then from the inverter to your second breaker box that powers the whole bus and that's it. There should never be a need to switch between shore power and inverter power in your second box because there should be just one power line coming in from the inverter and the inverter will do the switching for you. in fact with that inverter you should never have to switch anything in any box the inverter will switch over automatically when shore power is plugged in or unplugged.

    • @BussyMcBusface
      @BussyMcBusface  5 років тому

      That's exactly what we did but since we have a 50amp circuit, we have 2 50a 110v connections coming into the bus. We made it so we can switch the second 50a circuit into the mix. This allows us to run heavy power hogs (AC, fridge, etc) on one 50a circuit and the rest of the bus on the other circuit. Sounds like you have a 30 amp connection.

    • @bnjammin3
      @bnjammin3 5 років тому +1

      @@BussyMcBusface No I understand that I guess my point is two fold. I dont think it is save to have two circuits like that in the same box as I feel like it is an unneeded hazard. Second I understand that you want to have enough power to run your AC and I know people have struggled to run 2 AC and their appliances at the same time in an RV but unlike them you have the advantage of a batter bank. AC are not power hungry because they are going to be drawing 30 amps all the time the issue is how much they draw at start up puts them over 30 amps once they are running their power consumption is drastically lower. Your power inverter has a 9000 watt peak power for 20 seconds that is over 75 amps of power and more then long enough for the AC to clear the start up cycle. Your inverter can only take in 26 amps shore power at a time but when the AC momentarily draws more then 26 amps the inverter will automatically switch to battery power using them like a capacitor to push out up to 75 amps start the AC and then switch back to shore power after the AC is running and at a much lower power consumption level. This is how I have things set up on my past 2 busses using the battery bank as a capacitor for hard start ups and then running the bus off of more normal sized shore power lines with the switch over being done automatically. I totally understand what you are trying to do and I really love your work I just felt like I should bring up that there is a safer option using all of your existing components to do exactly what you are trying to do..

    • @BussyMcBusface
      @BussyMcBusface  5 років тому

      So literally almost all homes use this type of 50amp circuit. That box is designed for this. My circuit is a little different but totally safe.

    • @bnjammin3
      @bnjammin3 5 років тому +1

      @@BussyMcBusface Yes but in houses they would never have 2 different main power lines coming into the box like this. The line coming from the inverter has become its own independent power source coming into the box especially because of the batteries. If you were to have any kinda short in this box because of say something bumping loose or dirt or humidity inside the box its not just that it would short its that you could very easily create 240v 2 phase system without meaning to and pump 240v to everything in your bus. This would for sure fry everything cause at 240v you can push twice the amount of power down each line as before without tripping the breakers. Even if you don't want to run everything through the inverter which I totally understand you should at least have your two different phases in different boxes so that you don't risk pumping your bus full of 240v every time you plug into shore power.

    • @BussyMcBusface
      @BussyMcBusface  5 років тому

      All the home boxes have 2 main power lines coming into them. All of them

  • @pamcolechadwell1302
    @pamcolechadwell1302 5 років тому

    I want enough power so I can use my Mini split, washer & dryer, Cookstove, and my fridge, and all the other goodies may be a deep freeze. I know wishful thinking LOL anybody know how much that Solar setup will cost me? 20 grand?

    • @jaymorgan8017
      @jaymorgan8017 4 роки тому

      I get lost with this stuff but I think you're right, not counting the appliances themselves.

  • @yhnbgt365
    @yhnbgt365 5 років тому +1

    Do your research on transfer switches and put them in the right places. You do not want shore power feeding into the output side of your inverter, and, it is dangerous and probably illegal in most cases for an inverter to feed back into shore power. Think of the poor lineman trying to find a problem and that circuit is still hot up on the pole because of your backfeeding the power line.

    • @stevenfreeman8117
      @stevenfreeman8117 4 роки тому

      yhnbgt365 - I second the comment on the transfer switch. Not just for backfeeding utilities if you are plugged in, but you could easily leave that main breaker on if your not on shore power and energize your external 50a plug for an unsuspecting kid to touch. AKA, “suicide plug”.

  • @LivingSmallLivingMobile1
    @LivingSmallLivingMobile1 2 роки тому

    Love your videos but that unorthodox wiring is just unsafe and potentially lethal.

  • @Tampo-tiger
    @Tampo-tiger 5 років тому

    Kerry, I occasionally sense you can do a pretty good English accent, is that right Princess? Am wondering if it would be possible to create versions of each video dubbed into English for viewers over here in the United Kingdom and across the world in our far flung colonies? I can understand you both perfectly as it is - much easier than I can understand my countrymen from Glasgow, Belfast, Newcastle and Liverpool, all of whom may as well be from Beta Reticuli, but I just thought you might find it entertaining. I know I would!
    Here are a few phrases to get you started:- Cockney police constable, happening upon a guilty-looking miscreant: "'Ello 'ello 'ello, what's all this then?"
    HM Queen:- "Jug Ears, would one like one to have one's footmen make one some cucumber sandwiches, as one heard one's guts rumbling right through X-Factor?".
    Finally, the Royal Coachman, driving a team of eight Windsor Greys pulling the Gold State Coach : "Gawd love a duck Yer Maj, it don't 'alf pen-and-ink up here! Has that little bleeder Harry been feedin' Tyrone and Storm curried oats again? Tyrone's khyber is goin' off like bleedin' Vesuvius an' it's givin' me a migraine."

  • @Bohdi1234
    @Bohdi1234 2 роки тому

    This is exactly what he calls it "how he did it" I would not recommend you do it like this. I hope he has zap insurance.

    • @BussyMcBusface
      @BussyMcBusface  2 роки тому +1

      1 and 3/4 years in and we still haven't had one tiny issue.