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Re: installing 30 amp outlet
Thanks, I will try to get an adapter and outlet tester today. It is the 30a house breaker that trips. It is a GFCI circuit breaker. The second electrician turned off all the breakers on the trailer reset the house breaker then turned them on and off one by one. He said there are 3 separate breakers on the trailer that cause the house breaker to trip. When I use an adapter with an extension cord to plug the trailer in to the bedroom outlet, which I did so I could run the water pump to winterize the water system before it gets really cold next week, nothing tripped and I was able to get that job done. My other problem is that I left it plugged into that outlet for 36 hours and it did not charge the battery. So I've had the battery hooked up to my dad's charger and will check that today. Thanks for all your help.384Views0likes0Commentsbattery not charging
So, since I haven't been able to use the 30 amp plug I had installed I used an adaptor to plug into a regular house plug to run the water pump so I could winterize the water system. Worked ok but the propane gas alarm was going off the whole time. I read that a low battery can cause this. I left it plugged in for about 36 hours and still no charge. Do I need a new battery? The date on the battery is 5/13. I've got it hooked up to my dad's battery charger now. More sighing.1.4KViews0likes5CommentsRe: installing 30 amp outlet
Thanks everybody. I should have mentioned that I specifically made sure he was installing a 30amp/ 120volt and not 220 volt before he started and it is a single slot. It is a dedicated circuit. I'm not sure how many amps the house has. It is a very small 1950s era house. The breaker in the garage trips as soon as it is plugged in. I also read that too many ground faults in the system can make it trip but the second electrician said that it still should not trip and could be a fire hazard. Could it just be that there are a lot of trailers out there that are fire hazards and no one knows because all the campground plugins are not grounded?238Views0likes0Commentsinstalling 30 amp outlet
We just bought a travel trailer (2008 cherokee) and had an electrician come to install a 30 amp outlet to plug it into. ($500) Immediately when plugging in it trips. We had a second electrician come and he turned off all the breakers on the trailer and turned them on one by one. He says that 3 breakers cause it to trip immediately, the microwave, the battery charger, and I think he said the a/c. He says he will need to follow each wire separately to find and fix the problem and not doing this is a fire hazard. Sigh.6.8KViews0likes29Comments
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