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Old 06-13-2020, 10:35 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by LisaKarre View Post
Oh my goodness...I am so excited to be learning so much about our new travel trailer. I went to unplug the trailer at the house and noticed the trip button was popped and I hit the reset then plugged the trailer back in...voila...power!!! I'm sorry if I'm not using proper terminology...lol...but I'm very new at all this. So my thought is that the adapter and plug sitting in water tripped the outlet...sound right?
What you were plugged into is a GFI outlet, and that is what tripped due to the moisture at the connections. When you are plugged in at an RV park, or if you have a dedicated RV outlet installed at your home, it will not be a GFI protected outlet and you will not lose power when it rains.
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