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mesamie

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Topic: GFI house breaker
Posted: 30 Mar 2016 at 3:09pm

thanks for all of the tips from everyone !!

mesamie

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Posted: 30 Mar 2016 at 3:07pm

no, it was the little black triangular that the dealership thru in...now I know why !!

Ran up to Camping World and got a circular one..who knows what the difference is.

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Posted: 30 Mar 2016 at 12:35pm

Originally posted by mesamie

seems, so far, the culprit is the $2 adapter !! Swapped it out, no trip. Turned on electric Fridg., no trip

Good. was it the little yellow puck style? we have seen issues with them..

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Posted: 30 Mar 2016 at 12:02pm

seems, so far, the culprit is the $2 adapter !! Swapped it out, no trip. Turned on electric Fridg., no trip

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Posted: 30 Mar 2016 at 10:54am

I would check the duplex outlet on the exterior of the trailer and make sure it doesn't have mosture in it. Also in my trailer the cabinet under the sink has 2 electrical connectors. They are flat plugs. You should check and make sure they are dry and clean

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Posted: 30 Mar 2016 at 10:12am

Originally posted by techntrek

Originally posted by Retroactive

Yes. Any hardware store should have them. Just make sure to find at least a 20amp rated one, since that is what the RV shore power adapter is rated for.

The shore power plug is rated for 30 amps. If the current circuit breaker is rated for 15 amps, stick with a 15 amp outlet.

Good point, I didn't think about the house circuit breaker rating.

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Posted: 30 Mar 2016 at 10:09am

Have you checked to make sure you do not have any wiring issues in your house? I have owned a few houses that have had some previous remodeling, that there were mistakes in the wiring which were not obvious - until weird things like plugging in a satellite receiver for the TV. The older the house, the weirder it can get. A nice thing to have handy is a an outlet circuit tester:

http://www.amazon.com/Amprobe-ST-102B-Socket-Tester-GFCI/dp/B008E07HM2/ref=sr_1_3?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1459346862&sr=1-3&keywords=outlet+circuit+tester

mesamie

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Posted: 30 Mar 2016 at 9:42am

were any of those outlets not the actual GFCI breaker outlet, even though tripping a GFI ? and if so did replacing it solve the problem ? I replaced the GFCI outlet but did the same thing when plugged into an outlet on the same circuit.

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Posted: 30 Mar 2016 at 9:37am

Mine has done the same thing. Been using the same outlet on the house for 5 years and this year it started tripping the GFI. Did all the turning off breakers in the Pod, unplugging frig and microwave. The breaker it was tripping was the TV/battery charger one. Replaced the GFI on the house and back to working. On the same note and on a separate circuit in the house my wife's cell phone started tripping a GFI every time she plugged it in to be charged and I replaced it also.

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mesamie

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Posted: 30 Mar 2016 at 8:19am

thanks, I am going to try this today.
I didn't mention this before, don't know if it matters...I am actually plugging the Pod into a "regular" outlet, but a GFCI breaker on the same circuit trips.