Refrigerator tripping garage outlet
Just took the RV out from winter storage, getting ready for a road trip. Same routine I've used the past seven years. Well first item I checked for was the fridge, and it tripped the GFCI which is on ...
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The fridge in our 1994 Minnie Winnie would do the exact same thing. When first operating after a long period of inactivity, it would trip the GFI or even a 15A breaker (in the house). However, if you ran it on propane first for an hour or so, or plugged the RV into a true 30A outlet, no problems. It never tripped the breaker in the RV itself.
I suspected the heating element in my unit was either just getting old and pulling slightly more current than it did when new. Since we only had the problem after long periods of inactivity and it worked fine after first power up, I just dismissed it and figured eventually I would have to change the heating element.
Good Luck.
OJ
I suspected the heating element in my unit was either just getting old and pulling slightly more current than it did when new. Since we only had the problem after long periods of inactivity and it worked fine after first power up, I just dismissed it and figured eventually I would have to change the heating element.
Good Luck.
OJ
