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Bubalu06 · 08-27-2012, 04:31 PM

Have 4 outlets in coach that aren't working. 2 in lounge, two in galley, one of which is GF. Worked on this for 3 days.

Had a Camping Connection service call & said, looked like one might have previously gotten wet. No other reason for issue. I previously replaced GF, but re-set button wouldn't work, prior to replacing. Service call put old GF back, charged me $169.00, and 4 days later, back to square one. 4 outlets, not working. GF pops, but CB's aren't affected. Camping connection suggested there might be a small hole on the roof somewhere where rain is getting in. First time w/issue hadn't rained for quite a long time.

Dr4Film · 08-27-2012, 04:49 PM

You have a small leakage that is causing the GFI to trip. Trust me, they don't lie. Especially after you replaced it with a new one and it did the same thing. Sometimes they do blow. I had to replace one of my GFI circuit breakers as it would not work anymore.

You may have to hire an electrician to trace down to find the small leakage causing the GFI to trip.

It doesn't appear that Camping Connection would know want to do but a professional electrician should know.

Dr4Film ----- Richard

bluepill · 08-27-2012, 05:19 PM

Bubalu:

If the 4 outlets you mention consist of 1 GFCI feeding 3 other standard outlets (Series Wiring), try this.
Disconnect the wires attached to the "LOAD" terminals of the GFCI. If you still have a trip condition, your CFCI is bad.

If the GFCI does not trip with the wires disconnected, you have a current leak somewhere "downstream" of the GFCI. If you disconnect one outlet at a time until the GFCI doesn't trip, you can isolate the problem outlet or wire run.

Rich and Cork · 08-27-2012, 06:06 PM

I lost power to the GFI circuit and the others on that circuit. The Alpine group on this site has done a nice job of collecting and indexing a lot of the build data on our coaches, including electrical schematics. I was able to figure out the circuit, but due to routing issues, not the exact cause. I ended up disconnecting that circuit from the breaker and re-routed new wire from the breaker to the GFI outlet.

Good luck.

calhyatt · 08-28-2012, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluepill

Bubalu:

If the 4 outlets you mention consist of 1 GFCI feeding 3 other standard outlets (Series Wiring), try this.
Disconnect the wires attached to the "LOAD" terminals of the GFCI. If you still have a trip condition, your CFCI is bad.

If the GFCI does not trip with the wires disconnected, you have a current leak somewhere "downstream" of the GFCI. If you disconnect one outlet at a time until the GFCI doesn't trip, you can isolate the problem outlet or wire run.

Your are correct in your troubleshooting technique. That is the way to eliminate either a bad outlet or wire run between each outlet. Probably an errant staple finally met its mark..

wa8yxm · 08-28-2012, 10:44 AM

Does your patio outlet work?

You tell me the GFCI trips soon as you reset it... Now since you mentioned only one of the galley outlets is GFCI I'm guessing the other is down-chain from it, as are the two in the lounge and the patio outlet.

Often the seal on the patio outlet is not all that well sealed, rain gets in and causes exactly what is happening to you now.

Gary RVRoamer · 08-28-2012, 03:33 PM

You said the GFCI won't reset and that's a different condition than it tripping again immediately after a reset. The GFCI won't reset if there is no 120v power to the unit and that means the problem is further upstream.

But if it is tripping immediately every time you reset, then the problem is downstream from the GFCI outlet.