Going from Motor Home 50amp to house 20amp
I bought everything I need to go from my 50amp on Motor Home down to the 20amp GFI on the outside of the house. But when I hook up with power off on camper, the GFI keeps kicking out and it does not m...
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popeyemth wrote:
If it "sparked and would not take it" with nothing on you have something on (like the converter charging the battery) you don't know about.
I would flip the breaker in the house for the non-GFI outlet, plug in the RV, then flip on the breaker.
If the breaker trips you have a short or a heavy amp draw somewhere like maybe the water heater or converter.
Good Luck, Mike
This is an excellent idea for a good starting point. You should have a "main" breaker in your coach. Turn off ALL circuit breakers plus the main and plug in the coach. If you still trip a circuit breaker you have a bad connection in the cord itself or at the location where the cord enters your transfer switch (or a bad transfer switch). If it does not trip then turn on the main breaker (all others off). If the breaker trips now, your issue is at that connection or again a bad cable. If you are able to turn on the main then you can turn on the other breakers one by one until the circuit trips and you can isolate your problem. My guess is that you have a bad plug or connection in the cable itself as this is the most likely cause of a ground fault issue.
