Lost Power To All Outlets

[Injun Joe]

Hello to all--This is my first post. Wouldn't ya know it'd be a problem.

I have a new 50-amp coach and everything was working fine.

It was raining and suddenly I lost all power to the outlets only. Everything else works fine. I checked all the breakers/fuses I could find and they all seem OK.

I've only been an RVer for a few months.

Any suggestions? Thanks.

[RV Wizard]

Look for GFCI to be tripped. You will have to reset them. They could be located in the bathroom, kitchen or outside compartment. Also check the inverter; in outside compartment.

[Theberrys]

Here is a picture of our Inverter so you'll know what to look for. Notice the four breakers.
Dick

[Injun Joe]

Thanks for the ideas.

It's dark and raining. Prudence tells me it is wise to wait until morning. Will let you know what works.

[KIX]

INjun Joe, You cna look for tripped GFCI's inside the coach without going outside at all.

[Injun Joe]

There's only one and it's in the bathroom. It has no power to it and won't reset. I suspect the inverter is the culprit as others have suggested.

[KIX]

You're probably right. Your inverter probably has the push button resets. Very easy to do.......even on a dark night.

[Injun Joe]

Success !!

You guys were right. It was the push-button breaker on the inverter. An easy fix, but should I be concerned about WHY it popped in the first place?

Great forum. Thanks to all.

[Theberrys]

Sounds like some rain water got into the circuit somehow. I for one, am always concerned about water in the RV. So I'd check around for standing water after the rain. Water does a lot of damage over time and it could be the breaker popping is a blessing in disguise to help you find a leak.
Dick

[Injun Joe]

Good idea. I'll check it out.

[georgetown350]

I wouldn't be concerned unless it becomes a frequent occurrence.

[nbounder]

It's possible the rain got in behind an exterior outlet cover. Might look into that if it ever stops raining.

[MonacoMama]

injun joe... First of all- welcome to iRV2!
I am familiar with your problem...and all that happened is that you turned one too many things on at the same time that happened to be on that breaker.
Monaco tends to load up one string of outlets and it is very easy to pop that breaker. You can do a search in the Monaco Forum where many folks have found this out...you will also find a few posts by me...and at least one includes this photo of the inverter.


This is probably the first place any Monaco Brand coach owner should go....

You should also come down to the Monaco Forum...You will find tons of info that will be very helpful to you!
Again..welcome to the Forums...we do hope you visit & post often!!

[hillbilly3]

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Originally Posted by MonacoMama injun joe... First of all- welcome to iRV2! I am familiar with your problem...and all that happened is that you turned one too many things on at the same time that happened to be on that breaker. Monaco tends to load up one string of outlets and it is very easy to pop that breaker. You can do a search in the Monaco Forum where many folks have found this out...you will also find a few posts by me...and at least one includes this photo of the inverter. This is probably the first place any Monaco Brand coach owner should go.... You should also come down to the Monaco Forum...You will find tons of info that will be very helpful to you! Again..welcome to the Forums...we do hope you visit & post often!!

Yes, the manufactures put a lot of loads on it, but they are not continous loads. They make an educated guess at what will be running at the same time, if they sized the inverter for the total possible loads, it would be very large and cost prohibitive. Utility companys do this all of the time. The transformer feeding your house is only about 1/5 the size necessacary to carry the possible full load. They just oversize their fuses to carry any temporary overloads,