Electrical issue on 50amp service
I've got a new fifth wheel on 50 amp service. Recently we have lost power to all of our outlets and both electric fire places. After checking each plug, checking to ensure no breakers are popped, all...
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We are at an RV park and our auto transfer was jumping in and out last night. Never had a problem with it before so I disconnected for the night and used batteries and propane.
This morning I dug out a volt monitor (very handy, just plug in and look at it occasionally), and I noticed the power generally a little high, average 126v. We also picked up an inline 50a surge protector.
Power was OK all day until about 6pm, then the transfer started jumping in and out again and I saw volts go up to about 160. Yikes! On my dash to shut off the main I noticed the surge protector indicator lights were steady blue/green (normal) with occasional red (Open neutral).
A few simple tools revealed the problem. It's easy to get lazy about monitoring your connections, especially if you have never had a problem. But it is no fun doing repairs while on vacation.
BTW, we blew out a water line 2 years ago due to water pressure surge and not using a regulator. What a pain to repair that, not to mention no water for the remainder of the trip. And...I still forget to use the regular.
We are at an RV park and our auto transfer was jumping in and out last night. Never had a problem with it before so I disconnected for the night and used batteries and propane.
This morning I dug out a volt monitor (very handy, just plug in and look at it occasionally), and I noticed the power generally a little high, average 126v. We also picked up an inline 50a surge protector.
Power was OK all day until about 6pm, then the transfer started jumping in and out again and I saw volts go up to about 160. Yikes! On my dash to shut off the main I noticed the surge protector indicator lights were steady blue/green (normal) with occasional red (Open neutral).
A few simple tools revealed the problem. It's easy to get lazy about monitoring your connections, especially if you have never had a problem. But it is no fun doing repairs while on vacation.
BTW, we blew out a water line 2 years ago due to water pressure surge and not using a regulator. What a pain to repair that, not to mention no water for the remainder of the trip. And...I still forget to use the regular.
