j-d wrote:
An OP here lost all power in his Class C. I looked at the wiring diagrams and called him, asking he find the splice box where the hard-wired flexible shore tie cable met the solid interior wiring of the coach. He did, and the connections were burnt out. Re-connected and all was well. Called the RV tech he'd scheduled to come look at it and tech asked if he'd been using portable electric heaters. OP said Yes and RV tech said failure at that splice is very common and heaters are the common cause.
There are enough regulations in place to insure that when a 1,650 watt heater is connected to a 15-amp breaker, the receptacle MUST PASS 15-amps regardless of time working. Overload a circuit and the breaker faults.
99.99999% of these kinds of failures in a conventional home with resultant fire, would make headlines, cause massive lawsuits, court orders, investigations with some leading to criminal charges.
In an RV people DIE from this flagrant lack of regulatory enforcement and everyone treats it as a "What Me Worry?" problem.
Gotta question for any who care to answer
WHY DON'T WE HEAR OF THIS PROBLEM IN STRUCTURES? HOMES, OFFICES? ETC?
I find it difficult to believe what I am reading here. It's YOUR LIFE. But please do not park near or upwind of my rig.
The swallowing of perfectly good threads while ignoring sticky quality posts is discouraging. Why even reply?
