Travel trailer circuit breakers keep popping
Not willing to freeze to death this winter in our Jayco Pinnacle in Kelowna, B.C, we purchased a 2006 29-foot Roadrunner Elite travel trailer and have been happily wintering in Apache Junction, Arizon...
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braeworth wrote:
Just a further clarification, the most "pops" occur at night when we're sleeping and nothing at all is on. We've put the little heater in the shed and don't use it anymore.
Thanks!
braeworth
The main problem remains breakers weakened by overuse. They are not intended to be switches, they are safety devices, and they wear out with use.
That you are getting so many pops overnight when you might not be using much power, or don't believe you are, may be due to power spikes. But spikes big enough to throw the breaker without damaging other things at the same time are an indication that the breakers themselves are toast.
I believe I'd (a) replace the breakers AND (b) buy a good surge suppressor and a volt meter to monitor the power.
