exterior outlet is dead, UPDATED PROBLEM FOUND

by law any where there is water it must be gfci outlet

Do RV's not have manuals with wiring diagrams. Those are quite helpful when tracking down problems such as this.

When you find the problem, please let us know.
Hopefully is it just a tripped GFCI.

I'm going to ask the obvious....is the unit plugged into shore power?
Grumpy
Oops--mis read that your other outlets are working.

Most RV's have a GFCI in the Bathroom.. Sometimes it is somewhere else and sometimes there are two or more.

GFCI outlets have the ability to not only protect a user using a tool plugged into them, but also additional protection to down-line outlets.. kind of like this.

Breaker---GFCI--Protected 2----Protected 3---Protected 4

Well.. The patio is one of those "Protected #" outlets (I have 5 such Bathroom, other bathroom, Dining table, Kitechen and patio.

You may also have a problem with the tool you plugged in or the cord feeding it. (In which case the GFCI did its job and protected you).

Hi,

Lighting is usually 12 volt DC, so it has little to do with 120 volt outlets not working.

rk911 wrote:

dspencer wrote:
First of all my knowledge of electricity is very little. :h The DW and i just bought a new left over 2013 Gray Wolf 26BH about 6 weeks ago. Sunday i was working around the trailer getting ready to go on our firt outting with it next weekend. I went to plug something into the outside power outlet and it's dead. I checked all the fuses and breakers and everything is okay. Also i might add that all the other outlets work in the camper except this one exterior outlet right beside the front door. Anything i might have missed would be appreciated.

I'll bet you have a GFCI outlet in one of the storage bays that has tripped. check carefully. many times a GFCI outlet will be wired with other outlets. if the GFCI trips all other outlets downstream from there will be dead.

I thought about the GFI being tripped, i checked on the inside and nothing amiss there however I did not check for one in the 2 bays. I truthfully don't know if there is one in there or not but i will check. I also hadn't thought about being tied to one of the swithches. I have 2 exterior lights and one switch that controls 2 lights as you walk in the door. I will check these 2 things.

dspencer wrote:
First of all my knowledge of electricity is very little. :h The DW and i just bought a new left over 2013 Gray Wolf 26BH about 6 weeks ago. Sunday i was working around the trailer getting ready to go on our firt outting with it next weekend. I went to plug something into the outside power outlet and it's dead. I checked all the fuses and breakers and everything is okay. Also i might add that all the other outlets work in the camper except this one exterior outlet right beside the front door. Anything i might have missed would be appreciated.

I'll bet you have a GFCI outlet in one of the storage bays that has tripped. check carefully. many times a GFCI outlet will be wired with other outlets. if the GFCI trips all other outlets downstream from there will be dead.

possible tripped GFI? Could it be on a switch?