Can't reset 110 Volt system - help!

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   Hi everyone - we are newbies camping near Pensacola. We plugged a small electrical hot plate into our outside 110 volt outlet. 
In a few minutes it kicked out the entire GFCI 110 V electrical system in our r pod 192, year 2021. 
It wouldn't reset, so we opened the breaker panel and saw that none of the breakers had tripped, but we turned them all off and on. Nothing changed. 
We turned off and on the shore power, tried resetting again, nothing happened. Can anybody help?  It's going below zero tonight and we can't use our little space heater ... nor can we make coffee in the AM (sigh).

Any suggestions?  we know nothing of electricity.

thanks, Annette and Gary

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AnnetteGary Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 18 Mar 2021 Location: ON Online Status: Offline Posts: 21	Post Options Post Reply Quote AnnetteGary Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Can't reset 110 Volt system - help! Posted: 28 Jan 2022 at 8:43pm
	Hi everyone - we are newbies camping near Pensacola. We plugged a small electrical hot plate into our outside 110 volt outlet. In a few minutes it kicked out the entire GFCI 110 V electrical system in our r pod 192, year 2021. It wouldn't reset, so we opened the breaker panel and saw that none of the breakers had tripped, but we turned them all off and on. Nothing changed. We turned off and on the shore power, tried resetting again, nothing happened. Can anybody help? It's going below zero tonight and we can't use our little space heater ... nor can we make coffee in the AM (sigh). Any suggestions? we know nothing of electricity. thanks, Annette and Gary
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jato Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3227	Post Options Post Reply Quote jato Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jan 2022 at 9:29pm
	Somewhere you have a GFI that obviously tripped. Once that happens all your outlets are dead until that receptacle is reset. One of the 110 receptacles is the GFI that controls all the others. Look for one with a button on it, once you push it in and reset it, all the others will be functional. On some r-pods it is the one that the fridge is hooked up to, behind the refrigerator. On ours it is located next to the bench seat, they are all different. Hopefully you can easily find yours.
	God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free."

Colt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 16 Nov 2019 Online Status: Offline Posts: 383	Post Options Post Reply Quote Colt Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 Feb 2022 at 12:38pm
	I also discovered my GFCI will not reset to "on" until 120v is applied to the trailer. I replaced it thinking it was defective. LOL!
	John '16 R-Pod 180

Desert Wanderer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 13 Nov 2020 Location: Page AZ Online Status: Offline Posts: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote Desert Wanderer Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 13 Mar 2022 at 10:55am
	Sounds like you tripped the breaker on the inverter itself. I did the same one time. In my unit (180) its in the enclosure behind the breaker panel. It's a stand alone unit, not the breaker panel itself.
	2019 R Pod 180 08 VW Touareg VR6

SMK Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 05 Nov 2020 Location: Victoria Online Status: Offline Posts: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote SMK Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Apr 2022 at 4:06pm
	I did the same as "Desert Wanderer". Our 14 amp ceramic heater tripped all of the GFI plugs in our R-Pod 189. The GFIs are hooked up in series. The GFI plug with the reset on our 189 is located in the bathroom, but was not working. Normally there is an audible click sound when the reset is successful. With a multi-meter I determined power was getting to the GFI breaker on the panel, but no power was coming to the plug receptacle (pulled it out and tested the feed wire). The only thing inbetween the line would be the inverter. Finding it was a bit of a challenge, in the 189 it was located in the front cargo bay behind a panel just inside the hatch door. You have to remove the wood screws to gain access. Sure enough there was a reset switch on the inverter that had tripped. After resetting the inverter, it was necessary to then reset the GFI in the bathroom, with the audible click being heard. Interestingly, it states on the inverter that the outgoing power is at 12 amps maximum. So anything like a cermaic heater, hair dryer, etc is going to trip the inverter even if it is the only thing plugged in. Luckily the microwave outlet is not a GFI so that will be the receptacle we use for the auxilliary heater from now on. Simple fix, but two hours to figure it out!
	2019 R-Pod 189 2017 Honda Ridgeline BMW Z3 (never used for towing)