30 Amp Fuse Question
Hey, y'all. Me again with a newbie question. So far y'all have helped me solve the mystery of my outdoor kitchen as well as my DVD player so I'm hoping you'll help educate me one more time. In a few years, I hope to return the favor to another RV newbie...
So, I have a 2015 Cruiser RV R24BHDS travel trailer. I bought it brand new a month ago. I have had it for four weekends now and I have camped every weekend. Love it. Absolutely love it. I have been a long time tent camper but now with a 3 year old and a 1 year old I'm appreciating the fun the camper offers.
Since owning my travel trailer I have blown the 30 amp inline fuse that is beside the battery twice. The first time I blew it was during my first week of ownership and I thought very little of it, mostly because I'm new to all this. Switched it out and no more problems... Today, the same thing happened again so that got me to scratching my head. In both instances I have been running off of battery power and pulling in my slide. I'm thinking now that maybe I should get in the habit of making disconnecting from shore power be the last thing I do when taking down camp... but that's neither here nor there at the moment. I've pulled the slide in and out at least 20 times at this point between setting up, taking down, and then cleaning up at home... Only happened twice.
I checked out some basic stuff and learned a little about RV electricity as I went. I put a meter to the power converter while hooked to shore power and got a reading of 13.46 volts, which is what the manufacturer of my converter (WFCO 8955) says it should be... I disconnected from shore power and read with only DC and got about 12.5 volts, so the converter seems to be just fine. ...Well, at least based on my 1st grade level knowledge of electricity...
I checked all of the other obvious stuff too... Couldn't see any obviously pinched wires, any bare spots on wires touching screws, the frame, etc, etc... Nothing. Doesn't mean that isn't happening somewhere, I'm just saying if it is, it isn't in a spot where I can easily see it.
Now, the very bottom line is that my trailer is a month old and I have a warranty. I could just tow it back to the dealer and let them figure this out. If I can't figure it out that's what I'll do. But with the aforementioned 3 year old and 1 year old time is a very valuable thing and hard to come by! The dealer is about an hour tow.
I'm wondering if you more seasoned folks see something I'm obviously overlooking or even doing wrong. Are those slides designed to be pulled in and out when using just battery power? I just assumed they were...
Thanks for the help! Sorry for the long post!
So, I have a 2015 Cruiser RV R24BHDS travel trailer. I bought it brand new a month ago. I have had it for four weekends now and I have camped every weekend. Love it. Absolutely love it. I have been a long time tent camper but now with a 3 year old and a 1 year old I'm appreciating the fun the camper offers.
Since owning my travel trailer I have blown the 30 amp inline fuse that is beside the battery twice. The first time I blew it was during my first week of ownership and I thought very little of it, mostly because I'm new to all this. Switched it out and no more problems... Today, the same thing happened again so that got me to scratching my head. In both instances I have been running off of battery power and pulling in my slide. I'm thinking now that maybe I should get in the habit of making disconnecting from shore power be the last thing I do when taking down camp... but that's neither here nor there at the moment. I've pulled the slide in and out at least 20 times at this point between setting up, taking down, and then cleaning up at home... Only happened twice.
I checked out some basic stuff and learned a little about RV electricity as I went. I put a meter to the power converter while hooked to shore power and got a reading of 13.46 volts, which is what the manufacturer of my converter (WFCO 8955) says it should be... I disconnected from shore power and read with only DC and got about 12.5 volts, so the converter seems to be just fine. ...Well, at least based on my 1st grade level knowledge of electricity...
I checked all of the other obvious stuff too... Couldn't see any obviously pinched wires, any bare spots on wires touching screws, the frame, etc, etc... Nothing. Doesn't mean that isn't happening somewhere, I'm just saying if it is, it isn't in a spot where I can easily see it.
Now, the very bottom line is that my trailer is a month old and I have a warranty. I could just tow it back to the dealer and let them figure this out. If I can't figure it out that's what I'll do. But with the aforementioned 3 year old and 1 year old time is a very valuable thing and hard to come by! The dealer is about an hour tow.
I'm wondering if you more seasoned folks see something I'm obviously overlooking or even doing wrong. Are those slides designed to be pulled in and out when using just battery power? I just assumed they were...
Thanks for the help! Sorry for the long post!
