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Popping breakers at Night! stumped

Usmcsousa
Explorer
Explorer
any assistance is appreciated. we have been at a campground for about 5 weeks now and haven't had any issue up until recently. About 4 nights ago at about 1 am, our coach lost all 120v power, I checked the interior breaker box and had no tripped breakers, I manually reset all of them anyway just to be sure. Next I went to the Power Pole and saw that the 50amp outlet breaker had been tripped so I reset it and got 120v power back for about 30 seconds before tripping again. After the second trip, the power would not come back to the 50amp outlet. I used my 50 to 30amp dog bone and connected to the 30 amp and had power, no issues for the rest of the night. the next day DW ran the Coffee pot with both roof airs running and popped the 30amp exterior breaker. I tried connecting back up to the 50amp outlet and had 120 power all day without issues. Temps have been at 95+ degrees. Both ACs running, TV coffee pot microwave ect. nothing was tripping. then again the Second night around midnight, same ol story, couldn't get 50amp to work, changed over to 30amp for the night. now at night we only have one of the two ACs on, and obviously no TV or microwave use ect. This has me stumped. The camp ground is almost completely full, and the few open sites are really cruddy( next to dumpster,or very small) I don't really want to change sites Ive asked the Camp host to send someone to check on the condition of the power pole, said they put in a work order and recommended I change sites.
Do y'all think there could be something going on in my rig that's causing this? usually when I've had power issues, its the inside breakers that will pop before the outside. We are in a 36ft Class A with 50amp service.
Home is where the Marine Corps sends me.
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time2roll
Nomad
Nomad
Open the breaker panel in the RV. Most branch circuits should be labeled.

Each set of branch circuits will be next to a 50 amp main breaker.
L1 & L2 refer to the main breakers and then listed what is associated (connected) with each main.

Usmcsousa
Explorer
Explorer
smkettner wrote:
Could be a weak breaker. But need to see the breaker map to determine if too much is on one side.

Like this:

L1:

A/C 1
Microwave
fridge
coffee
convenience outlets

L2:

A/C 2
hair drier
water heater
converter
ice maker
convenience outlets

call me ignorant, but where would I find this information?
Home is where the Marine Corps sends me.

Usmcsousa
Explorer
Explorer
Thank you all for the opinions, I figured it was the power pole at fault, but I've been wrong many times before. I'm hoping I can hold off changing sites until they can Get it fixed. 70ft pull through under two massive oak trees is hard to give up!
Home is where the Marine Corps sends me.

time2roll
Nomad
Nomad
Could be a weak breaker. But need to see the breaker map to determine if too much is on one side.

Like this:

L1:

A/C 1
Microwave
fridge
coffee
convenience outlets

L2:

A/C 2
hair drier
water heater
converter
ice maker
convenience outlets

MrWizard
Moderator
Moderator
You and everybody else is doing the same thing
Unless you change site
You got no option but to limit power use, until the outlet and breakers are replaced
Time to use the 30 amp and start power management classes for the family
Usually is the 30 amp that is over worked and worn out
I can explain it to you.
But I Can Not understand it for you !

....

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Mandalay_Parr
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I strongly suspect the campground pedestal is at fault.
See if they will expedite a service electrician.
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MEXICOWANDERER
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Circuit breakers wear out. A dual pole breaker has more krap inside to anneal and lean on a shovel. Most power pole connections are so corroded and ugly they would make Jed Clampett gag.

Old-Biscuit
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Power pedestal 50A receptacle worn----bad contacts

Power pedestal 30A ---you overloaded

Change sites
Is it time for your medication or mine?


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