electrical issue
Circuit breaker keeps kicking off when we plug in. It's not the plug-in,because other things work with it. It is in the trailer. Any ideas?
Forum Discussion
- I had this happen to me with my last RV. I finally found that it was the plug on the trailer. It had a bad connection that was causing a high resistance problem and drawing too much current. The plug was one of those that you could take apart. I opened it up, cleaned up the connections, retightened and never had a problem again after that.
- Try isolating the issue by turning off all the circuit breakers in your power distribution center and turn them on one by one independently. Common culprits seem to be shore power cord cap, failed converter, or a shorted element in the hot water heater.
- What type of circuit are you trying to plug the rig into? Is it a 50 amp service, a 30 amp service, a standard 20 amp household plug or a ground fault 20 amp plug? What is a amperage rating of the breaker that is tripping? Very likely you have some items that are "on" in the RV that are overloading the circuit if it is a standard 20 amp household plug. The amperage from a battery charger, a converter, the refrigerator and the hot water heater can add up real quickly if they are set to electric.
- Moved from Forum Technical Support
- Not enough info.
Where exactly is this circuit breaker?
What is the load rating?
Are you using an extension cord?
Is it really a circuit breaker or is it a GFCI tripping?
More information gets better answers. - Is the circuit a GFCI?
