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bikendan
May 28, 2020Explorer
beachdrmr3369 wrote:
Hello,
I'm a new owner of a 25' travel trailer. So I am completely not up to speed on the electrical. A situation happened when I was hooking it up to the meter panel for the first time. I was not told that the trailer should be hooked up to 110. The rv site is set up for 220 hookup. The plug on the trailer is also set up for the 220 hookup as well. So when I plugged it in, there was a loud pop and smoke came out of my tv and the control panel inside the trailer. I quickly unplugged it. But then some of the lights, microwave and tv didn't work. I called the dealership I bought the trailer from and they informed me that the trailer is 110 and not 220. Very frustrated at the moment. Then much later there was another pop and then the microwave, A/C and tv turned on. But it appears they were only running on the battery. Because now everything appears very dim which means the battery is losing power. So is there anything I can do to figure out this problem I'm having? If the items came back on, can I assume it didn't fry them? Please help! Thanks!
a 25' TT is most certainly 30 amp/120v. By you plugging into a 220v, you probably did do damage.
it's up to the owner to learn about stuff like this. a dealer is not going to explain every detail. Unfortunately, like many others, you have come to a RV forum AFTER the fact and not before. How do you know the trailer plug is "set up for 220, since you're stated that you're not up to speed on electrical. If the plug is only 3-prong, it is NOT 220v.
Please describe the 220v outlet that you plugged into.
Hopefully you might have only fried a few things.
a 25' TT is most certainly 30 amp?120v. By you plugging into a 220v, you probably did do damage.
it's up to the owner to learn about stuff like this. a dealer is not going to explain every detail. Unfortunately, like many others, you have come to a RV forum AFTER the fact and not before. How do you know the trailer plug is "set up for 220, since you're stated that you're not up to speed on electrical. If the plug is only 3-prong, it is NOT 220v.
Please describe the 220v outlet that you plugged into.
Hopefully you might have only fried a few things. Try posting pics of the TT's shore cord and what you plugged it into.
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