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Post by sxescott on May 20, 2014 8:51:45 GMT -5
Hey everybody! I've got a 2001 KZ Sportsman 2954. I'm new to this forum and new to owning a 5th wheel. A couple weeks ago the power in our park went out and the GFCI outlet in the kitchen stopped working. The problem is the although it's labeled as a GFCI outlet, there isn't a rest/test button on it. An electrician told me that the test/reset button was either on the breaker box or on another outlet further upstream. I've checked the box without any luck and can't find another GFCI outlet in the whole place other than the one in the bathroom that already has a reset/test button on it that I've tripped several times. I like challenges, but I can't figure this one out.. I've even called the local dealer to see if there is an online resource that would have an electrical diagram, but he was no help either. Can anyone here give me some assistance? I've had to move my coffee maker to the outlet behind the couch, although convenient when watching tv, it's not an ideal location.. :-) Thanks in advance for anything any of you can help with!
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Post by lynnmor on May 20, 2014 12:28:53 GMT -5
The electrician is correct and if the only GFCI is in the bath, then that is the one upstream. Check the power there and all other outlets. You may have wires loose on the back of an outlet.
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Post by shoestring on May 20, 2014 15:46:07 GMT -5
SHUT OFF that breaker IMMEDIATELY.
A loose neutral wire (white) may not trip the breaker, nor give you power to the outlet (the circuit is not complete) it can however "spark" as electricity jumps the loose connection. CAN YOU SAY FIRE HAZARD.
I had this happen it my own home. Circuit went dead, without tripping the breaker. Drove me nutty, had an electrician friend planning a trip to my home, when a second circuit in the kitchen went dark as well. Come to find out they had a common nuetral that had come loose. Thank God for metal electrical boxes...that puppy was pretty charred from all the sparking.
As my electrician friend says: A plumber knows he has a loose connection immediately when it leaks, you don't know you have a loose eletrical connection until the fire starts.
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