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navegator
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Jun 17, 2015

Monitoring voltage at older camp grounds

We are at an older camp ground in Needles CA and yesterday it was 114, so checked out let and voltage reading was adequate 112, turned A/C on and settled in, forgot to switch fridge to gas only, for dinner we nuked some frozen pot pies, braker switch popped so turned fridge to gas reset braker and turned A/C back on, we have been in RV parks with good voltage in 120 degrees and no problems, it is the older places with lower voltages that one has to think about.

Check the voltage and always remember what is using power, the battery charger for the house, the refrigerator heating element, any 110 lamps, the television, the microwave oven, the coffee pot, we did not watch tv it is unplugged, one lamp and with the heat outside it is hot, even for the appliances, if brakers pop think of what is turned on and what you can turn off or switch to gas.

Third time in 14 years, I am going to purchase a good switch and replace this one as soon as possible, specially the cheap one used by the builders.

navegator

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  • Good advice about voltage check..or install a surge protector with low voltage shut off...

    Also: when it's 114 degrees outside....move on down the road to somewhere cooler.

    There is NO WAY I'm going to have anything to do with RV'ing in that kind of heat.

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