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03-19-2017, 11:20 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: North of Danbury, Wisconsin
Trailer: 2018 Escape 21C
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The trailer's service cord should not be plugged into the 30 amp pedestal receptacle under load. Plugging in under load can damage the pedestal's 30 amp receptacle and the male cord cap on the trailer's service cord . Shutting off the pedestal's 30 amp circuit breaker , plugging in the cord and then turning the 30 amp breaker back on will solve this problem . But this method can damage the pedestals 30 amp breaker if the 30 amp circuit is under load.
Turning off the trailer's circuit breakers and then turning them back on under load is also a poor practice.
Most people are only worried about damaging their trailer and not about damaging the campgrounds pedestal .
The reason that many campground pedestal receptacles and breakers are damaged is from abuse by campers.
I have seen people plug / unplug their trailer with their A/C (s) turned on and then wonder why their trailer's cord cap has burn marks on the blades or the pedestal breaker trips or they draw an arc.
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03-19-2017, 11:40 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
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We are talking about the same thing, there is really only one main breaker, the one at the power pedestal, if it is off then so is your trailer main breaker. If your pedestal does not have a main breaker, then use your in house unit. But convenience wise, use the one outside your trailer.
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Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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03-19-2017, 11:54 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: North Van., British Columbia
Trailer: 2014 Escape 19, sold; 2019 Escape 21, Sept. 2019
Posts: 8,743
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Donna D.
Plug in, flip on and THEN go inside the trailer and turn on a light to see if there is power.
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That was in the old days. Now all you have to do is peek in and see if the microwave display is on.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Bennett
At the risk of being labelled a smart ass, the main breaker is the one labelled MAIN.
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Better you than me.
You don't have to kneel down, you can do it by feel. Just reach down and feel for the top breaker.
Ron
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03-19-2017, 11:59 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
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Actually you have to wait 2 minutes if you have the EMS, but it will be blinking...
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Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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03-19-2017, 12:01 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 11,023
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron in BC
That was in the old days. Now all you have to do is peek in and see if the microwave display is on.
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Yep there is that... as long as you have a microwave
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03-19-2017, 12:04 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: North Van., British Columbia
Trailer: 2014 Escape 19, sold; 2019 Escape 21, Sept. 2019
Posts: 8,743
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Donna D.
Yep there is that... as long as you have a microwave
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If you don't then you're still in the old days.
Ron
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03-19-2017, 12:30 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Trailer: 2017 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 15,532
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron in BC
If you don't then you're still in the old days.
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Then I'm a young guy in the olden days.
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2015 Ford F150 Lariat 3.5L EcoBoost
2009 Escape 19 (previous)
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03-19-2017, 12:51 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: North Van., British Columbia
Trailer: 2014 Escape 19, sold; 2019 Escape 21, Sept. 2019
Posts: 8,743
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Bennett
Then I'm a young guy in the olden days.
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More like, in your dreams.
Ron
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03-19-2017, 01:03 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Southwick, Massachusetts
Trailer: None, sold my 2014 5.0TA
Posts: 7,124
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Iowa Dave
I turn all breakers off when leaving, only the 30 is turned on when I hook up unless I need the 50.
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Must be the reason I find the breakers off when I get to a site.
Never heard of this turning on/off the breakers before, easy enough to do, at least on the power pole.
Come to think of it, until I got the Escape and started long trips I rarely went to camp grounds with any kind of hookups.
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Bob
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03-19-2017, 01:26 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
Posts: 26,268
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Quote:
Originally Posted by padlin
Must be the reason I find the breakers off when I get to a site.
Never heard of this turning on/off the breakers before, easy enough to do, at least on the power pole.
Come to think of it, until I got the Escape and started long trips I rarely went to camp grounds with any kind of hookups.
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Welcome back, Bob....
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Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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03-19-2017, 01:55 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Trailer: 2017 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 15,532
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron in BC
More like, in your dreams.
Ron
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Well, at 59 I bet I am well below the average here.
And as a bonus, I don't act anywhere near my age.
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2017 Escape 5.0 TA
2015 Ford F150 Lariat 3.5L EcoBoost
2009 Escape 19 (previous)
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03-19-2017, 02:05 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Olathe, Kansas
Trailer: 2015 21ft Escape "Spirit of the Plains", 2014 GMC Sierra with max tow package
Posts: 1,100
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I just check that things are off in the trailer, especially the electric on the water heater, and then plug in or unplug. Have never had a problem with anything. Loren
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03-19-2017, 02:12 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Oswego, New York
Trailer: 2017 Escape 21C, 2018 Ford F150
Posts: 5,363
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron in BC
That was in the old days. Now all you have to do is peek in and see if the microwave display is on.
Better you than me.
You don't have to kneel down, you can do it by feel. Just reach down and feel for the top breaker.
Ron
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If mine ever blinks I'm heading for the hills - it is stored under the bed! Of course it could happen - I just left Roswell, NM...
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03-19-2017, 03:55 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Trailer: 1979 Boler B1700
Posts: 14,935
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
We are talking about the same thing, there is really only one main breaker, the one at the power pedestal...
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The MAIN breaker in the trailer is indeed the main breaker for the trailer.
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03-19-2017, 04:46 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Benton County, Iowa
Trailer: 2013 Escape 21 Classic Number 6, pulled by 2018 Toyota Highlander
Posts: 8,235
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Can't argue with that!
Dave
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03-19-2017, 07:00 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Houston, Texas
Trailer: '87 Bigfoot 20DLX 5er (sold) - 2017 Escape 5.0 TA: Sep-17
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No one mentioned testing the power before plugging in the trailer. I was told to ALWAYS test the power both with a tester and then with a power probe to make sure the correct hole is hot. Surely I can't be the only one who does this.
I'll have an EMS on my new trailer, but I still plan to test the power at the pedestal.
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03-19-2017, 07:07 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Trailer: 2009 Escape 17B 2020 Toyota Highlander XLE
Posts: 17,136
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It occurs to me that I can't plug my tester into the power pole. I would need an adapter.
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03-19-2017, 07:14 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Ventura County, California
Trailer: 2013 19 Escape
Posts: 7,204
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ReagentGrade
No one mentioned testing the power before plugging in the trailer. I was told to ALWAYS test the power both with a tester and then with a power probe to make sure the correct hole is hot. Surely I can't be the only one who does this.
I'll have an EMS on my new trailer, but I still plan to test the power at the pedestal.
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Nope my brother told me to do that and even gave me a tester . Pat
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03-19-2017, 07:52 PM
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#39
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: O town, British Columbia
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21 "Lightning"
Posts: 1,467
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ReagentGrade
No one mentioned testing the power before plugging in the trailer. I was told to ALWAYS test the power both with a tester and then with a power probe to make sure the correct hole is hot. Surely I can't be the only one who does this.
I'll have an EMS on my new trailer, but I still plan to test the power at the pedestal.
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Post 5 dude.
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03-19-2017, 09:38 PM
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#40
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Seatac, Washington
Trailer: "The Trailer", 2nd Gen 21' & a 2017 Tundra CrewMax in Blazing Blue Pearl
Posts: 2,888
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Found the MAIN breaker
Turns out I wasn't bending over far enough when looking at the panel while seated in the dinette. U-shaped, so I was basically right next to it. It's right under the lip from where I was looking at it, which is why I never saw it.
Yay! The crowd is thrilled that I found it.
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