Electrical shocks problem

I would check the refer 120 volt element. It could be going to ground.

From your description it's likely that you still have a ground fault which is now masked by a good ground. Plug the rig into a GFCI to make sure it's OK.

Good for you and even more, glad it's safe now!

They probably disconnected the GROUND wire because it was constantly blowing the breaker.

Update -

I found it, it was reversed polarity and no ground. I was mistaken about making a new home run to the breaker box, that was for something else, I didn't wire this. But I had to buy another multi-meter the old one I was using quit working, and the first thing I checked was polarity and ground.

Whoever wired it had the wires on the right side of the box but the plug itself was upside down and the ground wire was not connected. I put in a new outlet, wired it right, and I took off the earth ground to the RV outside and no more shock, everything is good now. I did check the RV to the Earh ground with the multi meter, no current now.

Thanks everyone!!

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TenOC wrote:

Gdetrailer wrote:

TenOC wrote:
This is why I NEVER put plastic blocks under my stabilizing jacks. It may not be the best ground, but I want metal stabilizing jacks on dirt..

Metal jacks on DRY "dirt" does nothing at all to prevent shocks.

I understand and agree with what you are saying; however, metal jacks on dry dirt is a better ground than rubber shoes on dry dirt.

Not really.

In the whole realm of life laying metal on dry dirt presents a lot more resistance than a person or animals body will..

That is due to the fact that our bodies contain a lot of water plus minerals and salt, you then perspire which releases moisture plus minerals and salt onto your skin.. Takes very little moisture to make your body skin conduct better than metal touching bare DRY ground.

Not to mention, that metal tongue jack will be FAR away from say a RV door and the key here is the ground resistance will be extremely high between the jack and the RV door opening..

Your body WILL end up conducting MORE than the jack on dry ground in this case.

Dry dirt = extremely poor conductivity..

Damp dirt = better conductivity over dry dirt..

Saturated wet dirt = superior conductivity over dry dirt = MUD..

Properly installed 6ft ground rods at the service entrance = safest bet.

Ground rods are intentionally long and driven deep below the surface of the ground.

6-7 ft below the surface the dirt/rocks/minerals tends to stay DAMP, it is that dampness that makes ground rods work.

Metal on dry dirt does not equal a properly wired and grounded RV through the service entrance box as it is supposed to be done.

time2roll wrote:

Chipfo wrote:
It is a plug I put outside of my house, new home run to the breaker box, I did use the ground in the breaker box, I grounded it again at the plug just because I had the stuff. Now I have the RV grounded to that rod until I figure this out.

I am no code expert but I understand there should be only one earth ground and it should be at the first main supply panel only.

Please check the outlet that the Hot (Black wire?) connects to the smaller slot (brass screw) and the Neutral (s/b White wire) connects to the wide slot and the silver screw.

Oh, I do believe you are right about the Earth ground, it didn't even occur to me but I believe it gives the neutral several paths and that's not good, exception being if the box or plug is NOT already grounded, I will take the earth ground off and test he wire.

And yes checking the polarity of the outlet is next, I will do that at the same time I check the ground. I have been extremely busy but the camper has been unplugged when not working on it.

Thanks again everyone!

Chipfo wrote:
It is a plug I put outside of my house, new home run to the breaker box, I did use the ground in the breaker box, I grounded it again at the plug just because I had the stuff. Now I have the RV grounded to that rod until I figure this out.

I am no code expert but I understand there should be only one earth ground and it should be at the first main supply panel only.

Please check the outlet that the Hot (Black wire?) connects to the smaller slot (brass screw) and the Neutral (s/b White wire) connects to the wide slot and the silver screw.

Gdetrailer wrote:

TenOC wrote:
This is why I NEVER put plastic blocks under my stabilizing jacks. It may not be the best ground, but I want metal stabilizing jacks on dirt..

Metal jacks on DRY "dirt" does nothing at all to prevent shocks.

I understand and agree with what you are saying; however, metal jacks on dry dirt is a better ground than rubber shoes on dry dirt.