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Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 06-12-2018, 09:35 AM
Replies: 117
Views: 13,408
Posted By steve dunham
Trade practice is to only use crimp on wire...

Trade practice is to only use crimp on wire connectors with stranded wire
Many crimp on terminations are UL listed for stranded wire only
I have seen several instances of solid wires coming loose...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 06-03-2018, 03:53 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 13,408
Posted By steve dunham
NO what you are describing is 14/2 14/3. NM...

NO what you are describing is 14/2
14/3. NM consists of a black , a red . a white and a bare or green
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 06-03-2018, 02:40 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 13,408
Posted By steve dunham
How does one intend on running 2 circuits on a...

How does one intend on running 2 circuits on a 14/3 NM when the trailer service is 120 VAC
and not 120 / 240 VAC ? . The neutral would carry the sum of the loads and not the difference between the...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 06-02-2018, 05:05 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 13,408
Posted By steve dunham
The box you referenced is the exact box I was...

The box you referenced is the exact box I was referring to in my post and has internal cable clamps
They are much more rigid than the blue Carlon boxes The brown fiber boxes do not distort and the...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 06-02-2018, 04:28 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 13,408
Posted By steve dunham
I would replace the current metal box with...

I would replace the current metal box with properly sized brown fiber box with cable clamps . I would also replace the cable coming into the box on the upper left of your picture
There is a minimum...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 06-02-2018, 03:56 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 13,408
Posted By steve dunham
I feel no need to refrain from the truth . From...

I feel no need to refrain from the truth . From what I’ve seen of the wiring and plumbing in Escape trailers , Escape does NOT employ qualified electricians or plumbers. For that matter neither do...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 06-02-2018, 01:03 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 13,408
Posted By steve dunham
There is a huge difference between meeting the...

There is a huge difference between meeting the code and best trade practice
The pictures posted in this thread show a prime example of a poor wiring practices
The problem seem to be one of lack of...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 06-02-2018, 09:02 AM
Replies: 117
Views: 13,408
Posted By steve dunham
I added a separate 20 amp circuit to the kitchen...

I added a separate 20 amp circuit to the kitchen and split the microwave off from the kitchen circuit
I also taught code classes for journeyman electricians required to renew their state electrical...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 06-01-2018, 10:27 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 13,408
Posted By steve dunham
The metal box is required to be grounded The...

The metal box is required to be grounded
The grounding of the box cannot be dependent on the device
Normally the grounding conductor in the NM cable is attached to the metal box by means of a 10 x...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 06-01-2018, 03:57 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 13,408
Posted By steve dunham
In the area I worked in splices in panels were...

In the area I worked in splices in panels were not allowed except in certain and limited circumstances . The local authority having juristiction interpreted the code in that breaker panels are not to...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 05-31-2018, 08:03 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 13,408
Posted By steve dunham
Wires seldom break in the middle of a run . Most...

Wires seldom break in the middle of a run . Most problems are at the connection points ( Receptacle or breaker panel )
If you can determine which cable feeds the microwave , you can remove the...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 05-31-2018, 07:33 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 13,408
Posted By steve dunham
The type of outlets used in most RV’s and the...

The type of outlets used in most RV’s and the connection method employed are notorious for failing . The wire connection often come loose
Take a meter and check to see if you have a hot , neutral...
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