Electrical shocks problem
I have a 30' Mallard and while in my house slippers I noticed a tingle when touching the rv outside, when I knelt onto my bare knee and touched it it gave me quit a jolt. I used my voltage meter, old ...
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CA Traveler wrote:
Even with a good ground you can have a ground fault just waiting for the safety feature to fail (ie waiting for an open ground). That's why it's a good idea to periodically plug into a GFCI which will detect both an open ground and a ground fault.
A GFCI will not detect an open ground; in fact, it does not need a ground connection anywhere to operate properly. It will detect a ground fault (well, current leaking to ground or indeed anything other than the return neutral), and it is indeed a wise idea to verify that an RV does not have a ground fault from time to time.
(Using a GFCI is one permitted way to install a three-prong outlet on an existing old circuit that lacks a safety ground per the NEC. Such outlets do need to be labeled as not being actually grounded.)
