Power issues

[Rebecca76]

Has anyone ever experienced issues with their 50 amp plug in ? We seem to have a loss of power somewhere and can’t run our ac without tripping the pole breaker or one inside

[wmtire]

Originally Posted by Rebecca76

Has anyone ever experienced issues with their 50 amp plug in ? We seem to have a loss of power somewhere and can’t run our ac without tripping the pole breaker or one inside

How many Air conditioners are you attempting to run? Some Rv's have more than one air conditioner.


The circuit breaker tripping inside your RV, is it one to an air conditioner or the main 50 amp breaker?


Are you using any kind of electric adapters to perhaps plug into a 30 amp or 15/20 amp outlet at the pole?

[Reverse_snowbird]

Originally Posted by Rebecca76

Has anyone ever experienced issues with their 50 amp plug in ? We seem to have a loss of power somewhere and can’t run our ac without tripping the pole breaker or one inside

Start with having the campground checking their post. If you're tripping breakers, you're probably not getting consistent power.
The next thing to check would be your plug in cable.

The other possibility might be that there is something wrong with one of your airconditioners.
Those are the easy things to check. There are other possiblities.

[Mistye]

Could be a variety of issues, these are the easiest to start.

1. Check power at the pole make sure you’re getting 50 amp. supplied from the park.
2. Check your plug and make sure you haven’t lost a leg of power. We did with our 50 amp plug. Replaced the head no more problem.
3. Could also be an a/c issue. The compressor could be drawing to much amps on start up.
Make sure your filters are clean, vents are clear and not blocked, coils clean. Etc. If that’s good you might want to have your a/c checked by a professional. Could be a variety of a/c issues such as capacitor, CF motor, compressor etc.

[glen1971]

Originally Posted by Mistye

Could be a variety of issues, these are the easiest to start.

1. Check power at the pole make sure you’re getting 50 amp. supplied from the park.
2. Check your plug and make sure you haven’t lost a leg of power. We did with our 50 amp plug. Replaced the head no more problem.
3. Could also be an a/c issue. The compressor could be drawing to much amps on start up.
Make sure your filters are clean, vents are clear and not blocked, coils clean. Etc. If that’s good you might want to have your a/c checked by a professional. Could be a variety of a/c issues such as capacitor, CF motor, compressor etc.

Minor detail, but I would replace:
1. Check the power at the pole to make sure you're getting 240 volts, wired correctly, from the park's supply.

And add:
2b. Check the power at your power center, with all of the breakers off, to ensure you're getting 240 volts and it is on the right wires (nothing is crossed).

[Chuck_S]

Tripping one of the 50a breakers inside the camper indicates the problem is -- wait for it! -- inside.

AC + water heater + microwave + hair dryer + "residential" refrigerator + ... could trip the breaker. Two ACs should be wired to different breakers but who knows if the factory did it right?

Start by putting the water heater on propane and leaving it there.

-- Chuck