Strange Electrical Issue
Greetings!
My rig is a 2007 Chateau Sport Class C.
On a recent camping trip I experienced the following:
I was plugged into the campground power.
Over a two-day period, the lights grew progressively dim. On the 3rd day, the water heater pilot shut off. We were leaving the next morning, so we just put up with it. In the morning, though, the fridge also had shut off.
Basically, all the hard-wired appliances were dead...but everything plugged into an outlet (like our microwave) worked fine.
I had checked to be sure that the campground power was good (it was). As a test, I fired up the generator and everything worked fine. Drove home, plugged into house power, and - lo and behold - the problem was gone! I had company stay in the RV for several days and the problem did not re-occur.
Until today. Now it's started again as I'm preparing to go on another trip. Lights dimming, etc. I'm pretty sure my coach battery is on it's last legs, but I don't understand how this would affect things when I'm plugged into house power.
I'm pretty good at fixing things, but a lousy trouble-shooter. Can anyone offer some suggestions?
Thanks!
My rig is a 2007 Chateau Sport Class C.
On a recent camping trip I experienced the following:
I was plugged into the campground power.
Over a two-day period, the lights grew progressively dim. On the 3rd day, the water heater pilot shut off. We were leaving the next morning, so we just put up with it. In the morning, though, the fridge also had shut off.
Basically, all the hard-wired appliances were dead...but everything plugged into an outlet (like our microwave) worked fine.
I had checked to be sure that the campground power was good (it was). As a test, I fired up the generator and everything worked fine. Drove home, plugged into house power, and - lo and behold - the problem was gone! I had company stay in the RV for several days and the problem did not re-occur.
Until today. Now it's started again as I'm preparing to go on another trip. Lights dimming, etc. I'm pretty sure my coach battery is on it's last legs, but I don't understand how this would affect things when I'm plugged into house power.
I'm pretty good at fixing things, but a lousy trouble-shooter. Can anyone offer some suggestions?
Thanks!
