Well, you may not know this and most RV-ers do not:
You should be able to get close to 25 amps per leg. If you gave a surge protector you can see when appliances kick in and out of service
Technically, I was told my a Journeyman Electrician, who owns an RV, that one can SAFELY only use 24 Amps in a 30amp service environment and 40 amps in a 50 amp environment.
The figure is 80%!
In my other RV, a 50-amp capable Holiday Rambler 40 Foot endeavor, I kept noticing that when I ADAPTED to a 30-amp Plug and went above 24 amps, over time: the ONE LEG where ALL of the power flows in a three-pronged 30 amp MALE PLUG, would get burnt esp in Summer times when I ran one A/C of my two A/C roof mounted Units and mistakenly ran a toaster oven. Eventually the adapter plug would melt.
Remember that in a 30-amp plug, only ONE leg has power flow. In a 50amp plug, you have TWO legs of Voltage Flow (120V each).
The maximum for 30 amps is 24 and for 50 it is 40 amps (80% MAX).
My question is more about HOW WELL are Heartland RV's BALANCED? ARE THE HEARTLAND PEOPLE/ENGINEERS SMART about Power distribution from you Guys' Experience.
Example: in my 2020 Landmark Oshkosh Model, I have nearly 12 primary 110 Volt Appliances: 3 A/C units (one with a Heat Pump), a refrigerator, Microwave, Oven, Toaster, three TV's (one outside) and a standing Plug-In Tower Heater (from Costco). Of course, I know that running all three A/C units will trigger the power Management system to disable ONE item and then another in sequence.
My question is: DOES HEARTLAND balance those primary Power Items listed between the TWO LEGS of a 50-AMP SERVICE ELECTRICAL LAYOUT.
I see plenty of stupid design mistakes made by Heartland and there are DOZENS of STUPID MISTAKES made with the Materials used (these are NOT LIKE HIGH-END DIESEL PUSHERS) - - Those Holiday Ramblers and Monaco Units are dazzlingly well made RV's. Heartland uses PAPER strips all over this thing and they deem this to be a "365" full timer unit. Many of the strips used to cover the gaps at the floor level have already came loose (glue did not hold).
The HANDLE to the right of the Stairs going up into the FRONT of this unit (RAILING for hand holding while climbing the three steps) was mounted into a wall panel. Think of the panel material being like SHEET ROCK but thinner and slightly more durable. THE SCREWS go into the void and were not fastened to a Wall Stud at all. IT PULLED RIGHT OUT.
THAT is a sign of a TERRIBLE DESIGN ENGINEERING GROUP who take NO PRIDE in the materials used or pride in the workmanship on the Assembly side. This is purely B.S. - - if you ask me. And likely you will not want more from me here.
These HEARTLAND UNITS are CRAP.
In summary, these Heartlands are rather LOW-END when it comes to materials and the workmanship sucks.
Another example: When we first bought this unit, I had ONE A/C UNIT running and an OVEN, and SMOKE POURED OUT OF OUR ELECTRICAL PANEL (to the right, at floor height at the entrance).
I ran out and turned off the breaker, and came back in with an Electrician Pal (neighbor) and he found that at least ten of the TIE DOWN SCREWS in the panel were LOOSE...and they were "ARC-IN." We tightened them all and we have had NO issues since then. THAT was a close call and this RV could have burned to the GROUND.
CHECK YOUR ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS for tightness, guys!
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That convinced me that Heartland has a bunch of stupid dope-smoking Assemblers who FORGET STUFF.
We have never been able to use the built-in ROUTED COAX cables for our TV's. They did not connect the Coax Cables in the routing of those cables and the factory REP (TECH) admitted it and told me to check a splitter inside the wall plate by our big TV in the Bedroom. I cannot get to it.
This will be our last Heartland product because of this workmanship problem.
