HELP AC Outlets blowing devices!
Hello all, I am currently living in a River Canyon 34RLQS0 5th Wheel that is hooked up to electrical power. I am having a odd issue with the electrical in the trailer. Some of the GFI outlets are b...
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SDrummer wrote:
So I went ahead and unplugged everything from the outlets and turned off all the lights. I measured the voltage with nothing on and it was 117V.
I then turned on the AC and measured the voltage again at the same outlet and it increased to 118.5V.
I checked all the outlets and on the ones I could get a reading it was the same around 118.5V.
However on two of the GFI plugs, the one in the bedroom and kitchen, The voltage readings kept fluctuating between 0V & 5V. I then turned off the AC and measured the voltage however the voltage did not change and was still fluctuating between 0 & 5V.
My girlfriend had been using the plug in the bedroom for her curling iron just fine thirty minutes prior to me checking the voltage.
Exactly...if you happen to plug in when the load between both branches is balanced, no problem....plug in when something is drawing current and unbalancing the load and *poof*. Like playing Russian roulette with your appliances. Next time you get ready to plug something in have your GF ask you, "Do ya feel lucky today punk? Well, do ya?"
