Fridge running on gas only

[cajungirl77]

I have a 2016 Keystone Sunset Trail and my refrigerator is set to Auto and only running on propane. We have reset the GFCI plug in the bathroom but still not getting power to the two outdoor outlets (one being the outlet the refrigerator is plugged into).
Any advice as to what is going on and how to fix it without calling an electrician? The trailer is parked in a remote area and an electrician might be hard to find.

[MarkEHansen]

Check the circuit breakers in your power panel. Flip them all the way off and then on again (sometimes, a tripped breaker may not look tripped).

Have your used a meter to verify there is no power at the Fridge outlet?

There may be another GFCI outlet somewhere you haven't found yet.

[sahively]

At the risk of sounding insulting I will ask, is the trailer plugged into shore power? Just covering the basics first!

[Socaldave]

Originally Posted by sahively

At the risk of sounding insulting I will ask, is the trailer plugged into shore power? Just covering the basics first!

How dare you! 😁

[sahively]

Originally Posted by Socaldave

How dare you! 😁

I had a neighbor a few years ago that bought a trailer and wanted to know why he couldn't watch TV on battery. 😂

[JRTJH]

Originally Posted by sahively

I had a neighbor a few years ago that bought a trailer and wanted to know why he couldn't watch TV on battery. 😂

It happens more often than you'd think.... Salesmen "sell trailer features" to new, potential owners and frequently "omit the need for shore power".. Rather they "sell all the conveniences with no qualificatons of when they'll work"....

We get the question 3 or 4 times a year, "My television doesn't work when we stop for the night" or "My microwave won't turn on, what's wrong?".....

Invariably when asked, "Are you connected to shore power?" The answer is, "What's that?"......

[Weldon]

Just went through something similar. My outdoor outlet wasn't working. I ended up replacing 4 regular outlets attached to the 1 real GFCI, and then replaced the GFCI. I completed that yesterday. Using an outlet tester, I validated everything works now.

Tester:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Power-Ge...0542/206212329

The original 4 outlets (not the real gfci) are horrible. When removing them, not a single one wasn't broken (they pinch the wires only). Pieces fell off them when I removed the wires. I have 2 more on another breaker and will most likely replace them at some point. Nothing was difficult, but the most time consuming aspect was widening the hole to accept a shallow plastic box, especially the outside outlet. Each regular outlet was less than $4, and the GFCI was $23. I needed 3 faceplate about $1.25 ea, 4 shallow boxes for about $1.50 ea, and an outdoor waterproof cover for $7. For piece of mind, was happy to pay a little over $50.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Leviton-...-0DE/202066690

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Leviton-...-0KE/206001129

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Carlon-B...-UPC/100404058

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Leviton-...-00E/202059804

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Commerci...W1PC/300849073
The outdoor cover above isn't the one I bought but it's close. Mine is very shallow so it barely sticks out.

Would hate to know how much a tech would've charged.

Speaking of piece of mind, installed TPMS yesterday as well.

Good luck. Ask questions. God knows I do.