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Old 06-28-2017, 03:26 PM   #1
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Lost power on some 110 outlets

My new 2017 31be has lost power to,some of the 110 outlets. I'm 800 miles from home and would like to get these up and running. So far I have pulled and checked every blade fuse and reset the breakers with no luck. KOA 30 amp box seems o.k. And there are no GFIs in this unit which I was surprised. Running on the generator only still does not supply current to these outlets. A few work but most are dead. Any ideas how I can get these up and running? Thanks.
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Old 06-28-2017, 03:30 PM   #2
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Somewhere there is a GFCI. Look for it like you are looking for a $100 that was hidden����. The manufacturer has in your case hidden one somewhere. Check around the kitchen area as this is where it should be.
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Old 06-28-2017, 03:30 PM   #3
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If the TV's don't work, check for tripped breaker(s) on the inverter. If no inverter there must be a GFI somewhere.
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Old 06-28-2017, 03:31 PM   #4
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A 2017 with no GFI outlets?? That seems wrong in so many ways... (no offense to YOU intended at all - if that's the way they built it that just seems wrong, especially in the bath and kitchen areas).

I suggest you take another stab and finding GFI outlets, and don't forget to look in the basement storage area. I've read where some folks (finally) found the tripped GFI that they never knew existed hiding in the basement.
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Old 06-28-2017, 03:32 PM   #5
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You have a 2017 RV with no GFCI outlets??
You should have at least 1, I believe it's code!!
Check kitchen & bathroom again.
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Old 06-28-2017, 03:33 PM   #6
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I agree that it's most likely a GFI. They're not always easy to find but I would be shocked ( pardon the pun ) if you didn't have one. Look in the bathroom and kitchen. Also tell us which outlets aren't working.
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Old 06-28-2017, 03:46 PM   #7
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Unplug from shore power, make sure the inverter is off, then pull the breaker panel cover plate off. Check all the connections to breakers to make sure one hasn't worked loose. It happens from vibrating down the road more often than you would think.
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Old 06-28-2017, 03:51 PM   #8
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Wiring diagrams for your unit shows a GFI outlet right near/above your load center (near the entrance door). It appears that the downstream outlets would include bathroom, galley (2), exterior entertainment center, exterior storage compartment (are they the ones that are dead?).
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Old 06-28-2017, 10:30 PM   #9
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Per today's electrical code you have a GIF somewhere. If you still haven't found it call Winnebago and provide your SN and VIN and they will talk you through a reset.

I have a GFI located in bin storage that caused a lack of power to my TV's. Winnebago helped me find the location.

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Somewhere there is a GFCI. Look for it like you are looking for a $100 that was hidden����. The manufacturer has in your case hidden one somewhere. Check around the kitchen area as this is where it should be.
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Some receptacles in our kitchen lost power right after we purchased the MH. Finally I found a GFCI receptacle in a cubby-hole with a roll-up door hiding it, the cubby-hole is designed for a coffee-maker.
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Old 07-01-2017, 09:12 AM   #11
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I'm betting on a GFI also. We also lost some 110 plugs on our 15 36G while camping last yr and it was a GFI that was down floor level outside the bathroom door. I was looking everywhere and it was right there too but I was looking 6" off of the floor.
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Old 07-01-2017, 09:21 AM   #12
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My 17 Vista has a GFI just inside the entrance door above the load center. It's black so look closely. Also one on the front of the inverter. Fuses are for 12 volt. Breakers for 110 volt.
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Old 07-01-2017, 09:40 AM   #13
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If it is only some of your 110 outlets then it is most likely the breaker on the inverter itself. It is easy to overload that circuit and trip the breaker with a hairdryer, vacuum, ect. When it happened on ours I looked all over and could not find anything tripped. Just by chance I found the breaker on the inverter was tripped, reset it and everything worked fine again. It is hard to see but there is one on the inverter, or on a little box next to it.
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My 17 Vista has a GFI just inside the entrance door above the load center. It's black so look closely. Also one on the front of the inverter. Fuses are for 12 volt. Breakers for 110 volt.
That's exactly where the wiring diagrams for the OP's rig shows the GFI outlet.
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Old 07-07-2017, 12:52 PM   #15
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Our 2010 Journey has a GFI outlet in the bathroom. Mine is on the wall opposite the sink and without looking closely, you would not think it a GFI. I have had the mystery random outlets dead before.....GFI each time on our rig.
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Old 07-07-2017, 08:14 PM   #16
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Sure would be nice if the OP returned with an update.
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We had that happen recently. We had a dickens of a time finding that GFI outlet. It was located in a plug that we rarely use at the end of the kitchen sink. We could find the one in the bathroom area (which was on an outlet near the floor) but the kitchen one really eluded us. It is a black outlet so it's hard to see anything on it. Also, there was no mention of it in our instruction book. I made a note in there where they are located for future use.
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Old 09-21-2017, 10:56 AM   #18
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We had the same problem with our 2017. We have 2 GFI, one under the frig and the other in an outside compartment on the passenger side. Resetting always worked.
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Old 09-22-2017, 04:59 AM   #19
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I'm shocked that the OP has not replied. I hope he wasn't !!! (shocked)
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Old 09-22-2017, 06:21 PM   #20
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When that happened to me I eat, no one 10 for the TV, I discovered that one leg of the 220 power was dead. It was the fault of the RV park in that case. Another time I plugged in at home and it was just a bad connection and I had to reconnect.
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