An electrical system puzzle
We have a 2012 Keystone Cougar 5th wheel with a 50amp system. This rig is brand new to us, but we have several years of travel trailer experience. The rig has a WFCO power distribution center and a WFCO WF-9800 converter. The distribution panel has a 15A breaker for the GFI 120v outlets and a 15A breaker for the non-GFI 120v outlets. We're plugged into a 20a GFI shore power outlet (at home) through the 50A cable, a 50 - 30A adapter, and a 30 - 15A adapter.
Got a puzzling electrical problem. The 1st clue something was wrong: my wife had the 12v radio/DVD player on. She was vacuuming, connected to a GFI outlet. I flipped the "RECEPT" (non-GFI outlets) breaker on - so we could run the refrigerator - and the volume on the radio dropped significantly! I checked the voltage at one of the non-GFI outlets and it was about 118v. The refrigerator worked. The vacuum cleaner worked when plugged into a non-GFI outlet. That was yesterday morning.
Today, the "Check" light on the refrigerator came on. No 120VAC and it was trying to run on propane, which was shut off. Turned the refer off/on - same problem. Checked and found no 120VAC at any outlet. The breaker in the source 20A GFI shore power outlet had popped. Now, every time I turn on the distribution panel breaker for the non-GFI
outlets in the rig, the GFI breaker on the shore power source outlet pops, even if nothing is plugged into these non-GFI outlets. Powering the GFI outlets in the rig works fine.
Sorry for the LONG story, but I don't know how else to explain it. I'll probably have to take it somewhere for service, but I'm pretty good at DYI and any wisdom or suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
Got a puzzling electrical problem. The 1st clue something was wrong: my wife had the 12v radio/DVD player on. She was vacuuming, connected to a GFI outlet. I flipped the "RECEPT" (non-GFI outlets) breaker on - so we could run the refrigerator - and the volume on the radio dropped significantly! I checked the voltage at one of the non-GFI outlets and it was about 118v. The refrigerator worked. The vacuum cleaner worked when plugged into a non-GFI outlet. That was yesterday morning.
Today, the "Check" light on the refrigerator came on. No 120VAC and it was trying to run on propane, which was shut off. Turned the refer off/on - same problem. Checked and found no 120VAC at any outlet. The breaker in the source 20A GFI shore power outlet had popped. Now, every time I turn on the distribution panel breaker for the non-GFI
outlets in the rig, the GFI breaker on the shore power source outlet pops, even if nothing is plugged into these non-GFI outlets. Powering the GFI outlets in the rig works fine.
Sorry for the LONG story, but I don't know how else to explain it. I'll probably have to take it somewhere for service, but I'm pretty good at DYI and any wisdom or suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
