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JRscooby wrote:xnizstudio wrote:JRscooby wrote:xnizstudio wrote: I have a new power converter, and new appliances if needed all for an extra $200. Doesn’t bother me a bit I lost on $200. I’ll make $200 in 4 hours in my line of work. So I’m not worried or upset at all. I still have my camper, and everything is insured.
So, in your opinion it is just great that you can make a mistake, and at a very small cost to you get your camper upgraded? You understand that many that contribute to your repair might need to work longer for their share?
That’s their job. Not my problem. They’re getting paid either way.
Another ignorant response. Keep it moving.
Yes, everybody that pays for insurance should maybe just buy you a new RV just because you are to good to educate yourself? There was a time in this country when accepting responsibility for ones mistakes was considered a virtue. Now somebody pointing out the bragging about passing the cost of their mistake on to others is called ignorant?
I paid for the RV myself and I have paid for my insurance policy for the past 10 years with no claims. You're the one saying I'm too good to educate myself. I never said that. The only person that its costing any money to is the insurance company and myself. The people who actually do any repairs are getting paid because that's their job. I have the right to use my insurance and file a claim without people like you getting on my case about it because I've been paying insurance for over 10 years without a single claim. So, why does that matter to you?
A mistake was made. I have insurance to cover it. Yes, I am happy that I have the insurance. Yes I am happy I may get new appliances. Why would I not be happy? That doesn't mean I'm bragging. You're just being a jerk.
The camper itself was lightly used and everything inside of it was still "new". So it's not like I bought some junk RV and blew everything up to get new appliances.
An accident happened, and if I need to file a claim, I will.
Seems to me like there are a lot of very rude people on this forum and are more focused on being jerks than actually providing quality information and quality advice.
You would rather sit here and bash on me and give negative responses, rather than focus on trying to help me and provide links to good surge protectors and advice on how to check for electrical damage.
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We buy insurance specifically to pay for our phuk ups. That's why we buy insurance. OP phuked up, so, his insurance is paying for it. That's fine. When I first bought my RV I tried driving it into my back yard through my gate that would barely fit. Ground was soft and I didn't want to get stuck so I just "went for it". Ripped the awning off and smashed out the cabin door window. My phuk up, but I had my insurance pay for it. That's why I have insurance - to save me from my and other people's phuk ups.
Also I did something like OP did. My Dad and I were wiring an RV receptacle into my garage for use with the RV in the driveway. My DAD, a "handyman", put two hots to the receptacle, also giving me 240V. We plugged in and while it did no immediate damage I believe this may be what caused a later failure of the control board in the water heater and the refrigerator.
Anyway, we all phuk up from time to time.
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maillemaker wrote:We buy insurance specifically to pay for our phuk ups. That's why we buy insurance. OP phuked up, so, his insurance is paying for it. That's fine. When I first bought my RV I tried driving it into my back yard through my gate that would barely fit. Ground was soft and I didn't want to get stuck so I just "went for it". Ripped the awning off and smashed out the cabin door window. My phuk up, but I had my insurance pay for it. That's why I have insurance - to save me from my and other people's phuk ups.
Also I did something like OP did. My Dad and I were wiring an RV receptacle into my garage for use with the RV in the driveway. My DAD, a "handyman", put two hots to the receptacle, also giving me 240V. We plugged in and while it did no immediate damage I believe this may be what caused a later failure of the control board in the water heater and the refrigerator.
Anyway, we all phuk up from time to time.
Thank you. Sh*t happens... why be rude on an online forum when I'm just asking for advice...
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maillemaker wrote:We buy insurance specifically to pay for our phuk ups. That's why we buy insurance. OP phuked up, so, his insurance is paying for it. That's fine. When I first bought my RV I tried driving it into my back yard through my gate that would barely fit. Ground was soft and I didn't want to get stuck so I just "went for it". Ripped the awning off and smashed out the cabin door window. My phuk up, but I had my insurance pay for it. That's why I have insurance - to save me from my and other people's phuk ups.
Also I did something like OP did. My Dad and I were wiring an RV receptacle into my garage for use with the RV in the driveway. My DAD, a "handyman", put two hots to the receptacle, also giving me 240V. We plugged in and while it did no immediate damage I believe this may be what caused a later failure of the control board in the water heater and the refrigerator.
Anyway, we all phuk up from time to time.
How long was it until the control boards failed? I'm not sure how long I can keep my claim open for, but it would be nice if it fails sooner than later.
Was it just the control board in the water heater? Did the refrigerator burn out completely? Did you have to replace the refrigerator or have it repaired? What was the cost?
Also, was the refrigerator and water heater already powered on and running when you plugged it into the outlet?
I was told by a previous commenter that if the refrigerator and water heater had not been hot at the time, then it may be okay. But... anything can happen with electricity..
Did you blow your power converter up too or was that not damaged? It was plugged in for about 20 seconds and the converter immediately blew up.
I was hoping that because the power converter blew immediately that it may have protected other appliances from being damaged. Is this even a possibility? I was under the impression that the power converter supplies power to everything and if it blew up, then no power can travel through the converter to the appliances? Am I wrong to think like this or?
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It can not be wired correct for 220v.
Wired Wrong, not cuz it has 2 breakers cuz someone can't see the markings on the receptacle for w/white (neutral) and g/green ('ground').
You want to blame it on 2 breakers while its the other end that is wired WRONG. The other end is color coded!!!
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red31 wrote:It can not be wired correct for 220v.
Wired Wrong, not cuz it has 2 breakers cuz someone can't see the markings on the receptacle for w/white (neutral) and g/green ('ground').
You want to blame it on 2 breakers while its the other end that is wired WRONG. The other end is color coded!!!
If there was only one leg, rather than 2, it would have been fine. You're not supposed to use a dual pole breaker for camper/RV setups without modifying the wiring scheme.
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red31 wrote:It can not be wired correct for 220v.
Wired Wrong, not cuz it has 2 breakers cuz someone can't see the markings on the receptacle for w/white (neutral) and g/green ('ground').
You want to blame it on 2 breakers while its the other end that is wired WRONG. The other end is color coded!!!
https://www.thespruce.com/installing-a-240-volt-circuit-breaker-1824649
Please refer to this page.
"A 3-wire, 240-volt circuit has two hot wires—each supplying 120 volts for a total of 240—and an equipment ground wire. A 120-volt circuit has only one hot wire connected to the breaker plus a neutral wire connected to the neutral bus bar in the service panel."
You should not use a dual pole breaker for camper/RV setups by default. You should use a single pole 110/120v breaker. Had I had the correct breaker, it would have been fine. It was not the wiring.
Technically, if you wire a 240v dual pole to only put out 110/120v, it will fail inspection.
Keep it moving along.
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