Suburban Water Heater Tripping House Breaker
When I got my trailer home for the first time, I plugged it into my garage outlet (dedicated 20 amp) and it immediately tripped the breaker. After some troubleshooting, I figured out it was the water...
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You "brought trailer home for the first time"... Is this a new trailer, new to you, or one you've had and used awhile?
Really shouldn't trip a 20 with a less-than-15 load, even with converter running. Maybe if your House Battery was also low...
Is your 20A breaker a GFCI Breaker?
Maybe weak breaker...
My gut is, failing element, but it's that, a guess.
We have 15000 A/C and basically we can't run electric water heater in summer with its 30A service. I replaced the 1440W element with a 1000W and it lets me run it sometimes. I try to run it at off times. Like when campground voltage is high, and when we don't need to run something else.
Really shouldn't trip a 20 with a less-than-15 load, even with converter running. Maybe if your House Battery was also low...
Is your 20A breaker a GFCI Breaker?
Maybe weak breaker...
My gut is, failing element, but it's that, a guess.
We have 15000 A/C and basically we can't run electric water heater in summer with its 30A service. I replaced the 1440W element with a 1000W and it lets me run it sometimes. I try to run it at off times. Like when campground voltage is high, and when we don't need to run something else.
