garmstro55
Senior Member
I purchased a boat in 2018 that has a single 50 Amp, 240 Volt shore power requirement and connection. The original power stanchion at the marine had two 30-amp 120 volt connections, but the marina had them re-wired to give me my single 50A/240V connection that I needed.
Since then I have always thought that my metered electric bill was higher than it should be. The only thing we leave on when we leave the marina is the fridge and the battery charger. One week I accidentally left the A/C running for a week and the bill that month was $111. BTW it is a Mainship 400, 40 feet long with a 16k and a 12k btu unit fed by a single water pump.
I occurred to me recently that perhaps when they re-wired the connection, it affected the meter that they read to bill me for my electric.
So, my question is, would the electric meter show a higher than actual reading due to the circuit being re-wired as described above. Would the reading be doubled? Or would the meter capture an accurate reading on any voltage?
Since then I have always thought that my metered electric bill was higher than it should be. The only thing we leave on when we leave the marina is the fridge and the battery charger. One week I accidentally left the A/C running for a week and the bill that month was $111. BTW it is a Mainship 400, 40 feet long with a 16k and a 12k btu unit fed by a single water pump.
I occurred to me recently that perhaps when they re-wired the connection, it affected the meter that they read to bill me for my electric.
So, my question is, would the electric meter show a higher than actual reading due to the circuit being re-wired as described above. Would the reading be doubled? Or would the meter capture an accurate reading on any voltage?