Power issue

First.. Did you look around the park? I mean I was lying here around 9PM a couple Sundays ago and all of a sudden everything went dark save for the stuff that is battery powered... Seems some driver failed to notice the curve in the road so he went straight.... Straight into a utility pole.

Power in most trailers comes out of the park pedestial, then via your cord to the breaker box. Check the MAIN breakers Check the park DO NOT rely on visual turn it off and back on only way to be sure.

Then to the branches.


On a motor home with GENERASTOR usually there is an automatic transfer switch first, THEN the power distribution panel.

Many RVers have a few screws loose.. in linear order
The screws in the plug that hold the wires (if not welded)
The screws in the cord outlet (if detachable)
The screws in teh RV's Inlet (If cord is detachable
The screws holding the wires inside the Auto Transfer Switch (If you have one)
And in the breaker panel (Mine were).

I got lucky as the FIRST thing I checked when I had A/C issues, was also the last,, (The breaker box) but later I had issues with the INLET (I have a detachable cord) and a friend had ... Well the cord outlet fell off in my hand ALL SIX screws inside it were loose. Real quality control.

Oh one other suspect: IF your RV is 50 amp via an adapter to 30 amp.. Said adapter. Also the park's outlet. Volt meters and test lights are your friend. I prefer test lights.

Start by resetting the breakers. Turn them all off applying light force toward off. Turn on main breaker if equipped, then turn on branch breakers one at a time.
No power!
Reset the pedestal breaker as described above.
Try plugging a portable 120 volt item into the receptacle in the pedestal using an adapter.
Power!
You could have loose connection in the rig, hard to identify with out meter. Could a loose screw in the back of the 120 volt breaker panel. Disconnect from shore power, remove cover over breakers, tighten screws in the back on the white wires (neutral). Locate the large #10 wire feeding the main breaker and tighten it.
Still no power? Get some help!

Use any kind of 110 volt appliance that you have and plug into the pedestal to test.

I had something similar to that happen once.

it was a breaker at the distribution panel, not my pedestal.

Does your neighbor have power on both sides of you?

You really need to invest in some kind of tester.

Inside lights are being powered by the battery. They will eventually go out. I'd try to find the power converter and see if it has a separate circuit breaker on it. It may have a thermal lockout that trips if it overheats. Has anyone actually checked the power pedestal to verify the plug is live?

Welcome to the forum. You will find that there are a lot of good people who inhabit this web space.

If you don't have a volt meter, you should invest in one. To troubleshoot this kind of problem, you need to start at the pedestal; that is, you want to prove there is proper power there.

Tom

Without a volt meter your only going to be guessing. Could be any number of things, but again without a volt meter........