Knissone
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Hey all, first post here! I think I got it in the right forum, but feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
I have my RV parked on the side of the house, and plugged into a GFCI circuit on the house, just a normal 15A circuit. This circuit powers only the RV, and a small low voltage landscape lighting system in the backyard. The GFCI does NOT trip when the RV is unplugged, so that landscape lighting is not the issue. So, when I plug in the RV, it will trip the GFCI, at seemingly completely random times. RV is a brand new 2023 Vortex / Geneses Supreme, and I've replaced the factory charger and inverter system with a full Victron suite. I can't quite seem to remember if I had this GFCI tripping issue on my older trailer before this one, but this GFCI tripping was/is a problem both before and after I did the Victron installation. Even with the Victron system set to "Charge Only", meaning it only charges the batteries and does not pass 110V into the coach, it still trips. I've tried different dogbone adapters, different extension cords, everything outside of the trailer, and know it did it on the trailer before and after the Victron so the trailer itself doesn't seem to be an issue. Now, going back that note of it tripping at random times; sometimes it will trip after 5 minutes, sometimes after 30 minutes, sometimes after hours or days, and sometimes (rarely) not at all. Whenever it happens and I can reset the GFCI, it doesn't trip again for another X amount of time. Given this, I'm kind of leaning towards the GFCI maybe having gone bad? It's an easy thing to replace and check, at least. It's also worth noting that I am in Southern California, so I'm not dealing with excessive humidity or rain that could introduce moisture to places it certainly shouldn't be.
Would anybody else have any other ideas? I've scoured the net and found that it's relatively notorious for trailers to trip GFCI, but I seem to be the only one to have this random time delay before it trips. Any tips appreciated!
I have my RV parked on the side of the house, and plugged into a GFCI circuit on the house, just a normal 15A circuit. This circuit powers only the RV, and a small low voltage landscape lighting system in the backyard. The GFCI does NOT trip when the RV is unplugged, so that landscape lighting is not the issue. So, when I plug in the RV, it will trip the GFCI, at seemingly completely random times. RV is a brand new 2023 Vortex / Geneses Supreme, and I've replaced the factory charger and inverter system with a full Victron suite. I can't quite seem to remember if I had this GFCI tripping issue on my older trailer before this one, but this GFCI tripping was/is a problem both before and after I did the Victron installation. Even with the Victron system set to "Charge Only", meaning it only charges the batteries and does not pass 110V into the coach, it still trips. I've tried different dogbone adapters, different extension cords, everything outside of the trailer, and know it did it on the trailer before and after the Victron so the trailer itself doesn't seem to be an issue. Now, going back that note of it tripping at random times; sometimes it will trip after 5 minutes, sometimes after 30 minutes, sometimes after hours or days, and sometimes (rarely) not at all. Whenever it happens and I can reset the GFCI, it doesn't trip again for another X amount of time. Given this, I'm kind of leaning towards the GFCI maybe having gone bad? It's an easy thing to replace and check, at least. It's also worth noting that I am in Southern California, so I'm not dealing with excessive humidity or rain that could introduce moisture to places it certainly shouldn't be.
Would anybody else have any other ideas? I've scoured the net and found that it's relatively notorious for trailers to trip GFCI, but I seem to be the only one to have this random time delay before it trips. Any tips appreciated!