GFI Issues

[Amazon]

Blaming it on the wife! This morning she had two appliances plugged in at the same time and lost power in two outlets. GFI would not reset. I have replaced the GFI reset plug (located in the bathroom) - still no power to the two plug or GFI. Any ideas? They want me to bring the coach in but I am set up in a park in Florida thru March. Not easy to unhook and move and will do so only if I have no other options.

[sail2liv]

You did not give breaker status at panel....I guess it is correct position....??? In our unit if GFI trips all plugs on that circuit do not work....

[geotex1]

OK, so you are saying she tripped the GFCI outlet in the bathroom, and it would not reset - correct?

With that trip, you lost two additional outlets down the circuit - correct?

So you replaced the GFCI outlet with a new one in the bathroom - correct?

Did you replace the GFCI by throwing off the breaker in the panel or disconnecting main shore power? If you did the former, I would say one of the other outlets protected by the GFCI got toasted. If the latter, make sure you push the breaker in the panel all the way off and then back on to reset it.

[Flybob]

Too many things plugged in should not trip a GFI, but rather a breaker. Did you check the breaker?

[Roving Ron]

Originally Posted by Amazon

Blaming it on the wife! This morning she had two appliances plugged in at the same time and lost power in two outlets. GFI would not reset. I have replaced the GFI reset plug (located in the bathroom) - still no power to the two plug or GFI. Any ideas? They want me to bring the coach in but I am set up in a park in Florida thru March. Not easy to unhook and move and will do so only if I have no other options.

I had the same issue with my DW. She said she checked the breaker but you need to look closely to detect a tripped breaker. I showed her the tripped breaker. She pushed the breaker to the on position and tried unsuccessfully to restart the coffee pot. I showed her how to flip the lever to the off position and then turn it on again to reset.

I am fortunate that she is interested in learning about how things work in the TT. She can manage to do the hookup and unhook tasks. I just need to encourage her to drive and park the rig.


Grey Nomads, Ron and Sue

[King Yankee]

Flynn, my Lexington would throw the GIF when too much on a circuit. In theory your right but doesn't happen that way.

[bleurt]

did you check to see you did not mix the line side and the load side of the plug. line is the wires that bring the power, the load is the wires that go to the others plugs if you mix this up you will not be able to reset plug

[glen1971]

Too much load is my guess.. But to which breaker - the one in your unit or the shore power one? A GFI will only (should only) trip when it detects a leakage current of over 5 mA to ground, not during an overload condition...
If you replaced the receptacle, are you sure the "Line" and "Load" are connected properly? Did you verify your breakers are good? Only a visual or did you use a meter? Need some of these answered before we can assist from the couch..

[IlliniJoe]

I had that happen to me a few times just a couple of weeks ago, and each time, I had to reset the breaker.