Loss of 120 volt power in the rv.

GilONel wrote:
Hello Everyone,
I just returned from the Smoky Mts. and had a wonderful time. The RV unfortunately did not.
One of the problems is the loss of 120 volts from the outside source to the rv.
The loss problem is not at the source but inside the RV. No power at all to anything 120 volt related. I tried the breaker at the breaker box but no luck. The manual said that the power coming into the the RV is also controlled by a GFCI plug. Now the only one of those I could see was in the kitchen area. Pushing the reset button on that did not help. I don't believe there are any others. I did look and found none.
I'm just wondering if anyone has any ideas what may be causing this problem, or has had this type of problem. In the meantime I will keep trying to solve it.May end up having to send it in for repair, but that's so expensive.

Thanks
Gil

Are you back home plugged into your house with the RV?

First I would test 'where' you are plugged into.
Buy one of these, a couple of bucks at Lowe's. Nothing to be scared about using it. Error codes clearly defined for any novice.I leave this tester plugged in above the sink in the RV all the time just in case the incoming power changes or creates a fault.

And makes for easy testing to just see if you have AC power.


Here's a list of some of the testing you can do yourself.

1. GFI's can go bad. They appear like they are working when you push the button but they are tired and many have to be replaced even if the reset button still works.

2. Go into your converter box and shut off all the breakers and then turn them all back on. I had it where one tripped but not all the way so at a glance it looked fine, even thought the micro wouldn't work.

3. If the tester says you have power where you plug in with no defaults. Then take the tester inside and plug it into your outlets.

Here is what the inside of my fully functioning GFI looked like.:R
The reset button worked just fine. Wasn't until I smelled wires burning did I find this behind it!!



I think you are going to find something simple that you can fix.Good Luck.