GFCI wiring

[IBEW Sparky]

[QUOTE=Rabidd;367915]Sparky I took a GFI tester and checked each outlet labeled GFI when I first had the problem and no power to any that is why I figured it had to be a circuit breaker but with no breaker labeled GFI hard to figure out.[/QUOTE




Rabidd, Let me know when you want to do the troubleshooting... I'm confident I can walk you through it and figure it out.

[Redapple63]

Cycle all the breakers in your power panel then try to rest the GFCI in the bathroom.

Sparky I took a GFI tester and checked each outlet labeled GFI when I first had the problem and no power to any that is why I figured it had to be a circuit breaker but with no breaker labeled GFI hard to figure out.

Rabidd, Go to your distribution center, and literally click each breaker to the full off position, then back to the on position. Then check your outlets.
To check your CB, you can take your multi-meter, and touch one lead to the hot side of the breaker, and the other lead to the neutral side. This will definitively tell you if you have a CB problem or a different problem. It is not that hard. The hot side will be at the CB, and the neutral side will be on the neutral bus bar in the distribution center (most common is a white wire).

If you have power going into all CB, then the problem is elsewhere.

I do understand that the breakers may be mis-labeled, I am confident that this is a simple circuit breaker tripped, or bad circuit breaker. I wish I could be more help.

Good Luck
Bill

[IBEW Sparky]

Rabidd, Go to your distribution center, and literally click each breaker to the full off position, then back to the on position. Then check your outlets.
To check your CB, you can take your multi-meter, and touch one lead to the hot side of the breaker, and the other lead to the neutral side. This will definitively tell you if you have a CB problem or a different problem. It is not that hard. The hot side will be at the CB, and the neutral side will be on the neutral bus bar in the distribution center (most common is a white wire).

If you have power going into all CB, then the problem is elsewhere.

I do understand that the breakers may be mis-labeled, I am confident that this is a simple circuit breaker tripped, or bad circuit breaker. I wish I could be more help.

Good Luck
Bill

I was able to walk him through some troubleshooting and got him straightened out. Turns out there was a sub-panel behind the wall in the storage bay... even though GD told him there was no other panels!
Tripped CB in the sub-panel and now he's good to go.

[Jerryr]

I was able to walk him through some troubleshooting and got him straightened out. Turns out there was a sub-panel behind the wall in the storage bay... even though GD told him there was no other panels!
Tripped CB in the sub-panel and now he's good to go.

Great. The sub panel was behind a wall that had to be removed to gain access to it? Amazing

[Rabidd]

Hey Bill was just getting ready to post the picture. I would like the thank everyone who helped out by posting to the problem. A big shout out to Bill who helped with the trouble shooting and putting up with me and all my questions he is the best. It came down to there just had to be a sub panel somewhere Bill suggested removing the panel in the storage area and looking around and bingo there was the sub panel with tripped breaker. I hope any 320g owners and everyone else with other models that reads this if you have a GFI issues dig around the trailer there is probably a sub panel. I learned a lot about wiring and troubleshooting. Before I wrote this I sent a picture if the sub panel and location to the GD rep and hope she shares it with her team could have saved a lot of time.

[Redapple63]

I was able to walk him through some troubleshooting and got him straightened out. Turns out there was a sub-panel behind the wall in the storage bay... even though GD told him there was no other panels!
Tripped CB in the sub-panel and now he's good to go.

Great job Bill. Glad this was solved. Now on to make new memories!


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[tgarr1077]

This is good info... what side of the storage access do you get access to the sub panel from? The drivers side or passengers side?

[Second Chance]

This is good info... what side of the storage access do you get access to the sub panel from? The drivers side or passengers side?

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Rob

[Rabidd]

It is on the passenger side of the 5th wheel, open storage area door. The first panel on the left side of the storage area mine had 3 screws easy to remove and that was where the circuit breaker panel was. My trailer is a 320G.

[IBEW Sparky]

Great job Bill. Glad this was solved. Now on to make new memories!


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Thanks...but I had the easy part, Rabidd had to do the work of removing devices, panel covers, and crawling around the storage compartment. I just sat on my couch across country in Pa and talked him through some troubleshooting. But I'm always glad to help out when I can.....40 years as an electrician helps, lol.