electric

  1. DA

    safeguarding the electric winch

    I want to protect my electric winch from the courious or mischevious. The up/down lever is clearly labeled and could be tempting to some people/kids. First, anyone have a problem with unauthorized use of the winch after you have set up? Second, I saw a youtube where the owner of SOB (some...
  2. GL

    How To Grease / Lube Electric Front Lift Jack

    Greetings. I own a 2018 Forest River Mini-Lite 24 foot travel trailer. I am interested in knowing whether the electric front lift jack pedestal can be or should be greased or lubed? Having searched through my owners manual I cannot find any information about greasing or lubing the front...
  3. WA

    Electric step won't work

    The Electric step in my 2013 Solera Sprinter stopped working. Where can I find the power source i.e. the fuse location
  4. P5

    Electric bunk stuck

    I have a 21 xlr boost toy hauler with bunks in the toy hauler area. The motor on it will lower but not go up. Thoughts on what to check?
  5. 20

    flagstaff 625d tent and electrical questions

    Hi All! I have a couple questions about the flagstaff 625d popup camper. First, the tent over the slide in the back is held down by a plastic bracket. My bracket is broken and needs replaced but I can't for the life of me figure out what it is called. Anyone know what I should be searching...
  6. GR

    Suburban SW6DEL Water Heater Electrical Issues

    My Suburban SW6DEL water heater has no outside electrical switch. I found this while searching: "UPDATE 10-1-22: Suburban now manufactures the SWDEL models without the outside switch for the electric heating element." My control panel on the inside has a water heater button which only seems to...
  7. MA

    Electric Tongue Jack Drop Leg ?

    Good day all, wondering if anyone's had to replace their power tongue jack drop leg due to rust or damage? Mine was badly rusted so I ordered one on Amazon, it works but appears to be a bit too tall. Unfortunately my son threw the old one away w/o measuring it, wondering of someone could measure...
  8. SO

    Exterior liner near electric awning hanging down - is it okay to remove this?

    Hi guys, on my 2018 Wolf Pup 16BHS travel trailer I have an exterior liner that was previously hidden by the electric awning and is now hanging down. It looks like it's plastic and it has threading on the back side of it. One side is still attached, but this side somehow detached, we think it...
  9. JV

    Electrical Issue - lightning strike

    I have a 2018 Forest River Forrester, while plugged into shore power there was a very close lightning strike. Now experencing the the following issues. When the RV’s Ford 450 engine is running, OneControl icons (Lighting, Generator, and Monitor) are available and function. The Slides icon is...
  10. VI

    Electric controller 2515s

    We've just picked up a 2024 2515s and need to upgrade our batteries. I hear all kinds of stories and suggestions whether to go conventional batteries or lithium. First I'd like to know if the controller will work with lithium batteries and if the controller shuts the battery, lithium or...
  11. BK

    Storage electricity

    We keep our Forrester 3051 parked at home when not in use. One question is should we keep it plugged in to electricity all the time? Don't have a 30 amp receptacle at home but an adapter from 30 to 110 15 amp. Other question is if we keep it plugged in, should the battery switch be on or off...
  12. DA

    Electrical help

    Here is pic of my panel I keep blowing breakers want to just replace them but don’t think they are right what should be in there please help
  13. RI

    fridge, tc, fireplace working with generator but no electrical outlets

    2017 Coachmen Mirada - Onan Generator - with generator on - all applicances are working but not a single electrical outlet - I know it is probably something as simple as a switch somewhere but we haven't been able to figure it out. Any advice would be great.
  14. Uncled

    Outside Electrical plug/Outside Kitchen plug

    I opened my outside kitchen yesterday after a long weekend trip and my fridge was hot. I checked the outlet and the plug box was not hot. I checked the outside plugbox and it was not hot. We used it over the weekend. Sunday nite we got the Hurricane come in. Everything inside is working fine...
  15. BI

    Electrical Fire: Need Help Rewiring

    Hey All- I have a 2019 Forest River 23MK that I rented out over the Independence Day Holiday. Unfortunately the renters didn't pay attention to the slack in the 7-pin wiring harness and it dragged on the ground causing a lot of heat and small fire. Almost all of the wiring north of the frame...
  16. BA

    Electric bill laws

    I am a seasonal camper in Michigan and I was wondering what the law states as far as a campers legal right to view their actual electric bill? We are being charged 29 cents per kilowatt and it seems quite High, if anybody can help us with some information on this we would appreciate it. Are we...
  17. SA

    Help Diagnosing Electrical Issue

    Before taking our FR Vibe in for repairs that we could do ourselves I want to check with the forum to see if we are diagnosing our electric problem correctly and ask for help with the fix. We have used the camper several times with no prior issues. We have a 2022 Forest River 32MS Vibe with...
  18. RC

    Electric Trailer Jack - Not working with shore power, but works with battery?

    Hello! I'm new to this whole RV'ing/Toy Hauler gig and have to admit, it isnt going well for me so far. Without getting into that and all the problems I've encountered, I've got a question regarding the electric jack: Somewhat recently, the toy hauler (2011 XLR 27HFS) electric trailer jack...
  19. RaccoonRough

    Questions about surge protectors and other electrical stuff....

    Okay, Soon I will be living for about 10 months in my small travel trailer (Puma 12 FXB). I will be in between selling my house and retiring. So, I have a few questions on getting ready for everything. One thing I am a bit unsure about is how I am going to hook up to electric. The...
  20. BA

    Electric Power Dying

    I have a Rockwood 2606 WS going on its fourth season. We purchased it new. The electric works fine when hooked up to a power source. Once the power cord is disconnected, it will operate fine when it is connected to the truck, but after it is disconnected from the truck, the power will only...
  21. KN

    Swapping 7 pin electrical cable

    I recently found a bad connection in my 7 pin wore cable under my rv. I have the replacement cable ready to go on....my question is..Do I need to disconnect shore and battery power before changing cables?? Or is there only power thru the cable when plugged into my tow vehicle?
  22. PA

    Electrical issues

    I have a 2022 Nitro 35DK5. The outlets in the master bedroom, main TV,rear TV and on well are all out. All other outlets and GFCI outlets work. Reset all breakers, reset all GFCI and still no power. Has anyone had this issue and whats fix? Thanks!!
  23. JS

    No electricity

    I went camping this weekend in my new to me 24' 2008 Gulfstream Conquest Class C. It was very hot, so the a/c was on constantly. On the last night, we lost all electricity (we were on shore power). When I returned home I plugged it in to our shore power thinking it was the campsite's problem...
  24. BI

    Electrical Issue with Battery Disconnect

    We have a 2019 Flagstaff T21DMHW AFrame that we bought last fall. We are taking it out for the first time next weekend. When I bought it last fall, the folks we bought from said the battery disconnect switch had gone bad. I ordered a new one and wired up exactly the way the other one was wired...
  25. JJ

    Rockwood Pop-up sink/stove electrical contacts

    I have a Rockwood 2280BH pop-up and have lately been having trouble with inside lights flickering or going out. Once I shift or push on the stove/sink, they come back on. I suspect the metal contactors are not being fully engaged/pushed in when the sink/stove combo is in place. Any suggestions...

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