Gfci location

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I have a fifth wheel 370 FLS. My last reflection had a gfci outlet near the sink and I could reset from there. All the gfci outlets in my new rig have no reset buttons. I’ve looked everywhere. The gfci in the breaker box is not resetting them either. Can someone help?
 
Check for a small white plastic button (“1/4) on one of the breakers, if present that is the GFI reset. Not sure if the RV industry has adopted residential standards yet. Also, there may be as many as three GFI receptacles on the same circuit keeping looking bathroom, wet bay or any bay accessible from the outside.
Long shot here but you wouldn’t happen to be using one of those split dog bones combining a 30 & 20 amp@?
 
Look in the bathroom or pass through for a main gfci outlet. There should be reset as part of the outlet string.
 
There is a white button in the breaker box. I don’t have a dog bone. Only a 50 amp surge protector. It seems my inverter is not recognizing the shore power. So the solar and the batteries are getting drained because I’m using the trailer like I’m on shore. For some reason I have to unplug the power cord to get the outlets to work again. I woke up to the trailer absolutely lifeless this morning with no electricity. While plugged into shore!! I changed the cord but I’ve turned off anything I’m not using. I’m going to get a tech to come in and look at my system. I don’t think the dealer installed it correctly.
 
There is a white button in the breaker box. I don’t have a dog bone. Only a 50 amp surge protector. It seems my inverter is not recognizing the shore power. So the solar and the batteries are getting drained because I’m using the trailer like I’m on shore. For some reason I have to unplug the power cord to get the outlets to work again. I woke up to the trailer absolutely lifeless this morning with no electricity. While plugged into shore!! I changed the cord but I’ve turned off anything I’m not using. I’m going to get a tech to come in and look at my system. I don’t think the dealer installed it correctly.
Yes, if you are plugged in to shore power, and nothing is working, something is wrong with the power center. The converter would change the 125V to 12V, and you would get lights and 12 volt, even without a battery. If you are truly getting NO power, 125v or 12v, then there is something else going on.
Are you sure you are getting shore power to the cord?

Is the power source you are plugged in to on? 125V, not 220v hopefully...
 
It's a regular electric post. It has 50 amp. I shouldn’t need the converter because my inverter does both. If I keep electric things on all night like the fireplace I have no power in the morning and have to jump/recharge the batteries. The batteries shouldn’t be fluctuating if it’s connected to shore power and I see them jumping up and down.
 
It's a regular electric post. It has 50 amp. I shouldn’t need the converter because my inverter does both. If I keep electric things on all night like the fireplace I have no power in the morning and have to jump/recharge the batteries. The batteries shouldn’t be fluctuating if it’s connected to shore power and I see them jumping up and down.
Sounds like your inverter is doing all the work. Inverters don't "do both"....they either invert 12 volt to 115 volt or pass shore power through.

I would check the fuses on the converter to see if they are blown, Could be why the batteries are not getting charged.
 
I have a fifth wheel 370 FLS. My last reflection had a gfci outlet near the sink and I could reset from there. All the gfci outlets in my new rig have no reset buttons. I’ve looked everywhere. The gfci in the breaker box is not resetting them either. Can someone help?
Check your stairs inside (look for screws). I found a GFCI-specific breaker under the tread of the stairs to the bedroom/bathroom in my 2022 376THS.
 

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