GFCI outlet is popping when I plug in coach
So, picked up our Tiffin 33aa from dealer for some various service issues. Went home and plugged in to same outlet I have been plugging into for a year outside. A 15 amp, exterior GFCI outlet that I j...
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ktmrfs wrote:houstonstroker wrote:
GFCI units (RVS) do not like to be plugged into GFCI outlets. My motorhome has GFCI breakers,. I turn these off while plugged in at my storage unit. Also GFCI outlets weaken over time. Leave your GFCI breakers or outlets off and plug in again.
GFI downstream shouldn't be an issue unless you have many many downstream.
If that was the case hair dryers, pressure washers, electric blankets etc. with built in GFI would be cause of trips and it seldom if ever happens.
Two things cause a GFI to trip (other than a failed GFI which does happen)
1) imbalance in current in the hot and neutral legs
2) a ground neutral short
either or both will cause GFI to trip.
to help isolate, trip the coach main breaker. if the GFI trips highly likely it is a ground neutral short. if it doesn't trip all the breakers but the 50A and turn on the 50A. if no trip turn on one breaker at a time till it trips. That's the faulty circuit.
breakers only isolate hot lead so a ground neutral short could be on any circuit if it trips with main breaker tripped.
If there is a surge protector etc. before the main breaker a fault in that could trip the GFI.
The OP is not plugged into a campground (non GFCI Outlet) he is plugged into a home GFCI outlet.
