Lost power in part of 5th wheel
2002 Keystone Challenger 29TIB Fifth wheel Last night, I plugged in a space heater in the 'upstairs' area of my 5th wheel. I also had a small heater plugged in downstairs in the living room area. The...
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Made me smile. Gracias.
A would might believe the outlet closest to the breakers would be the logical starting place to look. No power into that receptacle, then it's back the the breaker box itself, yank the cover and start searching for cooked wiring.
I trust RV wiring integrity as much as I would trust trying to pet a Black Mamba that had been slapped around. Stupid, doesn't quite make the grade.
One single hare-brained bad connection can start a burn-to-the-ground fire. Regardless of what the breaker capacity is. Have ANY of you thought of checking voltage in the receptacle's ALTERNATE socket when a 1,625 watt load is put on the circuit? I thought not. Start a second high load and still not check? Say three Hail Mary's and fall asleep.
Yeah I'm being rude about this. Ain't funny having a rig burn to the ground with people inside. Do not EVER trust your life to kill-over-a-nickel construction. An RV is not a house. There are NO code inspectors checking rigs rolling off the assembly line.
:) :)
Made me smile. Gracias.
A would might believe the outlet closest to the breakers would be the logical starting place to look. No power into that receptacle, then it's back the the breaker box itself, yank the cover and start searching for cooked wiring.
I trust RV wiring integrity as much as I would trust trying to pet a Black Mamba that had been slapped around. Stupid, doesn't quite make the grade.
One single hare-brained bad connection can start a burn-to-the-ground fire. Regardless of what the breaker capacity is. Have ANY of you thought of checking voltage in the receptacle's ALTERNATE socket when a 1,625 watt load is put on the circuit? I thought not. Start a second high load and still not check? Say three Hail Mary's and fall asleep.
Yeah I'm being rude about this. Ain't funny having a rig burn to the ground with people inside. Do not EVER trust your life to kill-over-a-nickel construction. An RV is not a house. There are NO code inspectors checking rigs rolling off the assembly line.
