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 take exception to any suggestion to use a 2 prong extension cord or any power plug without the third ground connector for RV power. If the OP's RV was properly grounded his wife would not have been hurt because that third wire is a backup safety device. Yes his ground fault condition is one problem and the open ground is the second problem.
The problem is NOT just the correct connection of the hot and neutral wires as appiances are the most likely cause of a ground fault. The primary problems are the 120V refer, hot water and outside plugs all of which have more exposure to water. Outside plugs and all plugs near sinks in a RV should be protected by a GFCI in the RV.
The problem is NOT just the correct connection of the hot and neutral wires as appiances are the most likely cause of a ground fault. The primary problems are the 120V refer, hot water and outside plugs all of which have more exposure to water. Outside plugs and all plugs near sinks in a RV should be protected by a GFCI in the RV.
