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Haines1959
Explorer
Mar 16, 2020

GFI tripping when plugging in to charge batteries

Help! Took delivery of a Grand Design 28g 2019 new toy hauler last month. Whenever I plug in to GFI outlet when reducing from 30 amp to 15 amp it trips the GFI plug. I used this same plug to charge th...
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ScottG
Nomad
Mar 17, 2020
wopachop wrote:
Is there any chance his water heater, fridge, lights and converter are simply pulling over 15 amps? Like mentioned above turn off all the RV breakers and try again.

Also make sure you water heater is filled with water. You probably know that after 18 years though.


Good question but a GFCI is not a circuit breaker and wont trip just because one pulls more than 15A from that size of circuit.
But a defective water heater, fridge or converter can cause a ground fault.

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