On our last trip, the GFCI outlet inthe bathroom tripped on our 2014 Keystone. After a rest all seemed well. Later in the day it tripped again. It has stayed tripped ever since. From what I can tell there are at least 5 outlets daisy chained on this one outlet, so none of them work. I have:Replaced the GFCI outlet with a new one. Still trips.Looked inside every outlet and insured no lose wires. Still trips.I should also add that I got the GFCI not to trip by removing all the outlets from the GFCI box, but once I put the second white wire back in it trips. What am I missing here?

Where are you plugging in at to test this? If at home and you are on a GFI protected circuit from the house sometimes they don't play well together with the trailer. If at a campground, I would check for a loose wire on the converter.(actually the circuit breaker)

bob213 wrote:Where are you plugging in at to test this? If at home and you are on a GFI protected circuit from the house sometimes they don't play well together with the trailer. If at a campground, I would check for a loose wire on the converter.Thanks. I will look at the converter. I added a little to my comments above.

It's probably the fridge's heater that's tripping it. Try unplugging to see if it still pops - if so then replace the element.

One other thought: GFI outlets can go bad. I'm not an electrician and I have no idea how to test the outlet, but before you start replacing big things maybe have an electrician check the outlet. Just saying.

Your statement "GFCI not to trip by removing all the outlets from the GFCI box, but once I put the second white wire back in it trips...." caught my eye. I assume you are talking about the white "load" wire. If yes, unplug things on this load wire - to see which specific item is making the GFCI outlet trip. For visual, see normal outlets on right side of GFCI outlet within - click here - Note: Remember to check the normal looking outlet on external side the TT as well..

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Huntindog
Explorer
Sep 05, 2016
budwich wrote:
OK... let's start this again....

"I should also add that I got the GFCI not to trip by removing all the outlets from the GFCI box, but once I put the second white wire back in it trips."

What's on / associated with that wire???? where is it actually attached?

I am pretty sure the OP doesn't have much of an understanding of how this works. I am also pretty sure that the above statement means that the INCOMING power to the GFI doesn't cause it to trip (perfectly fine) but when he hooks up the other white wire (the one going to the protected outlets down the line) it trips.

That would almost always mean one of those outlets is bad. He needs to disconnect them all, check for tripping, if not tripping reconnect the closest outlet ONLY. If no trip, then reconnect the next closest one, etc, until the one that is causing the trip is found... Mine was an outside outlet that was daisy chained with a bunch of inside outlets. That took me awhile to figure out, as I "assumed" it was on a different circuit. What was interesting, was the bad outlet looked perfectly fine, even when I took it apart. But there was something about it that just wasn't right.

After all of my time and trouble, when I identified the bad outlet, I remembered using a dremel tool on that outlet and stalling it. I am sure that somehow caused the problem.
budwich
Explorer
Sep 05, 2016
OK... let's start this again....

"I should also add that I got the GFCI not to trip by removing all the outlets from the GFCI box, but once I put the second white wire back in it trips."

What's on / associated with that wire???? where is it actually attached?
hohenwald48
Explorer
Sep 05, 2016
hohenwald48 wrote:
budwich wrote:
hohenwald48 wrote:
huntindog and budwich,

OP claims to have already done all that (4 posts up from here) with no luck. I guess I'm at a loss. Most problems can be tracked down using methodical and logical troubleshooting methods.

I don't agree with your "take". He said he "checked" the outlets. the form of the "check" was never identified. IF those were done correctly, then there are significant "gremlins" in the system.

Here's what the OP said "Thanks for your comments. Did all that - all accept removing the micro to check its connection." I took that to mean he "did all that".
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hohenwald48
Explorer
Sep 05, 2016
budwich wrote:
hohenwald48 wrote:
huntindog and budwich,

OP claims to have already done all that (4 posts up from here) with no luck. I guess I'm at a loss. Most problems can be tracked down using methodical and logical troubleshooting methods.

I don't agree with your "take". He said he "checked" the outlets. the form of the "check" was never identified. IF those were done correctly, then there are significant "gremlins" in the system.

Here's what the OP said "Thanks for your comments. Did all that - all accept removing the micro to check its connection." I took that to mean he "did all that".
budwich
Explorer
Sep 05, 2016
hohenwald48 wrote:
huntindog and budwich,

OP claims to have already done all that (4 posts up from here) with no luck. I guess I'm at a loss. Most problems can be tracked down using methodical and logical troubleshooting methods.

I don't agree with your "take". He said he "checked" the outlets. the form of the "check" was never identified. IF those were done correctly, then there are significant "gremlins" in the system.
hohenwald48
Explorer
Sep 05, 2016
huntindog and budwich,

OP claims to have already done all that (4 posts up from here) with no luck. I guess I'm at a loss. Most problems can be tracked down using methodical and logical troubleshooting methods.
budwich
Explorer
Sep 02, 2016
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Huntindog
Explorer
Sep 02, 2016
I had this problem once. It took awhile, but I tracked it down by disconnecting the wiring from all of the outlets. Then I added them back to the circuit one by one. When it tripped, I replaced that outlet.

It is just a matter of eliminating everything that is not a problem, which narrows down the problem until you find it.

Do it in an organized way, rather than hopping around on hunches.
jgschmieg3
Explorer
Sep 02, 2016
Would not having a battery hooked up be effecting this? I only ever use shore power.
jgschmieg3
Explorer
Sep 02, 2016
hohenwald48 wrote:
You have to disconnect what you need to disconnect to stop the tripping. Then reconnect each outlet one at a time until it trips. Involves going into each outlet box to disconnect the outlets down the line. The most difficult problem is figuring where each outlet is in the chain. It's all tedious but necessary. You could have bad wire, bad outlet, bad connection or any one of a dozen other things. You just have to keep digging. These kinds of problems are usually expensive to have fixed by a paid tech due to the amount of time involved. Good luck.

Since you've change the GFCI outlet itself it is likely a true ground fault and can be hazardous.

Thanks for your comments. Did all that - all accept removing the micro to check its connection.

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