No power to much of the rear of 262RBH Sunset Trail

[mikemilw]

Hello,

I have a 2018 Sunset Trail 262RBH travel trailer. Somewhere in the last month, the power was lost to the travel trailer. We had an RV tech come over and repair some flooring in the bathroom, but do not know if that is related. The GFCI in the kitchen (underneath the cabinet) was suspect, so I changed it. I verified that it was wired correctly. That did not resolve the issue.

The outlets that have no power are:

1. TV
2. Refrigerator/Freezer
3. Bunkhouse
4. Bathroom
5. Outside outlets

I have tried to reset all of the breakers including the main breaker. I have probed with an inductive meter breaker by breaker and nothing seems out of order there.

All of the outlets that are not powering up I have removed the cover and probed the load/line wires for current/voltage.

I have also looked outside on the fridge/freezer panel where the ignitor is for gas. I inspected for loose or broken wires, but nothing is to be found.
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Is there another hidden GFCI for this trailer that I do not know about?
I really would doubt a wire would break somewhere internally or become loose behind the wall or cabinet.

[Russb]

There are usually two GFCI outlets. I have one in the kitchen area and a second one in the bathroom. Good luck in your search.

[Dan Erikson]

Did You verify 120v to neutral coming off the breakers?

[mikemilw]

Originally Posted by Russb

There are usually two GFCI outlets. I have one in the kitchen area and a second one in the bathroom. Good luck in your search.

The GFCI outlet in the bathroom does not have a test/reset button. We do have the 262RBH 2018 model. Did they not put one there or is that supposed to be equipped with that type of outlet?

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[mikemilw]

How do I verify the neutral on the breaker? Do I have to pull the individual breakers and test that way?

[Dan Erikson]

Sorry, I do electrical work so once in a while I'm to short on explanations.

This is only for those who can work carefully around live voltages.
Remove the panel cover to expose the breakers and fuse area. Do Not touch any exposed metal as its most likely electrified!! You should see wires coming off the breakers, a neutral buss connection point with white wires terminated there. You may also see a ground buss with bare copper wires terminated there as well.
Make sure your meter is on AC , touch 1 lead on the breaker wire connection and the other lead on the neutral buss. If you read 120v you've just verified the breaker is supplying power to the circuit. Now to find that pesky resettable GFCI . If you find a rectangular bodied receptacle with out the set/reset buttons, it's not the GFCI.

Remember, this part of the project is only for those who can confidently work with electricity.

[mikemilw]

Thank you Dan for the explanation of this.

I get a little weirded out working around live power, but you explained the process beautifully.

I would love to try this when I get access to my travel trailer. I would like to do it yet this year However, it is currently stored for the winter and I do not have access (or easy access) to power. I guess I could get a small generator over there and use that as shore power for a temporary source to run this test. My Jeep is equipped with AC power too, but I am not sure if that would cause an issue overloading the electrical system on the Jeep. I do not have the battery on the unit connected either as it is stored at our house for intermittent winter trickle charging. If anyone has thoughts on this, please chime in.

Thanks again Dan.
Mike