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Re: AC leaking like a sieve
jetcare wrote: It would be helpful to know what year or RV you have and if you have a Dometic or Coleman AC. If it is fairly new, the insulation foam will pull straight up and off. 1988 Toyota Dolphin with a Dometic Duo-therm Brisk Air. I still don't know which pad people are talking about. There is a pad, which does lift out easily, which is in the interior cover, so the one in the cabin. When I pull the cover off, inside that cover is a pad. It's fairly flat, and comes right out, although when I just now pulled on it, although it did come out easily, it tore. Seems a bit brittle, for lack of a better word. Maybe old.487Views0likes0CommentsRe: Metal camper step shocked my dog!
smkettner wrote: thomaskemper wrote: smkettner wrote: Has the supply been checked with a tester yet? Doubt there is anything miswired in the RV. Are you talking about the extension cord from the house? I didn't use the tester, but I traded it out with my neighbor's extension, and got the same result. Is this what you mean by "supply"? If you mean the outlet in the house, I am using a strip in the house. I'll go switch it out and see if there is a difference... What are you waiting for? The three light tester should go in the home outlet, each extension as connected, then in the RV. Two minutes max to verify the three lights indicate all is correct at each point. Ah, I see. Misunderstanding. I thought you meant the volt-meter, when you meant three-light. I don't have one. Good night.780Views0likes0CommentsRe: Metal camper step shocked my dog!
wnjj wrote: thomaskemper wrote: thomaskemper wrote: enblethen wrote: Close up of breaker 15 amp is a little too close! Have you located the GFCI receptacle? If you have disconnect the neutral and ground. Older units had an internal circuit. OK, this is an older unit, and I have not seen a GFCI. I don't know where to look for an internal circuit. And I don't know what one looks like if I did look. I'll post another picture of the panel. Try to get the wiring from the side... It takes a while to get the picture, send it to my mailbox, download it, and upload to IMGUR. Be back in a bit. People who have been involved in this keep disappearing, so it's hard to keep continuity here. I keep expecting this to be a conversation with one or two people, but once I get rolling, someone goes away, and someone new takes over. It's frustrating. So, here we have my meter. The first picture is the configuration I used all day, and which started out reading 00.0. Tonight, it is -00.0, and I get no reading when touching the truck with the meter grounded. I changed the plugs to the configuration in the second picture, and I get 2V, even with the amplifier on. I'm cursed. There are demons in my truck. And in my meter. What the h*e*l*l. Leave the black lead in the com (common) hole. Don't ever put it anywhere else. Leave the red one in the middle hole (like your first 'configuration') for all voltage measurements. Don't bother trying to use the top hole to measure current. Your last 'configuration' is nonsensical. Exactly. It's nonsensical to me, too. It was working fine the way I had it, and now that is not doing anything. 00.0. Did my leak heal itself? I'm letting it go. Things keep changing, not being consistent. It's late. I'm fried. Done. Have a good night. Thanks for your help.780Views0likes0CommentsRe: Metal camper step shocked my dog!
thomaskemper wrote: SoundGuy wrote: thomaskemper wrote: People who have been involved in this keep disappearing, so it's hard to keep continuity here. I keep expecting this to be a conversation with one or two people, but once I get rolling, someone goes away, and someone new takes over. It's frustrating. Seriously?! :h This is a public forum most of us visit from time to time for entertainment, not a personal technical service that exists for the sole purpose of serving any one forum member. :S Oh, o.k. My bad. I hope the entertainment is sufficient. :C Seriously. I did not know this. I don't think, of course, that the sole purpose of this forum is to assist me, and I think that's unfair, but whatever. I'm glad to have your $.02. I'm getting to know lots of people here.780Views0likes0CommentsRe: Metal camper step shocked my dog!
