ground fault
I have a 2013 Crossroads Cruiser and I wanted know if anyone could tell me if I hook up to a shore plug in that does not have a ground fault breaker does my trailer have ground fault protection on the main.
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- No it wont.
In that case the only outlets protected are those that either have a GFCI in your RV or are wired in after a GFCI outlet.
But when you plug into a 30A (or 50A if thats the case) plug it isn't protected either so I would worry about it. - Thanks for the info
- No and neither does your home. Just the outlets with a GFI or connected to a GFI have protection. You still have basic ground protection... assuming the ground connection is good.
- That's what a good Energy Management System (EMS) used for and with all the Electronics in these newer trailers no one should be without one.
Michelle.S wrote:
That's what a good Energy Management System (EMS) used for and with all the Electronics in these newer trailers no one should be without one.
Actually it's not. A GFCI doesn't protect electronics - which aren't effected by that particular kind of fault.
It protects people from getting shocked.
Either way, a RV is not normally protected by a GFCI as they don't like large inductive loads like air conditioner motors, which they see as a ground fault.- The EMS will not allow power into the RV when a ground fault is present. At least our PI EMS will not. We have run into this several times in the last year alone.
- You would not want GFCI on the main breaker anyway. They do not hold up with motor (A/C) loads. That is why your home does not have it on the main.
- No The shore power pedestals at campgrounds are not GFCI protected. GFCIs trip in milli amps mainly to protect people. GFCIs in most current campers are usually on the kitchen and bathroom 110V outlets only.
