coach electrical problem on Allegro
I was plugged into a 50 amp surge protected pedestal last week, and using a space heater, TV, and electric fireplace. After about 5 minutes all three appliances shut off. Most of the outlets in the co...
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I want you to check your dead outlets from the hot wire on the outlet to a good ground to see if power is there, as you may have a disconnected neutral. Your problem occurred when you had a lot of power running in the circuit, and very often either the power wire or the neutral wire closest to the breaker box, or right in the breaker box will heat up and then come loose.
Start at the breaker panel and take a screwdriver and with power off first, tighten all the hot connections, then all the white wires that carry the neutrals back. If you can identify the particular white wire that feeds that circuit, zero in on that wire, but still tighten all you can.
If that does not get things going, then go to what would be the closest plug or hardwired device on that circuit, and open that one to look for loose wires there. It is almost always the closest wires to the breaker panel because they carry the heaviest load in the entire circuit and are most subject to overheating as a result.
Start at the breaker panel and take a screwdriver and with power off first, tighten all the hot connections, then all the white wires that carry the neutrals back. If you can identify the particular white wire that feeds that circuit, zero in on that wire, but still tighten all you can.
If that does not get things going, then go to what would be the closest plug or hardwired device on that circuit, and open that one to look for loose wires there. It is almost always the closest wires to the breaker panel because they carry the heaviest load in the entire circuit and are most subject to overheating as a result.
