Electrical problems "outlets"

wickedinhere wrote:
I will take a closer look at the gfci outlet tomorrow. I was just thinking i didn't recheck the back bedroom 3 outlets after i reset the gfci. The gfci could be split one pair going to the rear and one to the front. I will do more trouble shooting tomorrow and hope i can get to the bottom of this.

Glad it is now working for you.

We took out our new trailer this weekend and all of a sudden could not get any of the out side outlets to work. The next morning when the kids were awake I found the GFI in the bunk room and one of the boys hit the test button.

wickedinhere wrote:
OK i went and pulled the gfci outlet to check to see if the 2 pairs of wires were going out and they were. I checked the 3 outlets in the bedroom and they worked then i checked the other ones and they were working so they are all working now. The only thing i did was pull the gfci back out the wall so i figured i have a loose wire so i moved the wires around trying to get to give me problems but it didn't. I have no idea what was wrong but its working now if i had to guess what the problem was i would say its with the gfci and its wiring. Thanks for all the help i also now know that i only have one gfci i think. LOL

Glad to hear your outlets are working.

While you have the GFI out, tighten all the screws and if you are using the push in terminals that some GFIs have, it may be better to switch the wires over to the screw terminals.

You might want to check the connections on the first in line outlets too.

Hope they all stay working.

OK i went and pulled the gfci outlet to check to see if the 2 pairs of wires were going out and they were. I checked the 3 outlets in the bedroom and they worked then i checked the other ones and they were working so they are all working now. The only thing i did was pull the gfci back out the wall so i figured i have a loose wire so i moved the wires around trying to get to give me problems but it didn't. I have no idea what was wrong but its working now if i had to guess what the problem was i would say its with the gfci and its wiring. Thanks for all the help i also now know that i only have one gfci i think. LOL

Do you have a compartment where the fresh water connects and the sewer valves are located? Could be a GFI in there also.

I found a GFCI in the outside hatch for the refrigerator once.

I will take a closer look at the gfci outlet tomorrow. I was just thinking i didn't recheck the back bedroom 3 outlets after i reset the gfci. The gfci could be split one pair going to the rear and one to the front. I will do more trouble shooting tomorrow and hope i can get to the bottom of this.

wickedinhere wrote:
The gfci has 2 pairs of wires coming out of it and one pair going in or it could be the other way around. The bathroom light was also out until i reset the gfci outlet i thought that was strange since the light is 12 volts.

If the 2 pairs are on the load side of the GFI, then the problem could be in either of the 2 branches. If the 2 pairs are on the input side you only have to worry about the single pair on the load side. The GFI should be clearly labeled as to load and source?

I can think of no reason that the bathroom light should be affected by the GFI.

gatorcq wrote:
what others are you talking about. GFI is only used in the Bathroom, and over the kitchen sink.

And if you have an outlet outside

In my RV all the outlets are controlled by 2 GFIs.

I was thinking there was one under the rv that was tripped.

what others are you talking about. GFI is only used in the Bathroom, and over the kitchen sink.

And if you have an outlet outside