Forum Discussion

kfp673's avatar
kfp673
Explorer II
Aug 06, 2013

Need Electrical help

Hello All,

I brought my camper home (2006 Flagstaff) this past weekend and am running into an issue. I typically dont keep the camper at my house since I have a seasonal site but we have been bouncing around lately so its at home. Anyway, I wanted to keep some drinks in the refrigorator for next weekend so I figured I would use my 30 amp to 15amp adaptor to plug into my shed. The Shed is all GFI protected outlets and the minute I connect the camper it pops the GFI. It works perfectly fine without problem when hookd to a campground 30 amp service but I can seem to figure this out. The only electrical item in the trailer I know is bad is the electric hot water heater but I turn that off and turn off the breaker so I would think that is not causing the problem. I know I can run it on propane but my battery is old and I would prefer not to use the propane. As an FYI, even if every breaker in the camper is switched to off it still trips. Granted there are still some fuses that I have not pulled but as far as the breakers none of them seem to matter. Anything you can think of to help me make this work? Thanks
  • I suspect the problem is the GFI in the shed. The trailer has GFI also and I have heard you can not have two GFI's in series like that.
  • Not good. Try the main shut off. If it still trips, look at your wires, extension cord etc.

    If it does not trip, turn on the circuits one at a time until you find the fault.
  • 1. Shut off main. Try it.
    2. Work? Problem past main.
    3. Not work? Problem in cord between plug and panel OR bad GFCI

About RV Tips & Tricks

Looking for advice before your next adventure? Look no further.25,116 PostsLatest Activity: Mar 08, 2025