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Old 11-28-2020, 05:21 PM   #1
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Tripped breaker

Hello. Starting today microwave, coffee pot and couple outlets and lights stopped working. I have a sub panel in bedroom labeled microwave and gfi. Both breakers are not tripped and wondering if they can be tied to a gfi somewhere or can it be something else. Thank you in advance
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Hello. Starting today microwave, coffee pot and couple outlets and lights stopped working. I have a sub panel in bedroom labeled microwave and gfi. Both breakers are not tripped and wondering if they can be tied to a gfi somewhere or can it be something else. Thank you in advance

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1997 Covington lx 32 footer. I think there is a hidden gfi somewhere because I reset all the breakers but the sub panel in bedroom only says microwave and gfis. But the coffee pot, 2 outlets and 1 light in kitchen are not working.
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1997 Covington lx 32 footer. I think there is a hidden gfi somewhere because I reset all the breakers but the sub panel in bedroom only says microwave and gfis. But the coffee pot, 2 outlets and 1 light in kitchen are not working.
Since your RV is not a FR product and a brand I've never heard of, all I can say is that normally the bathroom GFI outlet is the one with the reset button.
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Old 11-28-2020, 06:14 PM   #5
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It could be multiple circuits but can’t find any that are tripped. Strange coincidence if they are and should be on separate circuits and they both went same day along with 2 outlets and light. Could there be something else I am missing ?
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Also, I checked bathroom and no outlet there or anywhere else is a gfi with a reset. That’s what’s confusing. Sub panel says gfis but can’t find any
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Are you getting power to that sub panel?
I'd suspect that as both GFCI and Microwave aren't getting power.
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Old 11-28-2020, 06:22 PM   #8
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Running a electric coffee pot and the microwave will probably trip the 15 amp breaker since both draw about 15 amps each...

Just reset it and don't overload the circuits. Turn all breakers Off and then back On.

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Old 11-28-2020, 06:24 PM   #9
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Didn’t check yet but plan on it in the morning. I also reset main breakers and still nothing. Would the sub panel be on one of the main breakers or could it be one of the circuits on a fuse. All the fuses I believe are 15 amp but there are 2 20 amp
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Thanks Chuck. I did reset all breakers but not even the clocks come on on either. Could the sub panel be ram off one of the 20 amp fuses instead of a breaker in the main panel
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Going to check sub panel in morning.
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Maybe coming out of the sub panel is one circuit for microwave and the other circuit for gfi and coffee pot. Now that I think about it, the sub panel has 2 tandem breakers. If anything like house wiring that would mean 4 separate circuits correct
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Don't confuse breakers (115vAC) with fuses (12vDC).

How many amps is your main panel, 30a or 50a? Running multiple 15a appliances like coffee pot, microwave, and maybe a space heater will rarely work.

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Old 11-28-2020, 06:51 PM   #14
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30 amp. So the fuses are 12 volt and the the breakers are 120 for shore power ? I am on shore power when this is happening if that helps
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Correct. Fuses are 12vDC which is not a factor here. Breakers are for 115vAC and the total power available is 30 amps. This isn't like at home where you probably have 150 - 200 amps available. If you have an AC device or socket that's not working it's a breaker. Breakers are rarely bad but often don't look tripped when they are, hence the recommendation to cycle all of them Off and back On. Same with cycling the GFCI outlet in the bathroom.

I think (from this distance) you're overloading the AC power system, perhaps dramatically. But the main 30 amp breaker isn't tripping so it's a mystery.

Microwave: 1100 watts
Coffee pot: 1500 watts
Water heater: 1500 watts
This all adds up to 4100 watts which at 110/1210 volts is over 30 amps and these loads don't include the converter charging the battery, running the lights, and powering the refrigerator and furnace.

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are you getting any 120 volt ac power to anything? Have you checked to see if the breaker at the pedestal you have your RV plugged into has power or a tripped breaker?
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Old 11-29-2020, 10:20 AM   #17
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So here is what I found out today so far.
Ac units are working. 1 outlet at kitchen counter are working. Bathroom light and outlet are working And lighting is working except 1 in kitchen.

This is what is not working
All outlets except the one in kitchen
No microwave or coffee pot
And one light in kitchen
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If you have an inverter check the breaker/reset on it. If too much was drawn through it, even while off, it may trip as it does a “pass through” when on shore power.
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Is the inverter where all the breakers and fuses are
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The item with all the breakers and fuses is the converter. It takes in AC, distributes it and converts AC to DC and distributes that, including charging your batteries.

Manufacturers mount inverters all over the place. If you have one it could be under the bed, in a cargo bay, etc.
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