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Outlets Died

OK. I went to use the outlet in the main storage, which has ALWAYS worked. Nothing. Checked all the breakers at the bed. None tripped. Checked the outlet in the bay with the water pump.....nothing. Power is coming into the coach. I can clearly see 120/ 120 on the Magnum display. The only outlet in the kitchen area that was working was at the baseboard outlet near the kitchen sink. The outlets around the stove and sink were dead. I was going to ask the forum for ideas, when I found the GFI at the bathroom sink. I reset the GFI, and......yup....that was it. So.......how is it possible in a sophisticated coach like mine, that so many outlets are " downstream " of the bathroom GFI? The crisis occurred when Amy couldn't light the stove....we had plenty of gas, but no ignition. It seems to be holding up now, but I wonder if I can do any rewiring to avoid this in the future??
Glenn and Amy Beinfest
2001 36' U320
#5812
2014 Honda CRV

No Whining on the YACHT

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Reply #1 –
If you start getting nuisance trips on the GFCI outlet, replace it.  They don't last forever.
Roger Engdahl and Susan Green
2001 U320 3610 #5879 (Home2) - 2014 Jeep Cherokee or 2018 F150
Hastings, MN

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Reply #2 –
My want to keep a spare onboard also.
Old Phart Phred, EIEIO
89 GV ored 36' #3405 300 hp cat 3208 ATAAC side radiator, mountain tamer exhaust brake

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Reply #3 –
Quote from: GleamB –
but I wonder if I can do any rewiring to avoid this in the future??

Glenn,
Sure you can.  We now have 3 GFCI circuit rather than the OEM train system.  When we added the 2 new circuits we installed GFCI breakers in the breaker panel and did do some rewiring but well worth it.  We didn't increase the load in the breaker panel or system just split some things off so if we do have a trip we didn't loose everything at once.

Mike
Pamela & Mike 97 U 320

"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters."

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Reply #4 –
An outlet tester with GFCI tester is good to have on hand also.  Plug it in to each of the outlets and test if wired correctly.

You can easily check to see which outlets one by one are on the GFCI circuit. When you push the little test button it will trip the GFCI in the bathroom (or wherever it is) and the lights will go out. Resetting the the GFCI button (wherever located) will turn the lights back on.  I leave mine plugged in one of the GFCI outlets in the kitchen where I can easily access it and see it all the time.

Jerry
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Jerry and Cindy Maddux
1993 U300/36WTBI DD6v92TA
build 4271  "Miss Lou"
1995 suzuki sidekick 4x4 toad
Gulfport, Ms

"Pride of Ownership"

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Reply #5 –
Turn all the breakers off then on regardless of their look
"Riding and rejoicing"
Bob
1997 U320 40' Mid entry, build 5132,  wtbi ce27, 4th owner
2007 Solara convertible
2 prodeco tech outlaw ss electric bikes

1095 watts solar
08 Ls 460 and a sc430
2000 Ford F-250 superduty 4x4
 

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Reply #6 –
My house is wired the same way with a handful of GFCI outlets each controllong several downstream outlets. The national electrical codes allow/require this for kitchen bathroom and exterior outlets so I would  assume the same for motorhomes.
GFCI'S are designed to protect human life so some inconveniences are certainly understandable.

Steve
Steve & Sandy
2003 U320 4220 WCDS, build#6160
Motorcade #17794
USMC '67-'71