Electrical Issues

Now is timw to hire someone to spend a few hours teaching you some basics.

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Let me mention this about GFI's: A GFI Receptacle (the kind you re-set, with those buttons) can be wired two ways. One way protects only its own two outlets. The other way, the GFI protects its own outlets AND any outlet downstream from it. So in an RV, the manufacturer wants to protect you from stray current injury in the bathroom, the kitchen, and an outside outlet. They can install a GFI in the bathroom and run the wiring so kitchen is next then the outside. It'll trip on a problem in ANY of the three. So if it trips, you may find an appliance plugged into one of those outlets is electrically "leaky" and the testing consists of unplugging everything to see if the GFI will let you re-set it. Then next go see if the outside outlet got wet, since the wetness can trip a GFI.

A GFCI and a GFI are the same thing. They game out in the late 60's, and were called GFI.

GFI = Ground Fault Interrupter.

GFCI = Ground Fault Current Interrupter.

donn0128 wrote:
Now is timw to hire someone to spend a few hours teaching you some basics.

A lot of free read out there, if there is a will.

While learning might not seem necessary now that the missing 120V has been found, it is in your best interests. The "restart switch" is there for your safety. It is not just a switch, it is a breaker that trips when something is wrong. There could be an underlying problem (or not).

I have seen GFCI's trip when there was no problem, In fact odds are if I were to visit you I could trip yours without touching anything electrical in your RV including the GFCI... I wont' say how. but I could easily trip the GFCI in a neighbor's RV if I wished.

That said. Yes. it is good to know what tripped it. Some indicate need for repair work, some it is operator error, as my wife once proved. (no harm due to GFCI).

If you are near Oconee Co, SC I can likely help with a few things.. Or some other forum member no matter where you are.