Hooked up to 220v on accident

Wayne Ballou wrote:
Alright guys! Thanks for the help! I know a lot of you have been RV'ing for years and never had this happen, but it is a fairly common thing from all the RV shops I spoke to, so don't hate too hard on those who have this issue... Life happens, we learn from mistakes.

I got it all sorted out and luckily not very much was blown down the line, in the last steps of diagnostics are going now.

I replaced the electrical panel, the breakers and the converter (it was a stand alone converter box)

All my AC & DC is working now
-Radio works
-Air Conditioner works
-Water pump works
-Water Heater works
-Outlets work

still waiting to see if the fridge will get cold over the coming hours.

All in all i spent around $650 for parts from our local RV shop, I could have probably found them cheaper, but we have a friend waiting to move into this thing so I just paid for what they had.

It was a very expensive mistake and a good lesson learned.

Moral of the story for the others that run into this problem:

-Like mentioned above, get a volt meter and always double check your receptacle before plugging in, this was my personal fault but I could see how this could happen on accident

-If you connect to 220 on accident it's not the end of the world, it wasn't even hard to fix, but it took some patience to go through and follow where the leads went, what was fried and what wasn't

-If your converter is blown, your DC side won't work (obviously), Almost all appliances use both 110v and 12v DC to run, so get the converter fixed first so that you can tell what really isn't working. Don't go buying parts for the fridge, microwave, etc etc until you have your AC/DC panel working properly, there is a chance your appliances aren't working because they use both systems for power.

-In certain models, the converter box is located away from the breaker the panel /DC fuse hub. I found my converter under the kitchen sink.

-Everyone you ask for help from is gonna spend at least 30 minutes explaining to you why the plugs are different and that is where most peoples knowledge on the issue ends. As well as giving you 'your an idiot' attitude. hahaha shake it off, because it's all good and if you understand electrical flow, it isn't too hard to fix.

-After connecting your new panel / converter / breakers, check them with the volt meter to ensure proper voltage is there.

I will give one more update when I confirm that everything is working properly again.

Thank you soooo kindly for the extra knowledge everyone! I really appreciate it.