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BillandCarole
Explorer
Nov 02, 2014

110 Volt Electrical Doesn't Work

Were on the road and the 110 volt system for lights and wall plugs is dead. Things just quit in the middle of the afternoon. All the 110 appliances work (water heater, AC, Microwave, fridge etc) work. All the circuit breakers reset normally. I suspect the GFI has died. It won't test and I believe all the outlets and lights feed through it. Am I right? The circuit breaker for the rig (110) shuts off the micro etc when turned off so I believe its good. Suggestions please. Its now Saturday night and I have exhausted all other ideas including those that sparse book they call a manual suggest (not). Were running off the inverter and the 12 volt system. My voltage tester shows power going to the GFI.
Bill
  • Old-Biscuit's avatar
    Old-Biscuit
    Explorer III
    Nov 02, 2014
    GFCIs have to have power to reset.......but if they don't reset then GFCI is BAD
    OR
    What caused it to trip is still causing it to trip free when trying to reset and has to be found/fixed first.

    Lights are typically 12V DC..........but some are 110V AC.

    Are these lights/outlets in a slide out?
    If so....check underside of slideout for electrical junction boxes. Could have shorted wiring inside.

    Also you can pull outlets one at a time and inspect wiring connections.
    They are typically just a thin copper strip with a slot that the wire is pressed into. Can come loose easily.

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