QuestionQUESTION: WHEN PLUGED INTO SHORE POWER THE GFI AT SHORE ALWAYS TRIPS.I HAVE USED 30 AMP CORDS AND IT STILL TRIPS.NO GFI'S IN RV EVER TRIP AND ALL IS WELL WHEN PLUGGED INTO REGULAR SHORE PLUG
ANSWER: Jeffrey, It sounds to me that you are saying that when you plug into a regular 110 outlet your coach works, but when you plug into an outlet that has a G.F.I. in line that it blows the G.F.I. every time. If this is what you are saying then you might want to look in your 110 breaker box and see that the neutral wires are all tight and same with the grounds. If that is ok then look at the water heater that is if it has an electric element in it. If this doesn't help let me know and I will try to get into this further with you. Thanks, Bill
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QUESTION: THANK YOU I LOOKED INTO THE 110 BREAKER PANEL AND FOUND SOME WIRES BURNED.I ELECTRICAL TAPED THEM AND REHOOKED THEM BACK UP AND ALL WAS FINE.WHEN I PURCHASED THIS RV 6 MONTHS AGO THE OWNER PUT IN 2 NEW HOUSE BATTERIES.HE HAD THEM HOOKED UP WRONG.TWO 12 VOLT BATTERIES IN SERIES.I CHANGED THEM TO PARALELL.COULD THIS HAVE CAUSED THE WIRES TO BURN.THEY WERE THE WIRES THAT RAN VERTICAL IN A ROW.ABOUT 5 SEPERATE SCREWS ALL IN A LINE HOLDING THEM.THANKS A LOT.YOU'R A LIFE SAVER.YOU HIT THE NAIL RIGHT ON THE HEAD.
ANSWER: Jeffrey,
The battery should never affect the 110 vac side.
Glad I could help, Bill.
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QUESTION: DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT WOULD CAUSE THESE WIRES TO BURN SO I CAN PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.THE PREVIOUS OWNER ALSO HAD THE WRONG BULBS IN THE BEDROOM LAMPS WHICH KEPT CAUSING A FUSE TO BLOW.HE HAD THE KIND OF BULBS WITH ONE CONTACT ON THE BOTTOM INSTED OF TWO SO IT WAS SHORTING OUT WHEN PUT IN.WOULD THIS CAUSE WIRES TO BURN IF NOT WHAT WOULD THANKS A LOT
AnswerJeffrey, The reason the wires burned was probably because they were being over used. When the space heaters were in they were pulling pretty hard on the system. Think of it this way, amps x volts = watts. So if they were 1500 watts then they were drawing about 15 amps and how big was the circuit breaker they were on? The more amps the more heat that is present. Thanks, Bill
