I'm avoiding using shore power because I'm afraid a power surge or something could damage my inverter. There's no fuse or anything between the shore power outlet and the inverter. Can using a heater through the inverter while hooked up to shore power damage the inverter in any way? Is there some kind of surge protector I should have? Or a surge protector on the outlet? Is there such a thing?
My shore power outlet is like this (left pic). I have a 12/3 triple tap extension cord, which doesn't plug in so I need to get another cord. Even the single 12/3 probably won't fit in the outlet because it has a big fat plastic outlet. Can I use one of those 16/3 orange chords? That fits. Or is there a better outlet? I don't expect to ever use 30A ever, although I did buy a while back this 30A outlet. I haven't fully installed any of it until I decide on this.
My shore power outlet is like this (left pic). I have a 12/3 triple tap extension cord, which doesn't plug in so I need to get another cord. Even the single 12/3 probably won't fit in the outlet because it has a big fat plastic outlet. Can I use one of those 16/3 orange chords? That fits. Or is there a better outlet? I don't expect to ever use 30A ever, although I did buy a while back this 30A outlet. I haven't fully installed any of it until I decide on this.