30Amp Main Trips ALOT

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Hello eveyone, 
We're just back from our 4th of July trip and are cleaning the Pod and unpacking.  Over the weekend though I have a growing concern about our Pod's electrical and/or possibly and AC problem.

The 30Amp Main breaker in the Pod trips a lot!!  It's happened at 4 different campgrounds so far, every place we've taken our pod this year.  And it has seemingly begun to happen more often.  In the beginning it happened more of when we were using the convection oven and the AC was running at the same time.  So we would turn off the AC sometimes when we're using the oven and then we could reset the breaker finish our oven work and then turn the AC back on and no problems.

Now over this weekend, the AC alone was on, nothing else in the Pod running on shore power except the fridge and no other appliances or anything running.  And the AC was tripping that breaker every few minutes.  I felt it and thought it was more warm to the touch than it should be and eventually after about tripping and reseting the 4th time or so it would instantly trip as soon as I reset it.  No other campers had any issues near us.

After a few hours of what I thought was letting it cool down and not running the AC we turned the AC back on for the night and it ran throughout the evening and night without ever tripping again.

Does anyone think this is a service issue?  I'm taking the Pod in sometime to have our oven door fixed soon anyways and wondered if this was something that's wrong?

Does anyone else's AC trip the breakers that often?  Also anyone that was at the Horse Park last week did any of yours trip then?

Input as always appreciated, a good solution preferred if ya have one!  

Happy 4th everyone, be safe out there and safe podding!!

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kymooses Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 01 Aug 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky Online Status: Offline Posts: 1807	Topic: 30Amp Main Trips ALOT Posted: 04 Jul 2011 at 1:53pm
	Hello eveyone, We're just back from our 4th of July trip and are cleaning the Pod and unpacking. Over the weekend though I have a growing concern about our Pod's electrical and/or possibly and AC problem. The 30Amp Main breaker in the Pod trips a lot!! It's happened at 4 different campgrounds so far, every place we've taken our pod this year. And it has seemingly begun to happen more often. In the beginning it happened more of when we were using the convection oven and the AC was running at the same time. So we would turn off the AC sometimes when we're using the oven and then we could reset the breaker finish our oven work and then turn the AC back on and no problems. Now over this weekend, the AC alone was on, nothing else in the Pod running on shore power except the fridge and no other appliances or anything running. And the AC was tripping that breaker every few minutes. I felt it and thought it was more warm to the touch than it should be and eventually after about tripping and reseting the 4th time or so it would instantly trip as soon as I reset it. No other campers had any issues near us. After a few hours of what I thought was letting it cool down and not running the AC we turned the AC back on for the night and it ran throughout the evening and night without ever tripping again. Does anyone think this is a service issue? I'm taking the Pod in sometime to have our oven door fixed soon anyways and wondered if this was something that's wrong? Does anyone else's AC trip the breakers that often? Also anyone that was at the Horse Park last week did any of yours trip then? Input as always appreciated, a good solution preferred if ya have one! Happy 4th everyone, be safe out there and safe podding!!
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Outbound Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 19 Nov 2009 Location: Oshawa, Ontario Online Status: Offline Posts: 767	Posted: 04 Jul 2011 at 4:22pm
	I suppose it could be a service issue - but I doubt it. Give it another weekend try, and if it continues, its time to replace the breaker. Breakers do sometimes 'wear out.' And, once they start, every break makes things worse and they break more often (or, better, really as they tend to break on less and less amperage, which ensures that they continue to protect against overloading and fire). Anyway, it sounds like yours was a bit sensitive to begin with and has gotten worse. Head to a local RV dealer and buy a new 30 amp breaker. You can find a list of acceptable breakers on page 2 of the WF-8900 manual.
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techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059	Posted: 04 Jul 2011 at 10:52pm
	Take a look at this post, so you can get a feel for how much each appliance is using. Certainly on a 20 or 30 amp outlet using only the A/C you shouldn't have a problem. http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723&PID=14737&title=creating-an-instruction-maintanence-manual#14737
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TerryM Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Location: Saint Augustine Online Status: Offline Posts: 1950	Posted: 05 Jul 2011 at 4:19am
	Mine would do that under certain settings. I can't remember what that was though. I would take it to the dealer and show them what you do when that happens. that would tell them what the problem is. Terry
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Tri-Pod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 17 May 2011 Location: Liberty Hill Online Status: Offline Posts: 112	Posted: 05 Jul 2011 at 8:29am
	We had that problem on a recent trip, but we were always pushing the max. First time we had the AC on, with the oven going and I was cooking outside with the electric skillet. When you include the electric water heater that is over 4000 watts. We kicked the main breaker on the shore power. So I switched the water heater to LP and cut off the electric water heater. It happen again several days later but this time kicked the main breaker in the camper. Again AC was running, oven and fry pan. From now on I will bring an extra cord to plug in to shore power for the electric skillet. On your problem I would replace the breaker and also mention it to the service tech at your dealer. They can check the AC to see what it is pulling which will indicate if it is operating normally. Best of luck. Clark.
	2010 PR 176 sold 2012 replaced with 2013 SP 240 w outside kitchen 2012 Toyota Tundra Crew Max 4x2 5.7L V8 Me, My Honey, and Max our GSP

kymooses Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 01 Aug 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky Online Status: Offline Posts: 1807	Posted: 05 Jul 2011 at 8:43am
	After this last trip with the first initial trips I was shutting things off to stop their draw of power. So no lights tv/radio off, outside fan unplugged. I had switched the water heater off and fridge over to propane. So with just the AC that 30amp breaker was getting pretty toasty and tripping on me. With the frequency having increased each trip out, I'm hoping my dealer will just say that the AC looks fine and change the breaker and hope that solves it. We shall see, but I do appreciate the info thus far.
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