Auxiliary Power

Well, I finally got my nerve up to cut the hole in the side of the CAT for the 20AMP inlet. Here are some pictures:


Inlet mounted above outside shower



Electric Panel and an outlet mounted in the the basement street side



Electric outlet mounted in the basement curb side



Put in a double box, outlet on left is original, outlet on right is fed from auxilary power



Ran a new wire over to kitchen, still have to install new GFI there



I was suprised how thin the fiberglass is, between 1/16 & 1/8 thick

Wow ,,,, I bet your heart was thumping hard enought to show up on a EKG as a " heart attack " Great looking job....

Way to go Tom. You da' man!

I know the feeling. I cut my Cat to put in the outdoor shower...cost me a WEEK off my life. Ended well and looks great!
M

Okay, I'm definitely . .

Tater

Looks good Tom!

TC

Nice work Tom, what kind of electric panel and plug/cover (on outside) did you use?

I think he put in the Marinco from Burnstine's. What did you use to cut the hole inside of the cat. I got the 30amp from Burnstine's and want to install at a/c in the bedroom. I got the box from Home Depot and put in two 15 amp breakers. I want to install an outlet like you did Tom for the electric heater. Hope to get the wires run this weekend if everything goes to my plan and I just need to cut that hole in the side of the cat like Tom. Scared just a little about doing it.

Thanks everyone....

I put 4 layers of masking tape on the fiberglass and then used my hole saw. It cut really easy, which I guess it would after seeing how thin it is.

Yes, its the 20AMP Marinco from Burnstine's that I bought months ago. The breaker panel came from my local electric supply house, although I probably should have went to Home Depot and bought one from there. I only have 1 - 15 AMP breaker in it for now. I also made up some power cords 10 and 25 footers.



Mike(schrowang) I have a question for you. In your power posts, the 20 AMP outlet, are they the 15 AMP style(1 ground & 2 vertical connectors), or are they the real 20 AMP style(1 ground, 1 vertical & 1 horizontal connectors). Oh, and thank you for the original idea on doing this......

Thanks.....

Sweet Tom! Much cheaper than convertering to 50A service.

Earl

I am using a steel stud finder to get close.