Converter is NOT humming / 110 keeps shutting off

[Lots of Questions]

We are plugged in at our house. The electrical to the TT keeps kicking off. We reset the GFI at house outlet and power comes back on for awhile. We are only trying to run the refrigerator in preparation for a camping trip tomorrow. The converter is not humming at all - is that OK? We have always plugged in our TTs at the garage and never had a problem before. Any ideas?

[caper]

You have a GFI outlet in the trailer that is causing the GFI at the house to trip. Try plugging into an other outlet. Your other option would be to turn the breaker that controls the GFI outlet in the trailer off.

[rana]

Originally Posted by caper

You have a GFI outlet in the trailer that is causing the GFI at the house to trip. Try plugging into an other outlet. Your other option would be to turn the breaker that controls the GFI outlet in the trailer off.

X2 Your TT carries a fairly heavy load so you always have to take into consideration what else you have on that house circuit before you plug in.

[Lots of Questions]

Thanks for the suggestions!

[wmtire]

Originally Posted by Lots of Questions

We are plugged in at our house. The electrical to the TT keeps kicking off. We reset the GFI at house outlet and power comes back on for awhile. We are only trying to run the refrigerator in preparation for a camping trip tomorrow. The converter is not humming at all - is that OK? We have always plugged in our TTs at the garage and never had a problem before. Any ideas?

If you have a water heater with an electric heating element, you may also want to check and make sure the element is turned off. On a Suburban brand water heater, this element itself will draw around 12 amps when it comes on.

Also on the Suburban, this electric element switch can be hidden somewhat and forgotten about.

http://www.forestriverforums.com/for...ore-36197.html

[Lots of Questions]

Turning off the TTs water heater helped. This site is great.
We are leaving now for camping and won't have internet.
Thanks !!