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jaycoman89
Explorer
Jun 29, 2020

Leaving breakers in the camper on while away?

Hello campers,

I've heard different opinions on this. My Jayco sits permanently on a campground that supplies shore power. I've been told to turn all the breakers (the ones inside, not at the pedestal) off when I leave, but I've been told but many more that they leave their breakers on, and they just turn the air off at the thermostat and the water heater off when they leave.

Just curious on opinions here. I turned my breakers off every time but left them on this time so the fridge would stay on. Thoughts?

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  • jaycoman89's avatar
    jaycoman89
    Explorer
    Jun 29, 2020
    BobsYourUncle wrote:
    I cannot imagine any logical reason to turn the breakers off. It makes no sense to me.
    Why would anyone want to do that?
    In all the decades I have been camping, I have never heard of doing that.


    lol that makes me feel a little better about leaving them on then. And just for clarification, it stays connected to shore power the entire time, even when I'm gone, if that makes any difference at all to you.
  • gbopp's avatar
    gbopp
    Explorer
    Jun 29, 2020
    Maybe it's the CG requesting it? It doesn't make sense to me. I would ask at the CG office, they could have a logical reason.
  • Lwiddis's avatar
    Lwiddis
    Explorer II
    Jun 29, 2020
    Despite what you’ve been told and heard, longterm electrical connection when you’re away isn’t the safest course.
  • BobsYourUncle's avatar
    BobsYourUncle
    Nomad
    Jun 29, 2020
    I cannot imagine any logical reason to turn the breakers off. It makes no sense to me.
    Why would anyone want to do that?
    In all the decades I have been camping, I have never heard of doing that.
  • Mike134's avatar
    Mike134
    Explorer
    Jun 29, 2020
    2oldman wrote:
    Never heard of it, but I guess it can't hurt if you're afraid of something blowing up.


    X2 No idea what you gain over using the switch on the device to turn it on and off.
  • 2oldman's avatar
    2oldman
    Explorer II
    Jun 29, 2020
    Never heard of it, but I guess it can't hurt if you're afraid of something blowing up.

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