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09-14-2021, 08:12 AM
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Location: Powhatan
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M.O.C. #26594
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Refrigerator not coming on after storage
RE: 2020 Model 3781. Have unit on shore power and refrigerator not coming on. Checked the invertor which is off - pushed the button to turn on - it came to life, but went out after a minute or so. Checked all the circuit breakers - all seem good. Also noticed that the 110 outlet behind the TV also not working. I would suspect that there is a ground fault somewhere that is controlling that side of the unit, but cannot locate - Any suggestions. Thanks
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09-14-2021, 08:20 AM
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Montana Master
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Could be battery issue. They will shut down if the input is insufficient.
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09-14-2021, 08:55 AM
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Batteries are fully charged, plus I am on shore power. I am looking for a ground fault and just cannot find??
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09-14-2021, 09:08 AM
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Site Team
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You say you're on shore power, but what type of connection do you acctually have?
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09-14-2021, 09:46 AM
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Montana Master
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M.O.C. #25842
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pace & JoAnn Mimms
Batteries are fully charged, plus I am on shore power. I am looking for a ground fault and just cannot find??
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Gotcha. Totally missed that part. Maybe some thing in the the transfer switch coming from the power inverter? Or connections to/through it?
Just spitballing....
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09-14-2021, 11:38 AM
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There is a GFI on the inverter it could be tripped. Just reset the button light could be hidden from view by fridge plug.
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09-14-2021, 12:06 PM
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Montana Fan
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Sounds like a GFCI somewhere in that circuit is tripped.
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09-15-2021, 04:31 AM
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Montana Master
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You might also check that you have both legs of the 50 amp. Had this happen to me in the middle of the night once. I spent 30 minutes trying to find a GFCI to reset to finally wake up enough to realize the 50 amp at the pedestal had lost one leg.
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09-19-2021, 01:40 PM
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Montana Master
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pace & JoAnn Mimms
RE: 2020 Model 3781. Have unit on shore power and refrigerator not coming on. Checked the invertor which is off - pushed the button to turn on - it came to life, but went out after a minute or so. Checked all the circuit breakers - all seem good. Also noticed that the 110 outlet behind the TV also not working. I would suspect that there is a ground fault somewhere that is controlling that side of the unit, but cannot locate - Any suggestions. Thanks
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I assume you have a residential fridge. If not ignore the following.
If you are plugged into shore power, then the inverter is not being used, that is for when NOT on shore power. I have heard of a few failures of the transfer switch for the fridge. I would give it a love tap first, then I would kill ALL power shore and battery (disconnect cables) and rewire the connectors on the transfer switch to bypass it and place the fridge directly on AC. I put a receptacle in my basement so I could measure the power draw of the fridge before I spec's my solar setup which is why I need the plug. GFI is not involved with fridge. If the TV is also dead, then that agrees with my suggestion above, my fridge and TV are on same circuit.
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09-19-2021, 03:36 PM
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New Member
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in case the issue isnt resolved, make sure all the buttons to turn on, change from auto to lp, and temp buttons are not stuck. i had one stick after setting for a few weeks and it prevented it from coming on.
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09-20-2021, 05:54 AM
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M.O.C. #27116
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In the outside panel for the refrigerator locate the two fuses, one glass for the 120v and one not glass for the 12v systems. Remove and check to see if one may have been blown. If so replace the blown one. If not wait one minute before putting them back in. It may reset the system default memory. It worked for me.
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09-20-2021, 11:04 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Hermitage
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Check the shore power plug were it goes into the coach. Pull the socket out of the wall (4 screws) and check to see if the wires are tight in the socket ( make sure all power is off). My 3 wires were falling out. The fridge quit, ceiling fan too. It took almost all year to find it. We found it by accidently bumping the power cord while someone was in side. The fridge went out. So maybe go outside and wiggle the plug. See if anything quits.
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09-20-2021, 08:01 PM
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Location: Crossville
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M.O.C. #27116
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Did not really know what my power problems were until I checked the power pigtail plug and found one side was open. Replaced plug with a new one. Then found the refrigerator was not working. see previous reply about fuses.
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09-22-2021, 08:10 AM
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Montana Fan
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Location: Liberty Hill
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M.O.C. #26548
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We've learned the our GFI in the bathroom seems to control everything. Every time we've found something electrical not working, we check the bathroom GFI. Crazy I know but it seemed to pop regularly so I replaced it with one that I bought from Lowes
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09-22-2021, 09:43 AM
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Montana Master
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Location: Northern Illinois
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jeririgged223
We've learned the our GFI in the bathroom seems to control everything. Every time we've found something electrical not working, we check the bathroom GFI. Crazy I know but it seemed to pop regularly so I replaced it with one that I bought from Lowes
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ditto here, our residential was out and almost cancelled our trip, DW checked the bathroom GFI, it was tripped, reset and all was good. I might change ours also, it does trip often
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