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ktmrfs
Aug 21, 2019Explorer II
mikestock wrote:
All this brings up another related topic. I know I'm wavering.
My RV is in a storage lot where a, low potential, outlet is supplied for each camper. An AC unit or electric water heater will immediately trip the main.
We, pretty much, only plug up to keep batteries charged. Nobody loads anything of consequence on the inverter or 12 volt system.
Every motorhome owner I talk with seems to have a persistent problem with the GFCI's tripping. The only thing we all have in common is that we all have an inverter. Mine is a 1500 watt Xantrex PSW.
Is there something inherent with motorhomes that could cause this? I know the 15 amp connections an campgrounds are GFCI, but I doubt they are used by motorhomes.
if the trailer/motorhome has an outside outlet (which virtually all do) in wet weather moisture can build up in that outlet and cause enough leakage current to trip an upstream GFCI outlet. be it the breaker with GFCI or the trailer GFCI.
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