Progress Industry 30 Amp Problem?

I'd SWAG that you have a faulty PI30. Is there a junction box on the PI setup? I remember someone posting about a similar problem that had a loose neutral wire inside their junction box on a PI product. IIRC, it was replaced by PI, under warranty.

Or I would suggest you surge potector was doing its job but yet you still plugged in directly with no surge potector....lucky

Did you wait the two minute delay?

If yes, then I would contact PI. They have very good customer service.

S.K.--- Could this be the issue?

There is a delay built into the Progressive Industries device. It sounds like your device is portable, that is not hard-wired; those devices have a 2:16 delay built in. That is, from the time you plug in the device until power is passed through it (assuming no power problems) there is a 2:16 delay - this is to protect the AC compressor when power cycles off then on. Maybe the delay is why the power did not flow to your trailer?

For a couple of bucks buy one of these so you KNOW what is going on at the pedestal. I don't plug anything in until I check the pedestal first with this tester. Can't tell you how many I found to have an open ground.

rockhillmanor wrote:
For a couple of bucks buy one of these so you KNOW what is going on at the pedestal. I don't plug anything in until I check the pedestal first with this tester. Can't tell you how many I found to have an open ground.

I bought one of those at walmart. the white and faint yellow markings on the label were virtually illegible. I returned it and went to Lowes and bought one that had a black background and yellow markings. much better.
bumpy

Thanks, everyone! I have totally forgotten about the 2:16 delay thing.

Most of the time, after plugging in the PI30 and connecting the power cable, I would go about doing other set up chores before entering the TT to turn on the A/C or other appliances. That takes a lot longer than 2 minutes. For the couple occasions that I described above, I think I probably had entered the TT right away after plugging in the PI30 (yes, it is a portable one) and cable trying to turn on something and found out that there's no power. Hopefully, that's what it was. I will definitely check this out the next time when I am out there camping.

I might also get one of these polarity testers. It appears to be a very handy item to have around as an additional insurance thing or for checking against the PI30.

S.K.

Just a quick update. Went out to the same state park the past week and proved that it was indeed the 2 minute delay at work - got E0 but zero ampere right after plugging in, then full power after waiting for a few minutes.

Thanks much for the help, I love this forum!