Jayco outlet replacement

[Cdaddy]

Our outlet with USB ports pulled out of the wall in the bunkhouse. Can these just be replaced with a NY standard outlet I get at home improvement store?

[aruba5er]

Rv's typically do not have a box which contains the outlet so the standard outlet has no where to fasten to the wall and the wires that connect the outlet are exposed. And the walls are usually too thin for a regular box. you could take an old work box and cut the sides off to fit in a regular outlet I guess. For safetys sake buy an outlet from a RV dealer and forget the USB. Use the charger that came with the devise.

[agesilaus]

I was just at Home Depot and they are charging $27-30 for a replacement. Amazon has a much better deal: amazon


Only $12 for one type, if you have Prime

[Mortimer_Brewst]

Best Buy has a deal going on the type of outlet you are replacing.

[DiskDoctr]

If you're replacing the electrical box, just watch your depth. Some of the walls aren't very thick 😉

[przao]

I've been replacing many of the outlets in our fiver with home grade units (all with USB charge ports). Some of them are easy, the "wing" attachments can be adapted to the home units.

One thing I noticed is that the RV outlets are unbelievably cheap in construction - bare wires press fitted into the back of the socket.

Having the USB ports available in just about every location sure is convenient.

[Itching2go]

FWIW, I attempted to replace a standard 110 outlet in the kitchen of our Jayco designer with one that had a couple of USB outlets. In the process, I discovered that the existing outlet was not standard in that there was no outlet box for it to screw into. Instead, it had a couple of 'wings' that fixed it to the hole cut into the plywood wood... sort of like an old work box would do. I thought about putting in a standard box, but the electrical cable was too short to easily attach into the back of the new outlet. Ended up putting the original back in place as it wasn't worth the trouble for me. Your situation could be different, but there's no way to know without opening up the existing outlet to see what you have.

[pconroy328]

Cdaddy wrote:
It's a outlet with 2 USB plugs

Yeah - the one in our bedroom on our Jayco Greyhawk pulled away too. I'm just pushing it back together.

But to answer your question, yes you can use a standard $1 plug replacement from Home Depot if you wish.

[Cdaddy]

It's a outlet with 2 USB plugs

[agesilaus]

You mean GFI? Yes just get replacements from your local hardware. USB is a computer interface device tho many phones and such use a USB dumb plug as a charging source. Yes those could also be replaced locally or off Amazon. I think I saw some at Lowes the other day but I'm not sure.