30 AMP Quit? Source or not?
We have been plugged into 30 amp for a few days, all worked ok of course could not run everything at once. (our coach is 50 amp) However this morning the Indicator panel says we are plugged into 30 a...
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rv4jimnme wrote:AllegroD wrote:
Couple of suggestions:
1. Get a 12v/120v voltmeter. Learn how to use it. This may sound blunt or snarky but not intended to be. An inexpensive volt meter can save a lot time in trouble shooting. A voltmeter can help trace electric flow from origin to appliance.
2. A converter or inverter can be anywhere. Many are under the sink. Many Inverter/chargers are in a bay. I suggest you get a manual and a person familiar with MH to help ID these things. Once found, check the circuit breakers. Reset them even if they o not look popped. They often don't appear to have popped.
3. Find out if you have an EMS. You can do some simple trouble shooting wothout IDing the EMS. Turn off shore circuit breaker(CB). Turn all internal house CB off. Turn on 1 CB at a time. Save the ACs for last. If something turns on the circuit is good, if it goes off after you turn on an AC, it is probably shedding a load for you, with priority to the AC.
4. Have you set all appliances that can be run on 12v & LP to LP only, such as your fridge? This could reduce the 120 draw and therefore the need to shed.
Blunt or Snarkey no problem! Going to show this to the man of the house evidently his volt meter only goes to 10 amps? Yes finally turned frig to LP, did reset all breakers I could find. Will try the shore CB thing, thankfully we are leaving for 50 amps soon! Your right manuals and service but the Manuals I have are lacking a lot of details namely geographically where anything is. This morning could not get propane heater to work or to blow really after shutting off shore CB and back on it took off...hum...Thanks!
This gave be an UH HUH! moment.
The propane furnace needs a good 12Volt supply to run. too Low DC voltage and it won't start.
When you turned the CB breaker off and on you may have reset a partially tripped breaker. Turning it on then allowed the converter/charger to charge your batteries and to supply a good 12.6V volts (or probably much higher..13 or more hopefully) so the furnace would run.
Hopefully the reset of the shore power breaker solved your problem and hopefully your batteries weren't discharged too deeply or for too long to recover. Keep us posted.
