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Old 10-13-2020, 11:31 PM   #21
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Outlets on battery power

I am a newbie and I am in the process of learning the rv. When I am hooked up to shore power everything works, when we were practicing boondocking, everything works except the outlets. I have checked the gfci and have a generator, but still no outlets!! Please help

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Old 10-13-2020, 11:55 PM   #22
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They limit where the power is going when you're operating just on 12 volt power. What you experienced is normal.
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Old 10-13-2020, 11:56 PM   #23
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Oh! Welcome to the Forum also!
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Old 10-14-2020, 12:23 AM   #24
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Welcome to the forum. If you are not on shore power, you will need your generator operating to get the 110 outlets to work. If you have either shore power or generator operating and still do not have 110 at the outlets then you might have tripped the GFCI outlet. They usually have one in the bathroom outlet and sometimes an additional one inside the coach or it could be inside an outside compartment to usually go to an outside kitchen or the outside TV.

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Old 10-17-2020, 11:52 PM   #25
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Hi, I also was wondering if I can add a 3rd battery to the house batteries? Their is a 3rd slot for a battery soo? And I am using the correct deep cycle batteries, thanks!!
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Old 10-18-2020, 12:01 AM   #26
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I believe that as long as you hook them together correctly (positive to positive to positive, and negative to negative to negative): you're good to go!
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Old 10-23-2020, 06:57 PM   #27
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Only if the are all 12 volts.

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I believe that as long as you hook them together correctly (positive to positive to positive, and negative to negative to negative): you're good to go!
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Old 10-23-2020, 07:14 PM   #28
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Hi, I also was wondering if I can add a 3rd battery to the house batteries? Their is a 3rd slot for a battery soo? And I am using the correct deep cycle batteries, thanks!!
If they are all 12 volt. If the 2 you have are 6 volt then you'd need to buy 2 new ones, 2 wired in series & each pair wired parallel to equal 12 volts, 3 - 6 volts won't work.
It would be best to wait til the original batteries are due to be replaced so that you'd have 3 identical batteries, mixing 2 old batteries with 1 new one will only weaken the new one faster shortening it's lifespan.
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Old 11-04-2020, 06:31 PM   #29
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does anyone know how to get the outside electrical outlets working? We have a thor fe30 freedom elite 2018 and went to plug something in and nothing. Help please?
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Old 11-04-2020, 06:40 PM   #30
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does anyone know how to get the outside electrical outlets working? We have a thor fe30 freedom elite 2018 and went to plug something in and nothing. Help please?


An outside outlet will be on a GFCI. Either that particular outlet or downstream of another GF protected outlet. Start by checking the outlet in question for a reset button. If there isn’t one you might look in the bathroom to see if that is where the GF outlet is lurking. If that outlet works and you can’t find another you’ll have to do it the hard way. By checking the wiring until you find something disconnected or broken. If everything else in the coach is working properly you won’t have to look too far. Good luck.
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Old 11-04-2020, 07:03 PM   #31
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Thank you so much. The bathroom one did it!
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