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110 volt circuit for wall plugs and plugs in bay

Today I went over and plugged in a couple of electric heaters for the expected cold weather.  Power went off as I must have overloaded the circuit.  Went to ck the GFI on the plug in the bathroom and it was not blown.  Looked under the bed and no circuits blown.  Where would the circuit breaker for the wall plugs be located?????  DAN
Dan & Shirley Stansel
2002 U295 4020 AGDS Build#6054
Towing Buick Enclave & M &  G Braking
Emerald Bay, Lake Palestine, Texas
MC# 16650

Re: 110 volt circuit for wall plugs and plugs in bay

Reply #1 –
could it be that the power coming in was the weak link and that one is tripped? If you had 30 or more amps as feed then that would not be it.
John H
Coachless, now use aircraft. 2003 Ford Travelair TC280 class C. Super shape. Just for 1 yr .
1994 Ford E350 ClassC,total renovation inside and out. Now sold.
2000 U295  36' Cummins 350 c/w Banks Stinger, Resonator upgrade,Solar, LED lites.Residential fridge with slide out pantry. Build 5674. Sold
ex 92 GV 022C ored Cummins. Sold
ex 95 GV240 cat 3116. Sold
2017 Mini cooper s & 2016 land Rover LR2 HSE  LUX.
jhaygarth@aol.com    SKP #130098
treat everyone as you would like to be.

Re: 110 volt circuit for wall plugs and plugs in bay

Reply #2 –
John:  Tks for the reply // power coming in is 123 on both legs at 30amps.  Think the power coming in is fine.  DAN
Dan & Shirley Stansel
2002 U295 4020 AGDS Build#6054
Towing Buick Enclave & M &  G Braking
Emerald Bay, Lake Palestine, Texas
MC# 16650

Re: 110 volt circuit for wall plugs and plugs in bay

Reply #3 –
 Just thought you may be running power on cheapo extn 16g  with 115 v, as some do in campgrounds I have seen.
Did you flip the breakers off and on again to check one is not actually on??
John
Coachless, now use aircraft. 2003 Ford Travelair TC280 class C. Super shape. Just for 1 yr .
1994 Ford E350 ClassC,total renovation inside and out. Now sold.
2000 U295  36' Cummins 350 c/w Banks Stinger, Resonator upgrade,Solar, LED lites.Residential fridge with slide out pantry. Build 5674. Sold
ex 92 GV 022C ored Cummins. Sold
ex 95 GV240 cat 3116. Sold
2017 Mini cooper s & 2016 land Rover LR2 HSE  LUX.
jhaygarth@aol.com    SKP #130098
treat everyone as you would like to be.

Re: 110 volt circuit for wall plugs and plugs in bay

Reply #4 –
Dan,

On ours, in the main (door covered) breaker panel, #3 is for storage compartment duplex.  We also know we have at least one inverted duplex outlet down there, so check the breakers on the open breaker panel there on the foot of the bed, too.

If all are on a single breaker, you might just have 15 or 20 amps available and more than one electric heater could cause the trip.
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320

Re: 110 volt circuit for wall plugs and plugs in bay

Reply #5 –
Two heaters at once probably did trip a breaker with only 30 A coming in. I have two 120v panels at the foot of the bed, do you?
No RV! Have hung up the keys.
In the past: 2016 Winnebago Era, 1994 Foretravel U240, 1995 Foretravel U240 (wide body), 1999 Foretravel 320, 36 Foot, 2003 Foretravel U320 38 foot,

Re: 110 volt circuit for wall plugs and plugs in bay

Reply #6 –
Michelle:  went back and read previous post on the GFI.  It could be bad but neither button moves.
Still unsure if a reg household GFI will work or do I need to get one that works with an inverter.  DAN

Dan & Shirley Stansel
2002 U295 4020 AGDS Build#6054
Towing Buick Enclave & M &  G Braking
Emerald Bay, Lake Palestine, Texas
MC# 16650

Re: 110 volt circuit for wall plugs and plugs in bay

Reply #7 –
Horace:  I saw only one breaker box but I will go back and look for a second one Tks DAN
Dan & Shirley Stansel
2002 U295 4020 AGDS Build#6054
Towing Buick Enclave & M &  G Braking
Emerald Bay, Lake Palestine, Texas
MC# 16650

Re: 110 volt circuit for wall plugs and plugs in bay

Reply #8 –
Dan,
I had a very similar experience while running two space heaters.  Turned out the black wire feeding the GFI outlet became hot (thermally) and created an open.  I replaced it with a new household GFI.  Later I added an outlet for a space heater that is tapped off the roof AC power circuit.  I figure I'll never need both the AC and a space heater at the same time but I also don't have heater strips in my AC units.
John Fitzgerald
1991 U300 (SAI) Side Aisle Island Bed 40'
Detroit 6V92 with Allison Retarder
Meridian (Boise), Idaho

Re: 110 volt circuit for wall plugs and plugs in bay

Reply #9 –
John I am going to turn on the heat strips in the ac for tonight and tomorrow.  I will run an extension cord for a light bulb in the hot water heater bay and one in the utility bay and all should be fine.  It is stored inside of a warehouse so should be snug.  DAN
Dan & Shirley Stansel
2002 U295 4020 AGDS Build#6054
Towing Buick Enclave & M &  G Braking
Emerald Bay, Lake Palestine, Texas
MC# 16650

Re: 110 volt circuit for wall plugs and plugs in bay

Reply #10 –
Horace:  Your are correct and tks for the info.  Found the other breaker box (no cover) bottom breaker flipped.  Flipped back on and all is back to normal.  Great info.  DAN
Dan & Shirley Stansel
2002 U295 4020 AGDS Build#6054
Towing Buick Enclave & M &  G Braking
Emerald Bay, Lake Palestine, Texas
MC# 16650

Re: 110 volt circuit for wall plugs and plugs in bay

Reply #11 –
Quote from: Dan J. Stansel –
Found the other breaker box (no cover) bottom breaker flipped. 

Yup - that second (no cover) breaker panel is for the circuits powered off the inverter.
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320

Re: 110 volt circuit for wall plugs and plugs in bay

Reply #12 –
Michelle: Good to know where the breakers are for the inverter provided power.  I never looked for these before even found the electric switch for the hot water heater and the block heater.  Two other fuse boxes for 24  volt system. Tks Guys.  DAN
Dan & Shirley Stansel
2002 U295 4020 AGDS Build#6054
Towing Buick Enclave & M &  G Braking
Emerald Bay, Lake Palestine, Texas
MC# 16650