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ricelake922
Explorer
Jul 26, 2017

Black wire attached to hot water element burnt out

Hello. I have a 1996 Monaco Dynasty that has a Suburban hot water heater. While on my last outing I was plugged into 30 amp shore power. I used my hot water for a few days on electric and then it s...
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ScottG
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Jul 26, 2017
A loose connection like that is not going to pop a breaker because the current is not increasing. It burns because the current carrying ability of that connection is compromised.

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