Electric advice needed
So the plug that came with camper I noticed a few trips ago was burnt , black , and melted. It happened on the right prong it seemed . So we bought a new chord. It was just around 100 bucks . That's a...
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Lemonhead78 wrote:Lynnmor wrote:valhalla360 wrote:
A few questions:
- What are you running? If you are running the air/con along with electric hot water heater (or similar high draw devices), you are probably overloading the plug.
With a 30 amp breaker protecting the outlet and a 30 amp breaker in the trailer, it would be impossible to overload the plug.
There was a high resistance connection that caused the heat, plain and simple.
What does this mean exactly. I'm very simple lol
The plug or the outlet is dirty, worn or defective and will get hot because it cannot pass the required current. The fix is a new plug or a new outlet or both. With folks plugging in and pulling plugs without first turning off the breaker, most outlets have some damage.
