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    Posted: 03 Aug 2018 at 11:15am
We are out camping in our 2018 our pod 189. We have a generator going and the microwave is working the refrigerator is running on battery the water pump and water heater are both working however none of my electrical outlets are working. I can turn on the air conditioner and within a matter of a minute the generator dies. I am assuming the generator is not powerful enough to run the air conditioner. Why are my electrical outlets not working though?
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What is the status of your ac breakers?  What is the capacity of your generator?  Are you trying to run a bunch of ac appliances while the ac is turned on?  It is not likely your fridge is running on battery if you have the generator turned on.  If it's running on battery, your batteries are going to be discharging pretty deeply and very fast.  Better to turn your fridge to gas.  
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Posts: 113 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Aug 2018 at 11:35am
I have a 2018 189.  Check these breakers inside the converter to make sure all are on.


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Posts: 109 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Aug 2018 at 11:53am
It the breakers are "on", remove the inner panel and make sure the electrical connection of the wire to the breaker(s) is tight.
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Breakers are on. Will check the inner panel in a bit. Will switch the refrigerator to gas too. Thanks. I’ll let you know what happens.
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There was nothing else running off of the generator, and none of the electrical outlets were working. But I will try the above mentioned things in a bit. We are not at the trailer right this second.
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I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the GFCI yet. It may need to be reset.
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Check the status of the Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI). This will be an outlet with two buttons on it. If it is tripped it may affect all the other outlets. Wiring of the RPODs is very inconsistent. Sometimes all outlets are wired through a single GFCI outlet.

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Would it affect all the outlets in the trailer if the gfci is tripped?
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Originally posted by JAKLEMO

Would it affect all the outlets in the trailer if the gfci is tripped?
Yes. Check the GFCI. Happened to us at least once.
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