Trailer is tripping a GFI in my garage....
I have a 2012 Dutchmen trailer that I keep plugged into the side of my garage. Normally not its a problem but it has begun to trip a GFI plug in my garage. I have narrowed it down to one circuit bre...
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luvlabs wrote:
Lots of answers for something that is easy to avoid. RVs and household GFCIs do not play well together because most RVs handle grounding differently. This is especially true in motorhomes who generally have their own sources of 120 power (generators and inverters). Your RV is covered by it's own GFCI circuits as well.
So, you either need to create a Service Panel (no GFCI) or, if you only need a few amps, plug it into a non-GFCI circuit in your house.
This is not true. A properly wired RV will not trip a GFCI. An RV's breaker panel is a standard sub-panel. That means there is no connection between NEUTRAL and GROUND. If a generator is aboard with a NEUTRAL/GROUND bond, that bond is only in the electrical system when the generator is powering the RV. If the RV is powered by shore power, the NEUTRAL/GROUND bond is completely out of the system.
An RV that trips a GFCI has a problem of some sort that needs to be repaired. Plugging in to a non-GFCI outlet, while avoiding the headache, is ignoring the problem, and some problems that can cause this are serious.
