pianotuna
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Hi,
Asking for a friend.
What would cause * all * the breakers to blow?
This is for someone in Florida in a 5th wheel.
Regards, Don
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LouLawrence
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pianotuna wrote:Hi,
Asking for a friend.
What would cause * all * the breakers to blow?
This is for someone in Florida in a 5th wheel.
Which "all breakers"? Can't imagine a scenario where the main breaker survives and all the other breakers in the box trip.
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enblethen
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Need more information.
Is your friend talking in the rig or shore power breakers/
Is his rig 30 or 50 amp?
One possibility is an open neutral.
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NamMedevac 70
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The GFC breaker tripped on my TT and reset button would not depress so I had to remove the cover and then reset the breaker. However, when I stuffed the wires back into the receptable and replaced the cover by force then this tightly packed configuration caused the breaker to trip again. Receptable simply to small for all the wires.
By leaving the wires outside of the receptable then all was good to go. This occurred in the bathroom next to sink and close to water source.
I was in process of selling the trailer anyway and so let the dealer solve this problem. Cheers from The Hot Zone.
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pianotuna
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The breaker for the air conditioner was replaced in Feb of 2023.
This new issue was noticed on 2023 07 10 (Monday), however the RV was not in use from April until last week.
Voltage under load (kill-a-watt meter) is 114.
It started as the main breaker in the 5th wheel blowing, after more than an hour with the air conditioner, water heater, fridge and an oxygen concentrator were in use. There was no problem last summer with the main breaker blowing under the same loads.
Given the ambient temperature is 105, the roof air runs constantly.
Apparently it has now progressed to *all* breakers in the RV blowing.
It is a 50 amp RV.
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time2roll
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Breakers don't "blow" they trip. Maybe it is the fuses?
Either way there is an overcurrent condition. Although the breakers are also affected by heat so possibly a poor connection such as a corroded bus.
Probably need an electrician to do a physical inspection.
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NamMedevac 70
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What initially caused my TT GFC to trip was an over load of the system when I fired up a 3000 Watt portable generator at remote undeveloped campsite. My bad but a learning experience. Rollin, Rollin, Rollin.
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schlep1967
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Not an electrician.... but if everything is tripping, I'd be checking to make sure all wires, especially grounds, are tight and clean. Start with the power pedestal and work in.
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SoonDockin
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They need to get a qualified electrician over to diagnose. Seems like a fire is a real possibility if all breakers are tripping. Probably a simple fix but needs done right.
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BB_TX
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Very hard to believe "all" breakers are tripping. Sounds like the friend is not really aware of what is happening and getting vague long distance info like that is not very helpful in guessing a cause. A mobile RV repair should be called right away before the friend starts trying to troubleshoot it.
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