SoundGuy wrote: thomaskemper wrote: People who have been involved in this keep disappearing, so it's hard to keep continuity here. I keep expecting this to be a conversation with one or two people, but once I get rolling, someone goes away, and someone new takes over. It's frustrating. Seriously?! :h This is a public forum most of us visit from time to time for entertainment, not a personal technical service that exists for the sole purpose of serving any one forum member. :S Oh, o.k. My bad. I hope the entertainment is sufficient. :C781Views0likes0CommentsRe: Metal camper step shocked my dog!
enblethen wrote: Remove the cover off the breakers side. Post photo on that side. Some where near the shore cable entrance should be a junction box where the shore power cable splices to the rigs internal wiring. Check the connections there if you have not done it. Just a few minutes. I'll do that.780Views0likes0CommentsRe: Metal camper step shocked my dog!
thomaskemper wrote: enblethen wrote: Close up of breaker 15 amp is a little too close! Have you located the GFCI receptacle? If you have disconnect the neutral and ground. Older units had an internal circuit. OK, this is an older unit, and I have not seen a GFCI. I don't know where to look for an internal circuit. And I don't know what one looks like if I did look. I'll post another picture of the panel. Try to get the wiring from the side... It takes a while to get the picture, send it to my mailbox, download it, and upload to IMGUR. Be back in a bit. People who have been involved in this keep disappearing, so it's hard to keep continuity here. I keep expecting this to be a conversation with one or two people, but once I get rolling, someone goes away, and someone new takes over. It's frustrating. So, here we have my meter. The first picture is the configuration I used all day, and which started out reading 00.0. Tonight, it is -00.0, and I get no reading when touching the truck with the meter grounded. I changed the plugs to the configuration in the second picture, and I get 2V, even with the amplifier on. I'm cursed. There are demons in my truck. And in my meter. What the h*e*l*l.315Views0likes0CommentsRe: Metal camper step shocked my dog!
enblethen wrote: Close up of breaker 15 amp is a little too close! Have you located the GFCI receptacle? If you have disconnect the neutral and ground. Older units had an internal circuit. OK, this is an older unit, and I have not seen a GFCI. I don't know where to look for an internal circuit. And I don't know what one looks like if I did look. I'll post another picture of the panel. Try to get the wiring from the side... It takes a while to get the picture, send it to my mailbox, download it, and upload to IMGUR. Be back in a bit. People who have been involved in this keep disappearing, so it's hard to keep continuity here. I keep expecting this to be a conversation with one or two people, but once I get rolling, someone goes away, and someone new takes over. It's frustrating.220Views0likes0CommentsRe: Metal camper step shocked my dog!
smkettner wrote: Has the supply been checked with a tester yet? Doubt there is anything miswired in the RV. Are you talking about the extension cord from the house? I didn't use the tester, but I traded it out with my neighbor's extension, and got the same result. Is this what you mean by "supply"? If you mean the outlet in the house, I am using a strip in the house. I'll go switch it out and see if there is a difference...221Views0likes0CommentsRe: Metal camper step shocked my dog!
thomaskemper wrote: thomaskemper wrote: thomaskemper wrote: enblethen wrote: Rewire no! check connections. Can you open the electrical panel and post a photo? If the panel is new, there could be a main bonding screw installed at the factory that needs to be removed for RV application. It is normally a green colored screw that goes through the neutral buss into the metal housing. Did you run the shore power cable to a 30 amp breaker or attach it to the buss work? Unfortunately, my tools are on the roof, so I can't open the panel all the way, but here's what I have so far. Tell me if you need a closer look, and I will try to get a couple of different angles. I think I can probably see into the inner compartment a bit more if I come from the side. Unfortunately, my tools are on the roof, so I can't open the panel all the way, but here's what I have so far. Tell me if you need a closer look, and I will try to get a couple of different angles. I think I can probably see into the inner compartment a bit more if I come from the side. ************************************ I'm not sure why all three images did not come through but I will try another tack... ****************************************** I just noticed something: why is there a black wire going to the far left 15A fuse? Ground to hot? This isn't right, is it?220Views0likes0Comments
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