Replace outlets?

Ericthered · 03-22-2017, 09:24 PM

The GFCI outlet on the forward end of the island sometimes trips for no obvious cause. The GFCI on the rear wall
Also trips at times, again for no apparent reason. They are on two different circuits too. I've replaced them as PM, but now I'm thinking of replacing all of the outlets in the camper as another thread mentioned that outlets installed by the factory are the cheapest possible. Any thoughts?

Dayle1 · 03-23-2017, 01:29 PM

The connections are the biggest weakness. In my case there a 7 outlets on a single 15 amp breaker, 2 in kitchen, 1 in entertainment slide, 2 on back wall and 2 in main slide. So a lot of current in that line and a weak connection will create a lot of heat and life threating risks.

BipeFlier · 03-29-2017, 07:58 PM

Our 2010 had a similar issue with the GFI's after our first trip out. It rained while on the road. Thanks to posts on this board I found water in the electrical connection boxes located under the slides. I dried them out and sealed them up. No issues now for 6 years.

Kamper Dave · 04-03-2017, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by BipeFlier

Our 2010 had a similar issue with the GFI's after our first trip out. It rained while on the road. Thanks to posts on this board I found water in the electrical connection boxes located under the slides. I dried them out and sealed them up. No issues now for 6 years.

After opening those exterior boxes we replaced the covers, gaskets and used plenty of silicon caulking. THE PROBLEM was that there was no connector at the top of the box, so road spray filled the box. Hence, caulk the heck out of the top.

Ericthered · 04-04-2017, 07:32 AM

Thanks for the info.

BipeFlier · 04-04-2017, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Ericthered

Thanks for the info.

Did you find the demon?

Ericthered · 04-04-2017, 07:22 PM

Not sure. I've replaced the 3 outlets on that circuit and when I turned the power on there was no drama, sparks, flames etc.�� They worked ok so I'll just have to wait and see.

mmorris · 04-08-2017, 07:21 AM

We had this problem on another camper, especially after it rained. Rain was infiltrating the outside outlet box and tripping the GFCI inside.

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