{"id":21548,"date":"2021-06-22T08:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T12:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horizonlussier.com\/when-and-how-to-use-a-power-cord-adapter\/"},"modified":"2024-01-03T14:31:23","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T19:31:23","slug":"when-and-how-to-use-a-power-cord-adapter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonlussier.com\/en\/when-and-how-to-use-a-power-cord-adapter\/","title":{"rendered":"When and how to use a power cord adapter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Home or campground electrical connections don\u2019t always match your RV\u2019s electrical system, and that\u2019s when a power cord adapter comes in handy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>When to use a power cord adapter\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you find yourself with a power connection that is lower or greater than your RV\u2019s electrical system, a power cord adapter will enable you to connect and draw power. For example, when you\u2019re at home and prepping your RV for a trip, using an adapter will allow you to connect to a standard household outlet, so you can cool the fridge and charge batteries before you go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to use a power cord adapter\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Power cord adapters are easy to use, they simply plug in between your RV\u2019s power cord and the available electrical outlet.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Power cord adapter limitations\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Although power cord adapters enable you to connect to a connection of a different voltage, if you\u2019re reducing the amps, you won\u2019t be able to run things as usual. Appliances such as air conditioners and microwaves pull a lot of power, so only use them if you have enough voltage, and be careful not to overload.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Check out the RV Traveler\u2019s Choice power cord adapter\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0RV Traveler\u2019s Choice power cord adapter\u00a0allows a larger 30-amp power plug to be connected to a standard household 15-amp outlet. It\u2019s CSA approved, and built to last with\u00a0\u00a0heavy duty construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find the power adapters you need at your local\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rvcare.ca\/our-dealers\/\">RV Care Dealership<\/a>!\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home or campground electrical connections don\u2019t always match your RV\u2019s electrical system, and that\u2019s when a power cord adapter comes in handy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8874,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":16,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,21],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonlussier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21548"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonlussier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonlussier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonlussier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonlussier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21548"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/horizonlussier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21548\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonlussier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonlussier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonlussier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonlussier.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}