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04-05-2019, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by hohenwald48
twinboat gets it right again.
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Too bad if he did.....he might have missed some good information here.
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04-05-2019, 03:47 PM
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I may not be right.
It looks like he has a tow behind trailer and there's a good chance there isn't a auto transfer switch.
I would still check it at the breaker panel.
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04-05-2019, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by twinboat
It looks like he has a tow behind trailer and there's a good chance there isn't a auto transfer switch.
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How did you figure out the OP has a tow behind trailer? I looked at his profile and saw no mention of RV type. A lot of trailers have built in generators, inverters and transfer switches these days. Especially toy haulers and 5th wheels. I guess I could have dug thru his previous posts to try to find out what RV he has but I didn't try that.
It would be helpful if folks would just tell what they have in their post, profile or signature.
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04-05-2019, 07:53 PM
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I think an earlier post shows he has a 2007 Journey. He reported other issues on the Winnebago forum.
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04-05-2019, 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by egwilly
I think an earlier post shows he has a 2007 Journey. He reported other issues.
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Yeah, I just searched his other posts and saw that.
If that's the case I'm sure he has a transfer switch, generator, inverter and shore power.
Maybe he'll get back and report what's going on.
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04-06-2019, 02:02 AM
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I was referring to " Persistent " who says he tested his 20ft, " Kodiak Cub ".
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04-06-2019, 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by twinboat
I was referring to " Persistent " who says he tested his 20ft, " Kodiak Cub ".
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I am not sure what you are saying. So to cover all issues: A Kodiak Cub is a TT and it is listed in my profile and in my signature line. It does not have a transfer switch.
Do some transfer switches in RV's also switches ground/neutral connections or do the have permanent bonded ground/neutral?
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04-06-2019, 08:24 AM
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How could a pedestal GFI trip if there was a ground/neutral bond in an RV?
This troubled me at first. After a few days of thinking about it the answer came to me.
Answer: GFI trips when current in hot wire is not the same as current in neutral wire. RV bonded ground/neutral would transfer some neutral current to ground wire. Neutral current in pedestal would be lower than hot current causing GFI to trip.
It is still an easy and valid troubleshooting step to test the resistance between neutral and ground at the plug end of the shore power cord. I agree, testing at the service entrance with the shore power plugged in is a more thorough test for RV's with a transfer switch.
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04-06-2019, 08:43 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Persistent
I am not sure what you are saying. So to cover all issues: A Kodiak Cub is a TT and it is listed in my profile and in my signature line. It does not have a transfer switch.
Do some transfer switches in RV's also switches ground/neutral connections or do the have permanent bonded ground/neutral?
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Yes, some? Transfer switchs bond the neutral and ground for generator mode.
Inverter transfer/pass thru switchs do the same.
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04-06-2019, 10:51 AM
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What happened to the OP and his thread about GFCI tripping when plugging into friends house????
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04-07-2019, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by KPC
RV has been fine using campground 50 amp power posts but when plugged into a friends house with a 50 amp GFI protected outlet the breaker pops .
Are campground posts GFI protected? Anyone know what could cause this?
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Sorry, been off grid for bit. Thanks for all the info. Have not been able to isolate the cause for the trip of GFI supply. Moved the shore power supply to a non GFI breaker in the house and took care og the problem.
I may have some type of short in my inverter as as a few days before arriving at destination I lost all shore power coming through my inverter. Inverter works fine but it will not pass shore or generator 120 through to outlets. Some outlets such as the washer/dryer outlet work as they have supply from main panel .
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04-07-2019, 02:37 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KPC
Sorry, been off grid for bit. Thanks for all the info. Have not been able to isolate the cause for the trip of GFI supply. Moved the shore power supply to a non GFI breaker in the house and took care og the problem.
I may have some type of short in my inverter as as a few days before arriving at destination I lost all shore power coming through my inverter. Inverter works fine but it will not pass shore or generator 120 through to outlets. Some outlets such as the washer/dryer outlet work as they have supply from main panel .
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This happens ALOT on different forums. I have always said 2 GFI's in series don't play nice. Many have disagreed with me yet here it is again!
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04-07-2019, 06:12 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KPC
Sorry, been off grid for bit. Thanks for all the info. Have not been able to isolate the cause for the trip of GFI supply. Moved the shore power supply to a non GFI breaker in the house and took care og the problem.
I may have some type of short in my inverter as as a few days before arriving at destination I lost all shore power coming through my inverter. Inverter works fine but it will not pass shore or generator 120 through to outlets. Some outlets such as the washer/dryer outlet work as they have supply from main panel .
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Look at the inverter, there may be a pushbutton breaker that's popped out.
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04-07-2019, 06:37 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cavie
This happens ALOT on different forums. I have always said 2 GFI's in series don't play nice. Many have disagreed with me yet here it is again!
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The problem is caused not by having two GFCI in series. It is caused by having multiple small leakage paths or one path in the RV on a non GFCI protected circuit so that the GFCI you're plugging into trips. It would be like trying to plug your house into a 200 amp GFCI outlet. With twenty or thirty circuits being supplied you still only need a 5 ma mismatch in the whole house to trip.
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