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    Posted: 28 Mar 2021 at 3:52pm
From another prospective, my outlets and refrigerator on my #178 are routed through my GFCI. There must be an issue with it I am not aware of as neither of them work. I know the fridge is also run through an plug and outlet through the cooling hatch outside. There are no blown fuses or tripped circuit breakers and I'm connected to shorepower. I suspect a bum GFCI outlet. Is it a special outlet for RV use or are they your usual 112v house outlets? Anyone have an idea?
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It's just a common off-the-shelf GFCI outlet...but you should probably do some testing before you assume the outlet has gone bad. When you push the reset button does the outlet immediately trip...ie: button pops out? If it is doing that it's working as designed. 

Sometimes your shore power connection or the cord itself can be the cause, especially if it is laying on wet ground or passing thru a puddle on the way to the 30amp receptacle. Or maybe an outside outlet is wet, or an appliance or charger plugged in somewhere has an actual ground fault. It's been known to happen.

If it is DEAD...nada....no power at all, no green or red light....then maybe the breaker in the converter box is tripped. Check that also.
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New news. All the plugs were removed from ALL outlets and the GFCI was reset. I then plugged in the refrigerator from the internal outlet behind the vent panel outside. I then went inside and turned the fridge on and pop goes the GFCI. I
I think it may be the fridge.


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Might be some crud in the chimney...the AC element might be wet or dirty...do some checking on the back side of the cooling unit within visual reach of the vents...look for loose wires, dirt, spider webs, debris, whatever. 
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Okay, NEW New news. With the fridge unplugged, I attempted a plug-in directly into the GFCI and it popped. So in other words it's not the fridge.
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Simple fix, replace your GFCI with a new one.  When doing so make sure your are disconnected from both shore power and your 12v battery.
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Sounds like a cheap fix too! Yeah, I know they're not cheap.
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We've had some cases reported of moisture getting into rpod receptacles and causing gfci trips. If things have gotten really humid inside then I'd try drying out the trailer first. If not then replace
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Moisture? Getting inside an Rpod? Surely, you jest!
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