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Old 10-09-2022, 01:25 AM   #1
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Splitting GFCI Circuit

What would be involved (as in how big of a PITA) to split my GFCI circuit? I would like to split the circuit in to two circuits. My bathroom is in the rear of the 5ver and the kitchen is in the front and all of the outlets in both are GFCI. Since it has gotten cooler it's 42 here right now, we have a small space heater in the bathroom. When the DW gets up she goes into the kitchen and turns on the Keurig Mud Maker and if the space heater happens to be cycling pop goes the breaker.
On a different note I can understand the need for a GFCI in the Bathroom and in the Kitchen near the sink but, why is the one in the Kitchen Slideout (no water near it) on it? Sometimes we may need to use the Ninja Air Fryer and let's say the NuWave induction cook top and can only use one at a time because everything other than the Microwave is on the same circuit.
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Old 10-09-2022, 02:51 AM   #2
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I am guessing that the Romex in your trailer isn’t heavy enough, and it’s part of a safety feature. We use oil filled radiators in our trailer, as far as I know they use less amps.
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Old 10-09-2022, 04:42 AM   #3
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Well might be easier to add a circuit, that is what we did. found some popup outlets and attached to a new GFCI and feed two pop up outlets from it in the kitchen.
We also heat with RV Comfort Systems Cheap Heat, and that is on its own 30 amp 240 volt breaker.
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Old 10-09-2022, 06:13 AM   #4
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You have to add a circuit to "split a circuit" as you describe. A new breaker and wire from the breaker to the outlet and remove the existing wire to that outlet at it's last connection upstream. I hope that makes sense.

Sometimes it's easier to add a breaker to the panel and add another box and receptical near the panel. Remove the panel cover and pull the panel out a little bit (all power disconnected) and see where you can run a new wire. If there access and sufficient space close by to add an outlet.
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Old 10-09-2022, 06:20 AM   #5
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If you wanna go thru the hassle of dropping coroplast to get access to the quick splices for some of those wall outlets in can be done. some splices will be located down inside a lower cabinet on the floor way at the back..

My floorplan 3010Re is of course different and my slide wall 120 outlets are not GFI protected.. only the bathroom and the island sink outlets are protected via GFCI..

the main kitchen wall outlets are unprotected...
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Old 10-10-2022, 02:09 AM   #6
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Thanks for all the replies. I won't be doing any mods until we finish up our time on the road on October 30th. Yesterday while looking at the breakers I noticed two that we don't use, they are for the washer and dryer and the closet for them is in the bathroom so now the space is now hooked up to one of them. I like the idea of the popup outlet and will probably put one on it's on circuit in the Kitchen slide out and leave the GFCI alone. It shouldn't be too hard to run as the breaker panel is less than 10' away from where I want to run power.
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