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Old 06-25-2017, 04:26 AM   #9
TurnerFam
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Brand: Thor Motor Coach
State: Georgia
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THOR #4735
in hot weather we ALL can have issues with tripping breakers ... for various reasons, but most likely:

- we mention only the 'large' appliances, but forget that the water heater, fridge, 120v outlet items like fans and devices, as well as lights are all ALSO drawing amps
- your Charger can be a silent culprit - if you can turn it off, or down at least(to 5 amps or so), it will also save you some amps.
- breakers do not work on 'exact' amps for tripping, but are measured by HEAT that is generated for that particular breaker wiring - too much and it trips. During hot times the wires are already hot just from the ambient(surrounding) temps, and therefore require LESS 'extra' heat(amps) to trip the breaker.

... what to do? remember to cut off/unplug all unessesary items when needing to make use of the 'big' items. Sometimes you may need to forego the AC while microwaving, or even visa versa.

In hot times, be ready to man the breaker box, and prepare to step out to the generator - it happens to all of us at times.

a note: while most of think that the generator can supply just as much power as the shore power can, it could be less than that - check your generator size and maximum amps output.
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