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04-21-2021, 08:41 PM
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2021 Geopro 15tb Power issues
To be upfront I’m new to camper ownership, go easy on me. I literally just picked up my new Geopro 15tb last month, camper one. Ishtar on the way home from the dealer and has been in my driveway since. Batteries have remained between 88-100% from solar charging.
Yesterday I dewinterized the unit and went over all the systems, all in good order. Plugged into my house (110) to get a full charge on the batteries before going camping. Went out in the morning and there is to power to ANYTHING. All breakers were in good shape, fuses in good shape, inverter breaker not tripped.
During troubleshooting I hooked back up to the house and the breaker automatically trips immediately. I’m guessing there’s a ground fault somewhere and I’ve gone over every gfi and fuse I can find. The solar display panel is blank, soft rest did nothing. My gut says the converter has an issue.
Any thoughts on what the issue could be? I’m perplexed
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04-21-2021, 08:55 PM
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Site Team
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What breaker is tripping? The house, the GFCI, one of the trailer breaker?
You need to provide more information.
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4pt Equal-i-zer WDH and 1828lbs of payload capacity
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04-21-2021, 09:02 PM
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Check to make sure the battery disconnect key didn't get turned to off. When I was looking at a new trailer the salesperson kept replacing fuses when he had it hooked up to an auxiliary battery only to find out the battery disconnect key had been turned to off and pulled out. Just a thought.
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2020 Geo Pro G19FD
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04-21-2021, 09:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bikendan
What breaker is tripping? The house, the GFCI, one of the trailer breaker?
You need to provide more information.
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Sorry, forgot to clarify, house gfi outlet breaker trips Immediately when I connect the camper to the house.
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04-21-2021, 09:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chewman
Check to make sure the battery disconnect key didn't get turned to off. When I was looking at a new trailer the salesperson kept replacing fuses when he had it hooked up to an auxiliary battery only to find out the battery disconnect key had been turned to off and pulled out. Just a thought.
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Great point, but the camper battery power was working great up until I hooked up the house overnight.
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04-21-2021, 10:19 PM
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Site Team
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Leftslope
Sorry, forgot to clarify, house gfi outlet breaker trips Immediately when I connect the camper to the house.
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Plug into a non-GFCI home outlet. You'll probably solve the issue.
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Shawn-Musician/Entrepreneur/Wine Expert
and Zoe the Wonder Dog(R.I.P.)
2016 PrimeTime TracerAIR 255, pushing a 2014 Ford F150 SCREW XTR 4x4 3.5 Ecoboost w/Max Tow Package
4pt Equal-i-zer WDH and 1828lbs of payload capacity
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04-22-2021, 12:50 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: Raleigh, NC
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Another option
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Originally Posted by bikendan
Plug into a non-GFCI home outlet. You'll probably solve the issue.
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Quicker (but dirtier). Trip the GFCI breaker in the trailer by pressing the Test button. Then plug into the house--the house breaker should not trip and you will be able to charge the batteries.
The two GFCI breakers are fighting with each other. (Nothing is wrong with either one.)
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"Everybody's RV is not like your RV."
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"Always bypass the water heater before opening the low-point drains."
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04-22-2021, 01:31 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Larry-NC
Quicker (but dirtier). Trip the GFCI breaker in the trailer by pressing the Test button. Then plug into the house--the house breaker should not trip and you will be able to charge the batteries.
The two GFCI breakers are fighting with each other. (Nothing is wrong with either one.)
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I must respectfully disagree. I've had two travel trailers (30 amp) with GFCI outlets in the bathrooms. They both have plugged into my garage circuit which is also GFCI protected by a GFCI outlet without either GFCI outlet tripping in the trailer or in the garage.
In addition, all "portable" hot tubs that plug into a standard 15 amp outlet are required to have a GFCI plug. Any outdoor outlet is also required to be GFCI protected. So there are many thousands of portable hot tubs currently running on circuits with 2 GFCI protections in series. Mine is one of those many thousands.
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04-22-2021, 03:26 PM
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Not me
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Originally Posted by NavyLCDR
I must respectfully disagree. I've had two travel trailers (30 amp) with GFCI outlets in the bathrooms. They both have plugged into my garage circuit which is also GFCI protected by a GFCI outlet without either GFCI outlet tripping in the trailer or in the garage.
In addition, all "portable" hot tubs that plug into a standard 15 amp outlet are required to have a GFCI plug. Any outdoor outlet is also required to be GFCI protected. So there are many thousands of portable hot tubs currently running on circuits with 2 GFCI protections in series. Mine is one of those many thousands.
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TBH, I've never had the issue either, but I don't encounter that situation regularly--neither trailer is plugged into GFCI outlet.
But it sure is reported a lot on this forum. Try a search and see for yourself.
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"Everybody's RV is not like your RV."
"Always take pictures with the button on the right."
"Always bypass the water heater before opening the low-point drains."
Sticks and Bricks: Raleigh, NC
2008 Cherokee 38P: at Ivor, VA permanently
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04-22-2021, 04:58 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Larry-NC
TBH, I've never had the issue either, but I don't encounter that situation regularly--neither trailer is plugged into GFCI outlet.
But it sure is reported a lot on this forum. Try a search and see for yourself.
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I agree it is reported a lot in this forum. I disagree that tripping the GFCI outlet in the bathroom is a solution.
That being said, tripping the RV GFCI outlet certainly won't hurt anything.
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04-22-2021, 07:09 PM
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Not a PERMANENT solution
Quote:
Originally Posted by NavyLCDR
I agree it is reported a lot in this forum. I disagree that tripping the GFCI outlet in the bathroom is a solution.
That being said, tripping the RV GFCI outlet certainly won't hurt anything.
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Oh, I definitely agree that it is not a permanent solution. But if the OP is parked in the driveway and trying to load provisions to leave tomorrow for a boondocking trip, it is a very good and very safe temporary solution.
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Larry
"Everybody's RV is not like your RV."
"Always take pictures with the button on the right."
"Always bypass the water heater before opening the low-point drains."
Sticks and Bricks: Raleigh, NC
2008 Cherokee 38P: at Ivor, VA permanently
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04-22-2021, 09:12 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Larry-NC
Oh, I definitely agree that it is not a permanent solution. But if the OP is parked in the driveway and trying to load provisions to leave tomorrow for a boondocking trip, it is a very good and very safe temporary solution.
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Let's just say that I have never heard of that working at all, temporary or permanent. But it wouldn't hurt to try. The problem of RVs tripping GFCI outlets is commonly reported. I've never seen a report that manually tripping the GFCI outlet inside the trailer fixed it.
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