Electrical Problem - Montana Owners Club

Native Tex · 09-04-2006, 11:41 AM

Well, all of a sudden I have an electrical problem that I can't solve. Out kitchen outlets do not work. All else work in the bedroom and beyond the bar area in the living room. Microwave works but it is on its own circuit. There is not light on in the fridge either. I have checked the breakers and the 15 Amp fuses just for good measure. I have messed with this all afternoon and can't find the fix. Any ideas for you electrical wizards???

Native Tex

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CountryGuy · 09-04-2006, 11:45 AM

Did you check the ground fault interupter??

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jrjones · 09-04-2006, 11:47 AM

should be a GFI some where on that curcuit. I'd check the plugins and see if any look like the one buy the bathroom sink.

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Native Tex · 09-04-2006, 11:48 AM

Carol I have not, but not sure if that would control the fridge....it could however. Thanks for the idea I am at a point I will try anything. Thanks.

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CountryGuy · 09-04-2006, 12:03 PM

Let us know, O.V.

Carol

VanMan · 09-04-2006, 01:20 PM

Check the ouside outlet(s) for a GFCI.

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Glenn and Lorraine · 09-04-2006, 01:31 PM

Me thinks Carol hit it right on the head.

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EagleRunner · 09-04-2006, 08:43 PM

If all else fails, check for loose screws on the return buss strip inside the breaker panel. This is the buss strip that all the white wires are screwed into. Sometimes one or more of these wire securing screws work loose causing the circuit connected to that wire or wires to go dead.

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Ozz · 09-05-2006, 02:32 AM

O.V.
Is it fixed yet?
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Native Tex · 09-05-2006, 12:23 PM

Well gang it was the GFI. The kudos go to Carol for hitting it on the head. I will say that I had checked this very GFI before I got on the forum. I will admit that I was reading it incorrectly. There was a red light buring, which for some reason I took to mean it was set and working, and if the light was out, then something was wrong and it was tripped. NO WAY! I had it backwards, and of course when I did hit the re-set, thing went to working. I did find out that this GFI controls several things to include the outside plugs. So I did learn a couple of things. I really felt silly. Thanks again to you all for your advice.

Native Tex

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JH Sechelt · 09-05-2006, 01:07 PM

Native Tex,

Sounds like an easy fix.
That's the great thing about this forum, half of the time you can get
answers to our problems with out any cost. If you had hired someone to come in to trouble
shoot your electrical problem and who knows how much that could have cost.
I know I've had half a dozen things answered on this forum which helped correct my problems
and been glad to help a few others along the way.

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CountryGuy · 09-05-2006, 01:34 PM

O.V.

DO not feel silly, we all have been there, done that. Glad you found it!!

Wait till one of em goes bad and makes the most horrendous noise! Now,that was an interesting morning! We were in Arlington Texas, and Al managed to find a replacement in record time, had it in and functioning right quick like.

Glad ya found out what was causing the outage!

Carol

richfaa · 09-05-2006, 03:00 PM

I am a bit grouchy tonite. There is another forum that shall remain unnamed where some folks will point to the large numbers of problem posted on the MOC as proof that Montana's are really bad campers. They fail to mention as evidenced above , that we post problem looking for help and fixes and we get them in short order..Why don't they mention the large number of post that correct problems.....Me thinks I may get booted from that forum>>>>> Think I will have a drinky...

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EagleRunner · 09-05-2006, 05:03 PM

O.V.

Happy to hear the good news. That just goes to show how well MOC members are connected! What a great forum....

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VanMan · 09-06-2006, 02:37 AM

I bet the outside outlet tripped the GFCI. It seems sometimes they can get damp (or something) and trip for no apparant reason.

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Native Tex · 09-06-2006, 03:36 AM

VanMan you are exactly right. I did wash the outside the day the GFI tripped. I decided after doing some investigation that moisture got into the outside plug on the dining room slide. I had a cord plugged in at the time and water must have gotten in since the lid was up. Another lesson learned. Thanks again to all.

Native Tex

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