Before You Blow Your Breaker...

 

Take a minute and see how many amps you could be using in your trailer's 30 amp electrical system. It is surprising how fast the amps add up which causes your breaker or the park’s breaker to “trip”. Knowing the amps of all the electrical appliances in your trailer can help you manage electrical use and prevent the inconvenience of “My electricity went out!“. This list is the typical appliance used and the average amps required to operate them:

 

• Air Conditioner  15-17 amps

• Refrigerator        5.7 amps

• Electric Water Heater     12.5 amps

• Microwave Oven              12.8 amps

• Electric Coffee Pot           9 amps

• Toaster 10 amps

• Hair Dryer           10 amps

• TV          2 amps

• Dirt Devil Hand Vacuum 2 amps

• Electrical Power Converter           2-3 amps

• Electric Fry Pan  10 amps

• Iron        10 amps

• Food Processor  6 amps

• Crock Pot            1.5 amps

• Heating Pad        0.5 amps

• 1,100 Watt Heater           10 amps

 

Most electrical products show how many watts or amps it takes to operate the appliance printed on the product itself or on the instructions. If it shows the watts – divide the watts by 120 (volts) and that gives you the amps. To get the watts – multiply the amps by 120 (volts).