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Mike_LeClair
Jan 25, 2014Explorer
Hello All! I just wanted to keep this thread alive and apologize if i am thread hijacking. My brother and I are in Earp, CA at the Big River RV Park until Canada warms up a bit. We have similar RV's, although his is a 30 amp service and ours (bride and I) have a 50 amp service. Just yesterday his breaker for the water heater started tripping off and would cause the main breaker to pop almost instantly. We replaced the old element with a brand new one and the same thing in happening. We then turned off all of the breakers, then turned on the main and then only the water heater breaker - the w/h breaker immediately tripped off along with the main breaker. Clearly there is a fault here that is specific only to the w/h circuit. How can I troubleshoot this problem or is it as simple as replacing the breaker? As long as the w/h breaker is off all of the other services and devices run just fine.
Thanks for reading
Cheers!
Mike and Carol
Thanks for reading
Cheers!
Mike and Carol
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