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07-21-2019, 04:21 PM
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Pet Peeves at Campgrounds
We are on the last leg of our 3 week trip so far all but one of the power pedestals were on which means people simply unplugged their RV like a lighted lamp or running fan. I thought proper electrical disconnect procedure was flip the switch off, then unplug. Does this bother anyone else?
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07-21-2019, 04:31 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by revbilly
We are on the last leg of our 3 week trip so far all but one of the power pedestals were on which means people simply unplugged their RV like a lighted lamp or running fan. I thought proper electrical disconnect procedure was flip the switch off, then unplug. Does this bother anyone else?
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07-21-2019, 04:38 PM
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Um.....so, maybe just flip them off, plug in, then turn them back on?????
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07-21-2019, 04:46 PM
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My wife complains about me lifting the toilet seat and then not putting it back down. I told her I remember to lift it to prevent it being wet as a courtesy to her, she can quit acting so helpless and put it down herself if I happen to forget once in awhile. Sounds like a similar situation. Turn it off, plug in and turn it on. No one's perfect, as nice as it would be to meet someone that is.
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07-21-2019, 04:49 PM
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Doesn’t bother me none.
If it’s off, yay- I just plug in.
If it’s on, oh well, I turn it off and plug in.
Then I turn it on.
Now, what did annoy me is the current place- seems a prior camper CUT the wires from the circuit breaker to the outlet for my site and the one adjacent behind me (50amp receptacles were side by side). No power to either when I plugged in yesterday. Seems the guy behind me was monthly and left in a hurry as we were backing in. The good: fired up the generator to get the A/Ca started and their maintenance guy came by quickly, diagnosed/fixed the issue equally quickly.
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07-21-2019, 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by ependydad
Doesn’t bother me none.
If it’s off, yay- I just plug in.
If it’s on, oh well, I turn it off and plug in.
Then I turn it on.
Now, what did annoy me is the current place- seems a prior camper CUT the wires from the circuit breaker to the outlet for my site and the one adjacent behind me (50amp receptacles were side by side). No power to either when I plugged in yesterday. Seems the guy behind me was monthly and left in a hurry as we were backing in. The good: fired up the generator to get the A/Ca started and their maintenance guy came by quickly, diagnosed/fixed the issue equally quickly.
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How the devil did the prior guy get access to the wires to cut them? He had to have dismantled the pedestal, what a jerk.
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07-21-2019, 04:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Daycruiser
How the devil did the prior guy get access to the wires to cut them? He had to have dismantled the pedestal, what a jerk.
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Maybe it was a copper thief?
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07-21-2019, 05:08 PM
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Doesn't bother me at all. I always check the breaker anyway before plugging in. For me, life is way too short to let things that don't effect me directly bother me.
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07-21-2019, 05:10 PM
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Nah, doesn't bother me any.. I mean what is it about 1.5 seconds to flip the switch off and on..
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07-21-2019, 05:46 PM
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Hi,
Getting away from electricity...
I really get aggravated when the pavement at the dump station is tilted away from the hole instead of toward it, or even vaguely level.
FWIW.
Rich Phillips
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07-21-2019, 06:00 PM
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I prefer staying at no hookup campgrounds which of course leads me to my pet peeve of the person who runs his generator outside of generator hours or runs their generator just to watch TV! Buy a freaking 200W inverter?
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07-21-2019, 06:23 PM
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If something that simple bothers you, you need another 3 week trip to relax. Who cares what other people do to their rig. turn it off, plug in and turn it back on.
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07-21-2019, 06:46 PM
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That would not even make my "Top 100" list of things that bother me.
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07-21-2019, 06:54 PM
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Circuit Breakers aren't meant to be an On / Off switch
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07-21-2019, 07:01 PM
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true, which is why many campgrounds have issues with 'weak' breakers, as they are used so often, and not well designed for that much 'action'...
and many campers get aggravated while trying to run their roof air conditioner(s) and all the other stuff like tvs, and microwaves, and suddenly the breaker trips and all goes 'dark'...and it's simply many times ONLY due to the breaker's weakness after so much use, and yet the RV owner thinks they have done something 'wrong' and their camper can't 'handle' all they are trying to do.... not always the case, sadly.
You can always ask the management to change our your breaker for a 'new' one, which will probably then work as you intended...everything at once.
Think about this. Your home has power 24/7... everything works. You simply plug in something to an outlet, and VOILA!, it has power! Crazy, but true, and yet you DID NOT go and flip OFF your breaker to the circuit before you did that....even crazier!!!!!!!
Just plug in and forget it. It's perfectly designed to work that way.
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07-21-2019, 07:31 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by revbilly
We are on the last leg of our 3 week trip so far all but one of the power pedestals were on which means people simply unplugged their RV like a lighted lamp or running fan. I thought proper electrical disconnect procedure was flip the switch off, then unplug. Does this bother anyone else?
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As far as campground pet peeves, this is so far down my list, it doesn't even register.
There are way more real campground pet peeves that are far more aggravating, than a breaker switch left on.
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07-21-2019, 07:40 PM
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Doesn't matter to me. The power won't go to my rig until my Progressive Power Pack has sampled the incoming power and deemed it OK to use.
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07-21-2019, 07:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mogman
Doesn't matter to me. The power won't go to my rig until my Progressive Power Pack has sampled the incoming power and deemed it OK to use.
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07-21-2019, 08:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by revbilly
We are on the last leg of our 3 week trip so far all but one of the power pedestals were on which means people simply unplugged their RV like a lighted lamp or running fan. I thought proper electrical disconnect procedure was flip the switch off, then unplug. Does this bother anyone else?
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Doesn't bother me at all. Many people just unplug and plug in their RVs without turning the pedestal beakers off. I would say it is a 50 / 50 split.
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07-21-2019, 08:19 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mogman
Doesn't matter to me. The power won't go to my rig until my Progressive Power Pack has sampled the incoming power and deemed it OK to use.
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I was camping at Eastfork Lake state park in Ohio last month for two weeks. Rained every day by the way. When I unplugged my 50 amp shore power cord from my Progressive Ind PT50 on the pedestal, about a thousand ants came boiling out of the receptacle holes. They were even up in the display. I guess they crawled up the shore power cord looking for a dry place to nest. What a mess.
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