Posted 2014-07-09 11:20 PM (#159824 - in reply to #159788) Subject: RE: Step Down from 30 to 15 amps
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Posts: 448 Location: Los Angeles, Ca.
The Amazon adapter has a 30 amp female and a 15 amp male. If you cut off the 15 amp male and replace it with a 20 amp twist lock your cord will plug into the adapter and the adapter will plug into the 20 amp twist lock as shown in the Home Depot link. An alternative would be to replace the end of your cord with a 20 amp twist lock and then you could plug in directly to the new receptacle. However, you would then need a different adapter to plug into another (different) receptacle..The whole object of this effort is to allow for more than 15 amps to conduct through the adapter without heating up the adapter. The L5-20 plug is much heavier and will have no problem conducting the required amperage. If your electrician is having problems, holler back and I'll send more links tomorrow night.
Posted 2014-07-12 5:10 PM (#159862 - in reply to #159788) Subject: RE: Step Down from 30 to 15 amps
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Posts: 53 Location: Tomball, TX
Electrician showed up with a standard outlet and never heard of the twist one. The old plug was faulty and now works find. My extra 30/15 adapter is too wide for the new plug which has weather covers and they don't open wide enough so I ordered a 30 amp to 15 amp F/M 12 inch dog bone set up. The male end looks like any other extension cord plug. This should work just fine. Thanks for all the input.
Posted 2014-07-12 5:57 PM (#159863 - in reply to #159788) Subject: RE: Step Down from 30 to 15 amps
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Posts: 448 Location: Los Angeles, Ca.
All's well that ends well. I am surprised the electrician didn't have a clue...maybe he just wanted to finish and not come back. If it fails again, get the parts I told you about and replace the receptacle and the plug on the end of your new dog-bone for a trouble free connection. You will also need a different weatherproof cover.
Posted 2014-07-12 7:24 PM (#159866 - in reply to #159788) Subject: RE: Step Down from 30 to 15 amps
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Posts: 53 Location: Tomball, TX
If this repair fails I will come back here and re-read your suggestion. I do use that outlet for my electric weedy and other things besides the trailer. We will see. Thanks, again.
Step Down from 30 to 15 amps
