There are two kinds of circuit breakers.. Straight breakers (Which is what is in my RV) and ... Breaker/GFCI combination units.. Now I've not seen one of these in an RV but I HAVE seen them in ONE rv park. Those were 30 amp though.
They will not reset without power applied.
And though I have seen a fair number of power panels.. I'm a long way from having seen enough to say they are NOT used in RV's.. (Just that I, Personally, have not seen one)
To me they make a lot of sense.. I don't know why they do not use 'em
Nothin adds excitment like something that is none of your business
Kenwood TS-2000 housed in a 2005 Damon Intruder 377
I have a GFCI in the RV Bathroom and one on the outside plug-ins. If you don't have one in the bathroom and an outside receptacle, better install one and be Safe. If the breaker don't reset; replace it and see what happens.
sreyneke wrote: I have a electrical outlet in the kitchen area not working. I traced it back to a 15A breaker in the breaker box inside the Motorhome (below the main bed)that have tripped and cannot reset. I tried to reset with no outside power connected to RV, it still would not reset. All other breakers are fine and have 12v and 110v power in rest of RV.
It has a small square D breaker. Were do I start looking for problem, is this a faulty outlet in the kitchen? Is this a faulty breaker in the electrical panel? If so, can I purchase the breaker seperate.
This is a new, 2011 Class A, so I guess I can take it back to the dealer, but since it is going to take a few days to get this all done, I wanted to trouble shoot in case it is something I can do on my own and save myself the time and money to take it back to the dealership.
Thanks
To reset it, make sure you turn the breaker all the way to the OFF position and then on. If the breaker is not reseting with no power to the coach, you probably have a bad breaker.
Square D has 2 different types of breakers (for the typical home application) that look totally different, a QO (kind of slim) and HOM (typical 1" breaker). You should not have any issues finding these at a big box store or your local hardware store. They are pretty common.
What bothers me is that you have a 15A circuit feeding your kitchen receptacles. On a newer RV, this should be a 20A circuit (due to kitchen appliances such as coffee pots, toasters, etc.). DO NOT REPLACE THE 15A WITH A 20A UNLESS YOU ARE 100% SURE THAT ALL OF THE WIRING ON THAT CIRCUIT IS 12AWG OR HIGHER. It could have been a mistake by the manufacturer or intentional. Consult a licensed electrician.
When someone says, "I'm not book smart, I'm street smart." All I hear is, "I'm not real smart, I'm imaginary smart."
wa8yxm wrote: As to not resetting with no power....
There are two kinds of circuit breakers.. Straight breakers (Which is what is in my RV) and ... Breaker/GFCI combination units.. Now I've not seen one of these in an RV but I HAVE seen them in ONE rv park. Those were 30 amp though.
They will not reset without power applied.
And though I have seen a fair number of power panels.. I'm a long way from having seen enough to say they are NOT used in RV's.. (Just that I, Personally, have not seen one)
To me they make a lot of sense.. I don't know why they do not use 'em
GFCI receptacle in bulk is about $10. GFCI breaker is $50. That is why they are not used.
Another reason is that if you trip the GFCI, it is easier to reset locally then to go all the way to the panel to reset.
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