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Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 11-03-2023, 12:03 PM
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Posted By rubicon327
Ground faults can be tricky!

Ground faults can be tricky!
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 11-03-2023, 11:39 AM
Replies: 39
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Posted By rubicon327
Hi Alan. This would only work if it happens to be...

Hi Alan. This would only work if it happens to be a hot-ground fault. If it is a neutral-ground fault the above will not work to help troubleshoot because the GFCI will trip regardless of whether...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 11-02-2023, 05:45 AM
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Posted By rubicon327
*With power off*- For the water heater you can...

*With power off*- For the water heater you can either pull both wires off the electric element at the bottom front of the heater outside and test OR turn off the water heater breaker in the power...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 11-01-2023, 10:32 PM
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Posted By rubicon327
With the power off of course open up the power...

With the power off of course open up the power center and check all the hot connections on the breakers, neutral bus bar and ground bus bar. Check the wires too. Something as simple as a ground wire...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 11-01-2023, 10:24 PM
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Posted By rubicon327
They can be bypassed with a switch on the display...

They can be bypassed with a switch on the display but that is just electronically. If a ground fault exists with the actual wiring it will still trip the GFI the trailer is plugged in to.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 11-01-2023, 06:59 PM
Replies: 39
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Posted By rubicon327
Having the breaker and/or power switch off will...

Having the breaker and/or power switch off will only help you diagnose if the fault is hot-to-ground. The GFI will still trip if it is a neutral-to-ground fault. As was said the only way to isolate...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 11-01-2023, 06:36 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,414
Posted By rubicon327
A bad GFI outlet on the trailer should not cause...

A bad GFI outlet on the trailer should not cause a house GFI to trip when plugging into shore power. It would only affect the GFI outlet itself and any other outlets downstream.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 11-01-2023, 05:32 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,414
Posted By rubicon327
Is your water gas and electric? If it has...

Is your water gas and electric? If it has electric heating disconnect both wires on the element as Jon said above and try to plug into your house GFI again. I had an element fry and fail...
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