Tag: Hooking up to utilities
RVelectricity – Do I need a surge protector on an inverter generator?
By Mike Sokol
Dear Readers,
I've written a number of times about the reasons for using an advanced (Total Electrical Protection or EMS) surge protector on...
RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): How is my RV grounded?
By Mike Sokol
Welcome to my J.A.M. (Just Ask Mike) Session, a weekly column where I answer your basic electrical questions. If you're a newbie...
RVelectricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Generator bonding basics
By Mike Sokol
Welcome to my J.A.M. (Just Ask Mike) Session, a weekly column where I answer your basic electrical questions. If you're a newbie...
RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Charging batteries with a tender
By Mike Sokol
Welcome to my J.A.M. (Just Ask Mike) Session, a weekly column where I answer your basic electrical questions. If you're a newbie...
RVelectricity – It may be time for SmartPlug upgrades
By Mike Sokol
Dear Readers,
As most of us are winding down the camping season and mothballing our RVs for the winter, now is a great...
RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Water heater woes…
By Mike Sokol
Welcome to my J.A.M. (Just Ask Mike) Session, a weekly column where I answer your basic electrical questions. If you're a newbie...
RVelectricity: Power adapter overview – What works or doesn’t work?
By Mike Sokol
Dear Readers,
I just received this picture from Chuck Woodbury, who wondered if I had covered that sort of RV hookup already. The...
Water gadgets you need for your RV
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
If you'll be camping in a park with "city water " – that is, water from a faucet –...
RV Electricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Appliance power usage update
By Mike Sokol
Welcome to my J.A.M. (Just Ask Mike) Session, a weekly column where I answer your basic electrical questions. If you're a newbie...
RVelectricity power principles further explained
By Mike Sokol
Dear Readers,
Here's a two-fer (or possibly three-fer) article for you where I combine a few of my previous articles on 50-,...
RVelectricity – Just Ask Mike (J.A.M.): Avoid space heater danger: What you need to...
By Mike Sokol
Welcome to my J.A.M. (Just Ask Mike) Session, a weekly column where I answer your basic electrical questions. If you're a newbie...
RVelectricity – Get your RV ready for winter maintenance
By Mike Sokol
Dear Readers,
Watch my new SoftStartRV installation video HERE.
Since the camping season is just about over, I'm including some tips and gadgets that...



