I'm sitting in a RV park and storm rolled though and my surge protector went off line. In the LCD window it is giving me "L1 High" "141 Volts" and a flashing red light and won't come back online. Call the RV park owner and she said there was nothing she could do wait till morning. Guess I'm stuck without power for the night, but the other RV without surge protectors still have power since I can see several TVs on.

Leg 1 of the 50Amp system is dangerously high and over powered. Continued use will damage some expensive components. DO NOT USE POWER FROM THAT SOURCE. Sounds like a bad breaker in that power post. If you need electricity, ask to be moved to a different site with a different power post. Use your Surge protector to test before plugging in. It is doing it's job.

I have no plans of plugging in direct but it is a 30 amp plug in and I switched to the 50 amp plug off the same post and got the same error. They ave about half the park is dug up putting in new services and lots of wires on the ground and half installed post so with all this rain no telling were the problems is.

As soon as you can, find another park. That one is bad news. These types of problems can be very expensive. Consider all the microprocessors in your RV that can get blown out. Air Conditioners, Microwaves, Fridge, Televisions, Computers, Converters, etc.

Unplug your suppressor and reinstall. See if it will reset or a permanent fault.

When your surge protector shut down your electrical system..it just paid for itself! Try plugging it into another power pole if you have enough extension maybe the next one will work..If not I'd ask for some money back for the site.B.O.

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HappyKayakers
Explorer III
Apr 14, 2014
D & M wrote:
As should go to a big box tool store and get yourself an inexpensive multi meter and, if you don't know how, get someone to show you how to use it. It's really easy. I always check the pedestal before I plug in.

This link will explain more about RV electricity

Why get a multimeter for a one time check when he already has a surge protector performing continuous checks? Just because power is acceptable before you plug in doesn't mean it will stay that way.
LarryJM
Explorer II
Apr 14, 2014
D & M wrote:
As should go to a big box tool store and get yourself an inexpensive multi meter and, if you don't know how, get someone to show you how to use it. It's really easy. I always check the pedestal before I plug in.

This link will explain more about RV electricity

That won't help with the OPs issue since he already knows he has high voltage where he is and can monitor the same at any where else he plugs into.

Larry
D___M
Explorer
Apr 14, 2014
As should go to a big box tool store and get yourself an inexpensive multi meter and, if you don't know how, get someone to show you how to use it. It's really easy. I always check the pedestal before I plug in.

This link will explain more about RV electricity
SCVJeff
Explorer
Apr 14, 2014
Either it's broken or it's telling you the truth. If those are real alarms, it did exactly what you bought it for and likely moving sites won't fix it. 141V isn't something that happens on the pedestal.

BTW- just because your neighbors TV's are on doesn't mean they too have the same high voltage issues.
GrumpyGator
Explorer
Apr 14, 2014
What you're seeing is nothing but good news. Fire up your generator a make everyone mad. LOL!!
B_O__Plenty
Explorer II
Apr 14, 2014
When your surge protector shut down your electrical system..it just paid for itself! Try plugging it into another power pole if you have enough extension maybe the next one will work..If not I'd ask for some money back for the site.

B.O.
Mandalay_Parr
Explorer
Apr 14, 2014
Unplug your suppressor and reinstall. See if it will reset or a permanent fault.
Vulcaneer
Explorer
Apr 14, 2014
As soon as you can, find another park. That one is bad news. These types of problems can be very expensive. Consider all the microprocessors in your RV that can get blown out. Air Conditioners, Microwaves, Fridge, Televisions, Computers, Converters, etc.
CWSWine
Explorer
Apr 14, 2014
I have no plans of plugging in direct but it is a 30 amp plug in and I switched to the 50 amp plug off the same post and got the same error. They ave about half the park is dug up putting in new services and lots of wires on the ground and half installed post so with all this rain no telling were the problems is.
Vulcaneer
Explorer
Apr 14, 2014
Leg 1 of the 50Amp system is dangerously high and over powered. Continued use will damage some expensive components. DO NOT USE POWER FROM THAT SOURCE. Sounds like a bad breaker in that power post.

If you need electricity, ask to be moved to a different site with a different power post. Use your Surge protector to test before plugging in. It is doing it's job.

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