Nice job on the installation. Most camp grounds have a power pedestal with 2 breakers. One 15 amp breaker and one 30 amp breaker. I ran 2 plugs for shore power. One goes to my inverter charger (30 amp) and one goes to a stand alone 20 amp receptacle. This way if I want to run a electric heater or my mini split ac/heat pump I don't tie up the inverter charger. Mathers on the Map is a great channel. Definitely a thumbs up 👍
LOL....Thank you.....The CIA degree came first...back in 1989. But this was before Food Network....and being a chef wasn't quite so glamorous....or profitable. So I went back to school for engineering....to make my Italian mama proud :)
i know that im a bit late but for the outlet behind the side door, i believe the best solution, since its already there, is to turn it 90 degrees counter clock wise, that way the side door wont break the outlet cover when opening, it gonna close it instead if you forget it opened. have a nice day.
Hmmm....yeah. That would have been a really smart idea....and a really easy fix. Great idea. We ended up putting in a second one and turning this one into an outlet ...so we can actually plug stuff in outside the van
How many feet of that wired did you use. Does the wire eventually get hooked up to the inverter. My daughter is doing the exact same van conversion. Your videos are a god sent.
Hi Todd, If its possible, I would run the 10/3 cable across the floor (shortest distance) to where she has the inverter/charger. We actually ran it up the wall and over the ceiling, but next time we will run it across the floor, under the benches. The other end does go into an inverter/charger. We use the Renogy 3000W model (video upcoming). The unit can detect the presence of incoming AC and switch everything to shore power on the fly. Please dont hesitate to have your daughter reach to us if we can be of ANY assistance :)
@@chriscarvajal7543 Chris, we used 12 Gauge Marine Grade Wire for all AC outlets. Not sure you really need marine grade wire, but it certainly can’t hurt. :) Hope that helps. Sorry for the delayed responses. Tania and have are in Scotland…practicing van life….
Nice job on the installation. Most camp grounds have a power pedestal with 2 breakers.
One 15 amp breaker and one 30 amp breaker.
I ran 2 plugs for shore power.
One goes to my inverter charger (30 amp) and one goes to a stand alone 20 amp receptacle.
This way if I want to run a electric heater or my mini split ac/heat pump I don't tie up the inverter charger.
Mathers on the Map is a great channel.
Definitely a thumbs up 👍
Thank you for watching our video and for your feedback. Agree, Mathers on the Map is a great channel. Tania and I get inspired by watching them.
The CIA and two engineering degrees! Quite the renaissance man.
LOL....Thank you.....The CIA degree came first...back in 1989. But this was before Food Network....and being a chef wasn't quite so glamorous....or profitable. So I went back to school for engineering....to make my Italian mama proud :)
i know that im a bit late but for the outlet behind the side door, i believe the best solution, since its already there, is to turn it 90 degrees counter clock wise, that way the side door wont break the outlet cover when opening, it gonna close it instead if you forget it opened. have a nice day.
Hmmm....yeah. That would have been a really smart idea....and a really easy fix. Great idea. We ended up putting in a second one and turning this one into an outlet ...so we can actually plug stuff in outside the van
Thank you so so much for this video. I was about to do same thing
We found a great fix for it....upcoming video :)
Need to caulk the front top and rear sides of plug so no water gets in. I seen gasket on back of plug but 2cents of caulk is good insurance
Great idea. Thank you :)
How many feet of that wired did you use. Does the wire eventually get hooked up to the inverter. My daughter is doing the exact same van conversion. Your videos are a god sent.
Hi Todd, If its possible, I would run the 10/3 cable across the floor (shortest distance) to where she has the inverter/charger. We actually ran it up the wall and over the ceiling, but next time we will run it across the floor, under the benches. The other end does go into an inverter/charger. We use the Renogy 3000W model (video upcoming). The unit can detect the presence of incoming AC and switch everything to shore power on the fly. Please dont hesitate to have your daughter reach to us if we can be of ANY assistance :)
Great video! What type of wire did you use when connecting into your plugins? I am only wanting four plugs but was curious to see what you used?
Hi Chris, when you say plug-ins do you mean AC plugs, or DC plugs?
@@marctania2349 yes AC
@@chriscarvajal7543 Chris, we used 12 Gauge Marine Grade Wire for all AC outlets. Not sure you really need marine grade wire, but it certainly can’t hurt. :) Hope that helps. Sorry for the delayed responses. Tania and have are in Scotland…practicing van life….
@@marctania2349 Makes sense. Have fun
Hello again, What size wire clamp did you purchase?
These are Halex Non-Metallic 3/8" Clamp Connectors with 1/2" knockout
Unless you have a death wish, do not send power to the other inlet unless you change it to a female plug.
Oh heck yeah.....we already have that on the list of stuff to do. Planning to change it to a female 15amp inlet. Thanks for catching it though