Happy Wanderer Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 I woke up this morning with no power to all 120v outlets, even the one outside. Everything else is working, including furnace, AC, refer, and microwave. I've flipped all three breakers off and back on and examined the fuses, even switching them around. My surge protector says 122v coming into the trailer. It's a 1998, so everything is bound to break sooner or later. Anything else I should check before calling a repairman? Of course, it's raining..... If I do have to call for repairs, I'm near Cottonwwod/Sedona. Any recommendations for this area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trailertraveler Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Check the outlets in the kitchen, bathroom and outside for one that has some buttons (usually red and black, but not always). Try pressing the one that says reset. Hope this helps and works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch_12078 Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Have you checked for a tripped GFCI outlet? Common RV practice is to have one GFCI outlet serving a number of other outlets. All the outlets on the left side of our coach and in the front overhead are controlled by the GFCI outlet in the bathroom for instance. Dutch 2001 GBM Landau 34' Class A F-53 Chassis, Triton V10, TST TPMS 2011 Toyota RAV4 4WD/Remco pump ReadyBrute Elite tow bar/brake system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Wanderer Posted February 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 A tripped GFCI outlet is what the problem was! Thanks, Dutch and trailertraveler for your speedy replies. If I was a morning person, it might have occurred to me..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalkie Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 While that ended up being a simple fix, if it happens again, you need to do some detailed investigating. GFI's do not trip for no reason unless they are getting old and are failing. In either case it is something to have repaired. My two cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl&Rita Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Of course, it's raining..... Reason enough? I have been wrong before, I'll probably be wrong again. 2000 Kenworth T 2000 w/N-14 and 10 speed Gen1 Autoshift, deck built by Star Fabrication 2006 smart fourtwo cdi cabriolet 2007 32.5' Fleetwood QuantumPlease e-mail us here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyKayakers Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 I woke up this morning with no power to all 120v outlets, even the one outside. Everything else is working, including furnace, AC, refer, and microwave. I've flipped all three breakers off and back on and examined the fuses, even switching them around. My surge protector says 122v coming into the trailer. It's a 1998, so everything is bound to break sooner or later. Anything else I should check before calling a repairman? Of course, it's raining..... If I do have to call for repairs, I'm near Cottonwwod/Sedona. Any recommendations for this area? Glad you found the problem quickly. There were some obvious clues in your initial post. The microwave is plugged into a 120v outlet. If your reefer is running on AC, it's plugged into an outlet. The AC runs on 120v. That would help narrow down the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsabouttime Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 It might be indicative of a bad gasket on the cover of the outside outlet. That might trip the GFCI. Replacing that cover would be cheap prevention if nothing else seems obvious. Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveh Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 This is a great forum, escapees. Great, fast advice. Dave and Lana Hasper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 It might be indicative of a bad gasket on the cover of the outside outlet. That might trip the GFCI. Replacing that cover would be cheap prevention if nothing else seems obvious. That is exactly what I was about to suggest. I have seen that happen more than once. The outside outlet is one of the reasons for the GFI protection. Since it only takes a tiny amount of leakage current to trip one, I suggest that you take a hard look at the cover you now have. Most RVs come with a plastic outlet cover and they do fail in time. I now replace mine as soon as I buy an RV with one of the metal ones from Lowe's or Home Depot. Good travelin !...............KirkFull-time 11+ years...... Now seasonal travelers.Kirk & Pam's Great RV Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skp51443 Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Once you have a good outlet cover get some good silicone caulk and put a glob on the back of the gasket so it doesn't fall out and get lost. The easy way to get a new gasket is to buy another cover... Learned that the hard way. First rule of computer consulting: Sell a customer a Linux computer and you'll eat for a day. Sell a customer a Windows computer and you'll eat for a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Wanderer Posted February 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Thanks, all, for the additional advice on replacing the outside outlet cover. I will "get 'er done." Daveh, I agree, GREAT FORUM. You guys ROCK! Hope to meet many of you at Boot Camp and Escapade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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