jagarcia89
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When I got my 2008 coachmen adrenaline blast 150 toy hauler a couple weeks ago, I brought it home and plugged it in to a standard 15 or 20amp wall outlet via a pigtail and extension cord. I know this wasn't ideal, but I half expected it to trip a breaker on the house so I could find which breaker it'd trip. To my surprise it worked fine even as I cycled the AC on.
After hanging out for a few minutes I powered everything down and left it plugged into garage. After batteries were nearly full I unplugged it.
Now two weeks later, if I plug it in using the EXACT same set up just to charge the onboard batteries- it instantly trips the gfci on the house. Tried a different one on a different gfci circuit and same result. No switches, lights, or appliances are on. The only changes I can think of is i moved the trailer over about 1 foot in the driveway and we have gotten a lot of rain (raining when i did this but the plugs were all in the garage) and my batteries show 75% charge.
I've done some searching, but the several treads similar to this the RV/trailer always tripped the outlets. Mine worked fine one day then nothing. I was going to get one of those 3-light circuit testers you plug into an outlet, but if power isn't going to the outlet, I don't think it'll work. I also read you can use an ohm meter on the main plug, but with the batteries hooked up I fear the circuit may have voltage.
Any suggestions??? I'm camping at a place with a hook up for the first time this weekend and am afraid I have a serious electrical issue. Please help!
After hanging out for a few minutes I powered everything down and left it plugged into garage. After batteries were nearly full I unplugged it.
Now two weeks later, if I plug it in using the EXACT same set up just to charge the onboard batteries- it instantly trips the gfci on the house. Tried a different one on a different gfci circuit and same result. No switches, lights, or appliances are on. The only changes I can think of is i moved the trailer over about 1 foot in the driveway and we have gotten a lot of rain (raining when i did this but the plugs were all in the garage) and my batteries show 75% charge.
I've done some searching, but the several treads similar to this the RV/trailer always tripped the outlets. Mine worked fine one day then nothing. I was going to get one of those 3-light circuit testers you plug into an outlet, but if power isn't going to the outlet, I don't think it'll work. I also read you can use an ohm meter on the main plug, but with the batteries hooked up I fear the circuit may have voltage.
Any suggestions??? I'm camping at a place with a hook up for the first time this weekend and am afraid I have a serious electrical issue. Please help!