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08-14-2020, 08:54 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Carthage, TN
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Main panel in the RV.
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08-20-2020, 08:46 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Qualicum Beach
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Originally Posted by Papa of 7
Well you guys are great! I took the panel face off, two neutral wires were loose, one turned maybe a half turn, one a complete turn, and one was over tighten enough that it was cut into, it was laying on the ground bar, I guess messing with it allowed it to get a connection. These were all the white wires. Everything is tight now, hot side to the breakers were all tight. All of the heavy wires were tight, I even checked all the 12v connections. I believe you have saved the day, or week in this case. Thank you so much!
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A real EMS like Progressive Industries would have told you via an error code. That is why we recommend them over a fancy surge guard.
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08-20-2020, 09:36 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Picacho, Az
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Originally Posted by sonofcy
A real EMS like Progressive Industries would have told you via an error code. That is why we recommend them over a fancy surge guard.
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I totally agree with the absolute necessity of an EMS, but if I'm reading correctly where his issues were found/solved was after the EMS, either hardwired or portable, in the breaker panel so it wouldn't have detected any problems.
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08-20-2020, 09:46 AM
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Location: Qualicum Beach
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Originally Posted by travelin texans
I totally agree with the absolute necessity of an EMS, but if I'm reading correctly where his issues were found/solved was after the EMS, either hardwired or portable, in the breaker panel so it wouldn't have detected any problems.
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I may be wrong (and will contact PI to check) but I think that is one of the key benefits of an EMS, it checks the output as well as the input.
In any case they are still a mandatory addition to an RV to protect against all the problems that RV parks have.
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08-20-2020, 09:58 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Carthage, TN
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I got the Southwire EMS on Monday just as I was about to leave for the campground, hooked up and working fine.
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08-20-2020, 11:37 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: W. Texas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sonofcy
I may be wrong (and will contact PI to check) but I think that is one of the key benefits of an EMS, it checks the output as well as the input.
In any case they are still a mandatory addition to an RV to protect against all the problems that RV parks have.
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Check with them but I'm rather sure the EMS only checks the condition of the incoming line. That is one of the reasons folks like the hardwired units inside the trailer is because it then checks the incoming cable and connections. One of the selling points of the new Southwire SurgeGuard 34951? is that it is the only EMS that checks for an open neutral? beyond the EMS unit. (those statements are made from memory without going back to check, but, I have been looking them over in the anticipation of getting a new Surge Guard with the wireless remote).
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