GFCI Tripping

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   Just got an 2018 179.  Has anyone experienced tripping of a GFCI outlet where you plug in the Campers power cable?   At first I thought it was due to a real long extension cord run, but I moved the camper and now just have a 25' heavy duty cord connect to the shore power cable, and it trips this GFCI outlet as well as soon as I plug it in.   It even does it with all circuit breakers in the load center (including the 30AMP main) shut off.

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CarlB Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 08 May 2019 Location: North Carolina Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Topic: GFCI Tripping Posted: 15 May 2019 at 10:21am
	Just got an 2018 179. Has anyone experienced tripping of a GFCI outlet where you plug in the Campers power cable? At first I thought it was due to a real long extension cord run, but I moved the camper and now just have a 25' heavy duty cord connect to the shore power cable, and it trips this GFCI outlet as well as soon as I plug it in. It even does it with all circuit breakers in the load center (including the 30AMP main) shut off.

offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Posted: 15 May 2019 at 10:39am
	It sounds like maybe a ground fault in the cable or in the connector on the rPod. Do you get the GFI trip with the cable unplugged from the rPod? If not then clean off any dirt, moisture, or corrosion on both the connectors on the cable and on the Pod and try it again.
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GlueGuy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2654	Posted: 15 May 2019 at 11:09am
	+1 to Offgrid. GFCI breakers usually trip for exactly that; a ground fault. Make sure your cord is good, then check the shore power outlet to verify that the power, neutral and ground are proper. Occasionally, I have seen the actual GFCI be at fault.
	bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost

Danielw1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 01 Apr 2017 Location: Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 115	Posted: 15 May 2019 at 9:16pm
	The gfi may very well be bad. You may have a ground fault condition but I would guess that the gfi just doesn’t like the load of the convertor. Try a non gfi outlet. I’ve had my 30A rv plug trip the breaker just upon connection. May be a fault of the convertor, there is no other 120v load that should be present when simply plugging in.