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Topic: No power to outlets

Posted By: blackcat
Subject: No power to outlets
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2014 at 7:14pm

Out on our fist trip with the rpod and we found that none of our outlets work. They did work prior to the trip, at least the one to the tv did. Everything else works incl water beater, pump, fridge... All fuses are ok, flipped all breakers. Still nothing to the outlets. Any ideas?

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2015 R-Pod 177
2008 Dodge Ram 2500

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Posted By: MikeGranberry
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2014 at 7:21pm

See my post just after yours, it sounds pretty similar. I will be watching responses you get and will send any information I get.

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Buick Enclave 2014
Rpod 179
Interested in cycling & kayaks

Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2014 at 7:22pm

Originally posted by blackcat

Out on our fist trip with the rpod and we found that none of our outlets work. They did work prior to the trip, at least the one to the tv did. Everything else works incl water beater, pump, fridge... All fuses are ok, flipped all breakers. Still nothing to the outlets. Any ideas?

Hit the reset button on your GFI outlet in your Pod, it has probably tripped.

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Posted By: blackcat
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2014 at 7:42pm

So if the gfi is tripped it shuts off power to all the outlets in the pod? The gfi won't reset, so I'm guessing the wiring to it jarred loose while driving.

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2015 R-Pod 177
2008 Dodge Ram 2500

Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2014 at 7:47pm

all of the outlets that are wired past the GFCI are protected by it so yes it will often shut off most if not all of a Pod's outlets, different Pods are wired differently and i've even see similar models wired differently.

if it won't reset the outlet itself could need replacing.

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Posted By: Tars Tarkas
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2014 at 8:22pm

You should be able to tell about the GFI outlet. It lights up when tripped, and the button pops out. Perhaps a dumb point, but not everyone realizes that the outlets don't work unless you're hooked up to shore power. I think I've seen newbies who think the battery will power the 120v outlets.

The GFI theoretically trips for a reason. Some of them are sensitive enough to flip if you think about them. Anyway, the point is you might have a ground fault that you need to resolve. If you suspect the GFI, unplug everything you can find and try it again.

TT

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2010 176
FJ Cruiser

Posted By: JStrube
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2014 at 11:46pm

Not many plugs, I would look for a wire that came loose & grounded out

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2012 181G