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03-22-2023, 01:57 PM #11
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03-22-2023, 02:09 PM #12
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For some info on the Reflection 315RLTS see this video and pay attention beginning at the 7:35 minute mark. It won't help you find an inverter, but it does shed some light on why there is a Heire 120 volt residential frig in some Reflection Travel Trailers.
At the 14 minute mark in that video it shows the solar panel controller. I'll guess the inverter is an inexpensive one screwed on the top of that storage bay on the water panel side. that's just my guess tho.
You could always disconnect the 120 branch circuit for the frig from the breaker panel and run a tone tester down that wire to maybe trace where it goes into an inverter.Larry KE4DMG
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03-22-2023, 02:09 PM #13
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It is very unlikely it is in the belly area. As others have said, it would be near the battery. On my coach, that orange Romex was part of the inverter prep. There was a long loop such as you describe which I cut and wired in my ATS. Are you sure you have an inverter? It's beginning to sound like some things on your coach weren't the way the dealer described them to you. You say you've been in contact with GD customer service, they can't tell you where to look for the inverter?
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03-22-2023, 06:26 PM #14
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Yes, I've talked to Owen at GD. He did some checking there and now he's a bit confused, too. Apparently the Reflection TT doesn't come with an inverter as standard equipment. It is, however, a pretty common option, especially with a 120 VAC residential refrigerator. When one is installed at the factory it normally goes on the ceiling of the pass-through bay. That makes a lot of sense, since the batteries and solar controller are fairly close by. The build sheet for our trailer shows that an inverter is supposed to be here, and the small control panel is present and when I push the button to turn it on or off the light responds appropriately.
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03-22-2023, 06:37 PM #15
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Can’t imagine having a residential fridge and an inverter being optional. That makes zero sense
What does make sense the longer I am on this forum and own a Grand Design is this company is lost.
The fact that when you call Grand Design and they can’t answer simple questions or look at a build sheet and provide answers is highly disturbing
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03-22-2023, 07:00 PM #16
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I suspect that the inverter is an option by itself, but included when the residential refrigerator is selected.
Their confusion, I think, comes from the fact that the inverter is normally installed on the ceiling of the pass-through bay. It isn't there, but the build sheet says there is one, and the control panel is present and seems to work. Since I'm in Texas and they are in Indiana, it is kind of hard for them to look at the trailer.
It could well be that the breaker for that circuit has died and a few dollars for a new breaker will get things back to normal. I'll probably try that route this weekend.David Lininger, kb0zke
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03-22-2023, 07:02 PM #17
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03-22-2023, 07:05 PM #18
Do you have a sub-panel or a breaker specific for the inverter? A lot of people with factory inverters have a sub-panel somewhere. It's possible if you do, one of those breakers tripped or failed.
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I've been reading along and now think that you were in fact suppose to have an inverter but someone forgot to install it. However, the weird part is that inverter switch that works. Will GD be sending you an inverter or did they say to bring it to the dealer? You can also get them to cover a Mobile Tech. You'll only be on the hook for his displacement fee.
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03-23-2023, 07:02 AM #20
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