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Topic: 20 amp at house

Posted By: enolte
Subject: 20 amp at house
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2021 at 5:02pm

Help. Got the husband to run a dedicated to plug for the 171. Mission was to just charge battery. With the 30 amp breaker on in the camper it throws our 20 amp. With 30 amp (main) off all is good....but here is my dumb question.. am I charging the battery? And - if I want lights to be on “shore” line is there a modification that can be done to the camper box to have a 20 amp alternative?

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Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2021 at 5:44pm

Unless you are trying to run the AC and the water heater, there is no way the RPod should be tripping a 20A breaker. Make sure the switch for the water heater is off. If it is tripping on that breaker, and is not tripping when plugged into shore power at an RV park, then I suspect that the polarity of the outlet is reversed. I don't know for sure if that is the case, but before I installed the 30A RV outlet, I plugged our RPod into a regular 15A outlet. As long as I did not try to run the big appliances (AC, Microwave, Water Heater), I had no issues. That is why I expect something is amiss with the outlet and not with the RPod.

https://www.handymanusa.com/articles/polarity.html - https://www.handymanusa.com/articles/polarity.html

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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,...

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Former RPod 179
Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS

Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2021 at 5:57pm

+1 to SH, I run my Pod on a 15A circuit all winter long t charge battery and have lights, nothing high amp. Need to check the connection.

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Mike Carter
2015 178
" I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."

Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2021 at 6:00pm

Yep something is wrong. I can run my a/c on a 20 amp breaker no problem. Everything else will run in 15A. As StephenH suggests, be sure all the loads in the trailer are turned off, including the water heater and a/c. If your home breaker still trips then run an extension cord from the trailer to another receptacle in the house. 15 amps will do. If that doesn’t trip then the new receptacle you just put in is miswired. If it still trips then you most likely have a short in the trailer somewhere. Turn all the trailer breakers off and then switch on one breaker at a time to find out what is causing it.

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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft
2015 Rpod 179 - sold

Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2021 at 10:15am

+1.

Something wrong there. We have our Rpod on a 15 amp breaker when we're at home. If the battery is charged up, we've also been able to run the A/C.

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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River
2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost

Posted By: enolte
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2021 at 9:51am

Thank you all! Husband now has some good troubleshooting bullets.

Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2021 at 11:39am

Please update us when you find the answer.

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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,...

http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods
Former RPod 179
Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS

Posted By: TimK182G
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2021 at 4:12pm

I as well only trip the 20 amp breaker if I run my A/C for an extended period during extreme heat. Otherwise, no issues at all. I redid my garage and part of the remodel was a dedicated 30 amp breaker with the correct 30 amp outlet mounted outside. Almost done, can't wait to use it this year.

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2018 R-Pod 182G
2014 GMC Sierra 1500