15a service through vent on cargo trailer?
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frater secessus
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Is the vent screened? Will you be able to seal around the outlet? Will cords try to pull themselves out with gravity?
I used an off-the-shelf shore plug outlet and used a hole saw to make the matching size hole. Works fine and power comes in where I want it to.
It gets easier after you cut the first hole.
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I used an off-the-shelf shore plug outlet and used a hole saw to make the matching size hole. Works fine and power comes in where I want it to.
It gets easier after you cut the first hole.
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Canine
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I do the same thing as Weight except the cord is for satellite Internet. I, too, would totally thread a cord or install an inlet in a vent. It's a good idea. You need to have a hole somewhere; why not use an existing one?
Wildwood said:
Is this vent on your trailer at the typical right rear lower corner?
If so, its a bit farther to run a shore cord to the typical RV power pedestals at most campgrounds. But if you aren't planning any of that, and simply want to plug in a generator, it will work fine.
On my trailer, I replaced that plastic vent cover with a 3" cord inlet with a small sliding door. I use it as an inlet for coaxial cable for antennas. (my trailer is a comm-trailer for ham radio, so I need to be able run cables out thru access ports).
I also drilled a 3" hole in the wood floor, and installed a cord inlet, at the front left corner, for shore power and additional cable entry.
