Bobbo wrote:
Was there ever a resolution to this? Or at least an explanation of what went wrong?
As the OP, I don't know if we'll ever know
exactly what happened.
After reading all the responses, I'm thinking, as was previously suggested, that when BIL went to hook up power, he either did it live and it caused an issue, or he had the wiring wrong re: the neutral, etc.
My guess is he had the wiring wrong, as there was lots of discussion about things as this was happening and they fiddled with some stuff and then the power came on, but not before shortening out the previously mentioned items.
And whoever suggested that we will find there will be more wrong than just those 4 things was also correct. While hooked up to shore power those where the only things we noticed amiss, (fireplace, microwave, in floor vacuum and fridge won't work on electric, only propane).
Once we hit the road we found out that the fuses to our inverter blew, so those had to be replaced.
So far both AC and heat were not effected, thankfully, so we got off amazingly easy it seems.
As far as what we are going to do about it, we just arrived back in the sunshine and once we get settled will probably have someone who knows what they are doing take a look at the fridge and determine what needs to be fixed to make it right again.
I will say this forum is quite an amazing resource for the newbies of the world.
When we got to our lot, which we will call home for next 8 months, the electrical panel is 40 feet away from where I wanted to park the RV. I googled how to extend a 25 foot 50 amp electrical cord and the very first link was also a topic on this very board, and they pointed us, within 5 minutes of reading, to an extension you can buy so I can have my camper exactly where I want it to be.
Thank you all for sharing your knowledge and expertise with us. You have no idea how many people you are helping, as that post I read re: extension cord was from 2-3 years ago!
Much appreciated,
Susan and Dave in Sunny, Arizona
