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Old 09-16-2019, 10:30 AM   #1
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Are the gfci outlets used in a MH the same as you would install in a house?

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The GFCIs in my coach are similar to household ; but; when I went to replace one , the new unit was 1/8" too wide to fit the wall box ; luckily there was only two small spots that had to be ground down for a fit. Fiberglass wall box. ( Possibly different GFCI manufacturer)

A note , If your replacing your own GFCI , before you disconnect any wires , check the original and the replacement for the location of the ; Line and Load wire terminals ; that can vary between manufacturers too.
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Replacement was easy, didn't fix the issue but it was easy.

There must be a fuse or breaker upstream. There is a breaker labeled water heater, so that will be my step.
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Any chance the non functioning circuit runs through the inverter and the C/B on the inverter is tripped?

Could you describe the issue ?

Friend with a 98 Diplomat was tripping the GFCI and problem was in the fridge ice maker.
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I'll check the inverter tomorrow. Thanks for the suggestion.

Before we left I tested the water heater on electric and it was fine. When we arrived at our first camp site , the water heater would not work on electric.

Further investigation I found several outlets do not function either. So my thought is that they are all on the same circuit.
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Water heater wouldn't be on an inverted circuit .
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Are the gfci outlets used in a MH the same as you would install in a house?

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Just curious, why wouldn't it?
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Just curious, why wouldn't it?
Water heater's electric element is 1440 watts , basically 15 amps of 120 volt power or 75% of a 2000 watt inverter's output , I'm sure that that amount of draw would drain a 4, 6 volt battery bank before the water was hot.
In any RV system I've seen the water heater has a dedicated 15 amp breaker in the main 120 volt panel.
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Did you have water in the water heater when you tested it ? No water burns out the element, instantly.

As mentioned, water heaters are not on inverter. They run on gas when not on shore power.

In most cases, when a GFCI won't reset, its because the is no power to it. Breakers down on the inverter often trip before breakers in the panel. Check there.
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Understood, thanks

I did have water in the tank, and it did get hot. So I think I'm good there.

I have a 20 amp breaker for the water heater and I have reset it several times. So I'm leaning towards a bad breaker.

Not sure how to test a breaker.
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Not sure how to test a breaker.

Volt meter set to AC power , remove the front panel of the breaker box , with the main breaker off, attach the voltmeter ground to the ground wire buss bar inside the box ; then turn on the panel main breaker , and touch the voltmeter positive probe to the screw that holds the wire into the breaker .

NEVER . touch the metal breaker box with one hand while probing with the voltmeter in the other; while the main breaker is on ; doing so could make you part of a circuit .
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Understood, thanks

I did have water in the tank, and it did get hot. So I think I'm good there.

I have a 20 amp breaker for the water heater and I have reset it several times. So I'm leaning towards a bad breaker.

Not sure how to test a breaker.
The only test for a breaker that trips when you switch it on, is to shut off the main breaker or pull the plug, and see if it stays on. That removes any short or overload on it.

If the breaker trips after a few minutes of being on, the test is to substute a new breaker in its place or get an amp meter and measure the amps that it draws before tripping.
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Swap it out with another breaker in the panel of the same rating and see if the issue moves with it.
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