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Old 03-08-2018, 07:38 PM   #1
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No power to mid bath gfi and downstream

I recently bought a used 2017 45OPP Allegro Bus and we are on our first trip with it. The gfi in the mid bath will not reset and the plugs on the kitchen backsplash as well as a plug on the fireplace and the plug beside my wife's seat, don't work. I haven't found any tripped cb's and the 2 breakers labeled GFI 1 and 2 in the closet are also not tripped. Where does the power to the bath gfi come from? I tried replacing the plug tonight with a new gfi and it didn't change anything. Anybody have any ideas?
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I also looked at the wires under the bed but didn't see anything obvious.
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The two circuit breakers marked as GFCI 1/2 feed power to the GFCI receps. Pull the cover from the circuit breaker panel and check for voltage there. If bad first reseat it in the panel. You can swap over another to verify. If good then check input side of the GFCI recep, etc.

I had a bad circuit breaker on the AV circuit last year. Swapped over another to verify.
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Check the plug in the front storage bay to make sure it has not been damaged causing a short that would trip that GFI in the 1/2 bath.
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Old 03-09-2018, 08:36 AM   #4
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Since you have replaced the GFCI outlet I would start checking each receptacle that doesn't have power. One of them is shorted to ground. Remove them from the wall and give them a good visual inspection you will probably find one of them with burn marks.
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Old 03-09-2018, 09:13 AM   #5
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If the breaker that is supplying the GFCI circuit is feed from the inverter, make sure power is passing thru that. Inverter/chargers have circuit breakers on them.
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If you can, try a different power cord from the coach to your source of 120v. And check for a 'power strip' plugged in somewhere, like near the AV stuff or TV. The power strip, if it has a 'surge protector', may leak enough current to trip a GFCI. Check your power cord first though.
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Old 03-14-2018, 11:16 AM   #7
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SUCCESS! Here's the update...

After several days of not having any galley power (plugs only) and my wife having to crock-pot in the bathroom sink, I found the problem! I took the two drawers out from under the front of the bed and there it was! I found a broken plastic junction box and 2 romex wires just hanging out under the bed! One was the home run and the other was the traveler downline to the bath on onward. The junction box had gotten crushed under the bed slide I suspect and the wires just pulled out. I spliced the two together and VOILA! POWER! Thanks for all the troubleshooting tips ya'll provided. It is what finally led me to taking out the drawers. Tiffin should address this issue with having a junction box just lying loose under the bed like that.
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Glad you found it, luckily there was no fire from the damaged box. It’s just amazing the number of owners that report finding a rat’s nest of wires under the bed..
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