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car54Don
Explorer
Jul 17, 2021

power issue

'07,Itasca Sunrise. Returned home from camping last Sunday, everything was working good.
At home plugged into house to run fridge only, as going again soon. Fridge has been working fine for 5 days.
!! Today fridge reads no AC. Tried to restart on AC no go.
Switched to propane. Running fine on propane.
I pushed test on ground fault. !! Now it will not reset, no power at outlets. Microwave no power.
any help? thx

*update* ! got it fixed. replaced 2 GFIs.
  • gbopp's avatar
    gbopp
    Explorer
    Jul 17, 2021
    Did you check the power at the outlet where you're plugged into the house?
    Make sure you have power to the RV before you start diagnosing the problem. I don't think a GFCI will reset unless it has power.
  • larry_cad's avatar
    larry_cad
    Explorer II
    Jul 17, 2021
    car54Don wrote:
    '07,Itasca Sunrise. Returned home from camping last Sunday, everything was working good.
    At home plugged into house to run fridge only, as going again soon. Fridge has been working fine for 5 days.
    !! Today fridge reads no AC. Tried to restart on AC no go.
    Switched to propane. Running fine on propane.
    I pushed test on ground fault. !! Now it will not reset, no power at outlets. Microwave no power.
    any help? thx


    Pushing test on the GFCI will trip the GFCI. The reset button is typically difficult to push. Push it harder. If it truly won't reset, you may have a defective GFCI, or there is truly a ground fault.
  • enblethen's avatar
    enblethen
    Nomad
    Jul 17, 2021
    You have lost 120 volts to the rig.
    Reset circuit breakers in the rig. Turn off all breakers applying light pressure toward off. Then turn on main breaker if equipped, followed by each branch breaker one at a time.
    GFCI receptacles will not reset without having 120 volts present.
  • wildtoad's avatar
    wildtoad
    Explorer II
    Jul 17, 2021
    As above make sure socket you’re plugged into to
    Make sure you have power there.
  • jdc1's avatar
    jdc1
    Explorer II
    Jul 17, 2021
    Follow all the above advice, but first unplug everything in the trailer. Also, check the source of the trailer power (your house power)
  • opnspaces's avatar
    opnspaces
    Navigator II
    Jul 17, 2021
    As above check the power source. A GFCI will not reset if there is no power to it. It also will not reset if there is a true short or if it's faulty. But if there is no AC in the entire rig then your problem is further upstream from the GFCI. Check at the main breaker in the RV. Check for damage to the shore power cord. Check for power where the cord is plugged into the house.
  • bguy's avatar
    bguy
    Explorer
    Jul 17, 2021
    Remove any plugs in your outside outlet. It's also possible the outlet itself may have got water in it while something was plugged in. May even dry out and the problem go away.
  • 3_tons's avatar
    3_tons
    Explorer III
    Jul 18, 2021
    car54Don wrote:
    '07,Itasca Sunrise. Returned home from camping last Sunday, everything was working good.
    At home plugged into house to run fridge only, as going again soon. Fridge has been working fine for 5 days.
    !! Today fridge reads no AC. Tried to restart on AC no go.
    Switched to propane. Running fine on propane.
    I pushed test on ground fault. !! Now it will not reset, no power at outlets. Microwave no power.
    any help? thx


    Not all of your home circuits are fussy GFI protected…Find a circuit that is not GFI protected and using an extension cord, connect to the RV and see what happens…

    3 tons
  • Grit_dog's avatar
    Grit_dog
    Navigator
    Jul 18, 2021
    OP, you need to post more info or do more troubleshooting yourself.

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