What did you do to your Class A MH today???
This is always a fun thread to watch, so I thought I would start one here.
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mcal63775 wrote:
Scratched my head and cussed alot.Couple of weeks ago I replaced a GFI socket the kept tripping. Installed the new GFI socket,to which there are 5 regular sockets following the GFI, in that circuit. The only thing plugged in that circuit is the TV. Its in the last plug. All worked well. TV was on and I plugged in a fan to see if the GFi trips. Left all that on for about an hour. Great! I fixed it. :B Went camping this weekend and the GFI tripped.:M NOW WHAT.. only thing plugged in is the tv...and its not even on. Hit the reset...and GFI trips again within a minute. Reset the GFI several times and no luck.
Now we are home...and guess what is working without issues?? Yup..you guessed the GFI socket?? You win a prize. What is different at home VS the camp ground? I am going to go thru the process of elimination...or turning things on..one at a time. When we set up at camp and the GFI trips, the AC is running, the fridge is on, water heater is on, slide out is out, levelers are down, awning is out and most important...beer in hand.
At home, when the damned thing works like it should, I have everything shut down and stowed away..except my beverage. I can eliminate the beer as the problem.:W I'll get back to ya on what I find!
UPDATE-I started with just having the fan and tv plugged in. It works. Checked the breaker in panel...its on, flipped it to off, GFI and the circuit went dead as it is suppose to. Turned breaker on again and cicuit works. Then I turned the fridge on and in a matter of a couple of minutes, the GFI tripped. The breaker in panel box did not flip. I am thinking the fridge AND the GFI are on the circuit wired together BEFORE the GFI plug.:@ So I throw the breaker in the panel box for the GFI,thinking the fridge would go out. It didn't. I threw every breaker on the box to see if and when fridge goes out. Last breaker to throw was the main and only then did the fridge go out. NO seperate breaker for the fridge. So it looks like the fridge is the culprit ?!? :h I dunno,-bare wire?? I guess I better start chasing wires down staring from the fridge. Fun part will be finding the right 12/2 house wiring that all zip tied together in cute little bundles shoved in places I cant reach!:E AND THANKS for the replies, checks and ideas. Stay tuned, this could take a while.
