Hello RV net,
It's my first time posting here, I hope to frequent this forum in the future!
I have an issue with my 2008 Keystone Springdale (291RK SSR) regarding power.
I'll try to keep this short and sweet:
My wife and I (and cat) have lived in this trailer for over a year, plugged into 110v (using a 110v to 30a adapter) on the side of a house, running everything with only occasional power issues
Yesterday (over 100 degrees!) our AC unit was having one heck of a time keeping up with everything. We decided it would be a good time to finally switch over to our 30 amp connection, which was done on a good outlet with a single 30a cable to the trailer.
After doing this, initially, none of our power was working.
We flipped the breakers and checked the fuses (inside, on a WFCO 8955 series power center) and issues persisted
We tried switching back to our previous connection, same issue.
We can verify that both connections cause the same issue, so we think the issue is with the trailer. This was confirmed with my electrician friend who checked that everything had power.
After talking to a RV repair shop over the phone, we discovered two things: our trailer NEEDS to be plugged into the RV battery (they used the metaphor of it being a cushion for the RV power), and that the power supply in the power center is fried.
I ordered a new power supply, but plugging in a good battery, and using trickle charging, allows my lights and the AC fan to turn on, but the AC cooling will not kick in AND if I plug into any outlet with a surge protector with an internet modem plugged into it, this will flip the breakers of the MAIN and COM.
As of this point, I'm excited that the lights work, the fridge works (although I spoiled all my food), and the fan on the ac unit works. But I need that AC to blow cold air, I can hear it making a low rumbling noise like it's trying to turn on the cool element but it can't do it.
To any one who reads this, thank you so much for your time. I'm exhausted, been working on this for the past 24 hours and only slept about 3 hours last night up trying to figure it out. I'm sure I didn't write this perfectly, please let me know what I can clarify for any assistance.
Thank you kindly.
