RV Hot Skin (Exterior electrification)
This past weekend my wife was electrocuted when she stepped onto the trailer steps and grabbed the handrail while in bare feet. She was subsequently thrown from the rig and landed in the grass. She ...
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I had an electrician come out and test the outlet the trailer was plugged into. The result was there is a proper ground in the outlet. On another note, when the "electrification" occurred, no circuit breaker was thrown, not in the house and not in the trailer. There is no electrification when the trailer is not plugged in. The garage outlet is not a GFI so I am going to get that changed. I am going to get my own electric voltage tester so I can touch it to the outer skin as I conduct more tests. I'll update everyone as I continue the investigation.
I had an electrician come out and test the outlet the trailer was plugged into. The result was there is a proper ground in the outlet. On another note, when the "electrification" occurred, no circuit breaker was thrown, not in the house and not in the trailer. There is no electrification when the trailer is not plugged in. The garage outlet is not a GFI so I am going to get that changed. I am going to get my own electric voltage tester so I can touch it to the outer skin as I conduct more tests. I'll update everyone as I continue the investigation.
