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01-16-2022, 07:07 AM
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Both tv outlets and fireplace
What do both the tv outlets and the electric fireplace have in common that I can check? I have already checked the breakers and fuses. The outlets that run off the GFCI are working and the GFCI outlet will reset. Still the electric fireplace and the tv in living room and bedroom do not work. Help😔
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01-16-2022, 07:09 AM
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Did you turn off the breakers and then turn them back on? Often times a “tripped” breaker won’t look like it has.
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01-16-2022, 07:59 AM
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You mentioned the GFCI outlet - singular. You will have more than one, did you check them all?
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01-16-2022, 11:01 AM
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Inverter issue? The TV receptacles often run off the inverter.
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01-16-2022, 11:38 AM
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Are any of these receptacles labeled 'gfci' by any chance?
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01-16-2022, 11:52 AM
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The fireplace is likely on it's own breaker due to the amp draw. You don't state if you are on a 50 amp or 30 amp pedestal. I'd start at the power pedestal if you are connected to a 50 amp panel. You've likely lost one of the 2 power legs coming into the camper. Open the door to the circuit breakers. The main disconnect breaker is in the center of all the breakers. All breakers to the left of the main are on one power leg, and all circuit breakers to the right of the main are on the other power leg. Look at the circuit breaker labels, if the fireplace breaker and other breakers on that side of the main are dead, then you've lost power to one side of the 50 amps.....either at the power pedestal or somewhere in between the pedestal and the circuit breaker panel.
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01-16-2022, 12:35 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WearyTraveler
Inverter issue? The TV receptacles often run off the inverter.
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Unless the OP has a residential fridge, a very highend rv or added one himself there won't be an inverter, especially not connected to the fireplace.
I'd have to agree with Markcee that there's probably 3 GFCIs on board, near the bath sink, near the kitchen sink & near the city water connection in the convenience center, one of those is probably the culprit.
If it's at the pedestal your EMS should detect both line voltages. If you don't have an EMS you need to get one ASAP & plug it in everywhere you connect to shore power. An EMS should be mandatory for ALL rvs.
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01-16-2022, 01:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Crystal
What do both the tv outlets and the electric fireplace have in common that I can check? I have already checked the breakers and fuses. The outlets that run off the GFCI are working and the GFCI outlet will reset. Still the electric fireplace and the tv in living room and bedroom do not work. Help
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We had a discussion here a week or so ago about trailer models that wired the fireplace and the A/C on the same circuit, and you had to choose one or the other (to prevent overload) by way of a somewhat hidden "light switch" inside a nearby cabinet.
That doesn't easily explain the outlets, though.
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01-23-2022, 07:26 AM
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Some outlets work others don’t. Had the same thing and went down the GFD path at first. Finally turned power off and started looking at individual outlets by removing them and taking off the backer plate. Found one in the line that had a wire disconnected, reconnected and put all back into place and all has worked since. The outlets are real thin in comparison to your home and can have these issues.
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01-24-2022, 04:59 AM
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Most likely he has a self contained wall outlet with lousy connection... haven't seen the OP respond since his initial ask for help
Only way to fix a self contained outlet with contact issues of the wires is to yank the junk fixture out and install shallow work box and residential outlet with screw terminals... pressing the wire back into the clips is just going to come back and bite you again..
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