Trying to Pinpoint Power Issues Leads to More Power Issues
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ต.ค. 2024
- One step closer to trying to pinpoint the problem here..
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In the mean time you could tie a line from the chord to the horizontal bar I see on top of the generator Or a bungee chord.
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Yes for sure, thanks!
Happy Sunday, Jenna! While you were collecting snow in your Crocs, I was out mowing the grass for the second time this year. That's right, February was so warm everything bloomed a month ahead of schedule and now that we're into March it's like we're going back into Winter again. It was in the mid 60's today but the forecasters talk of it getting progressively colder the further we get into March. Say what? Ugh. Don't get me wrong, I'd like to put off the 90's as long as possible but I don't want to be in the 30's when I walk Layla in the morning before sunrise in April! I should be thankful for it anyway considering all the suffering going on in the world today. I believe you're approaching the end of your search to solve your electrical issues. Sounds as if you're on the right path to electrical harmony. Good job! Rob in N.C.
Wow, mowing grass in February here is unheard of, haha. I dont think people mow here until June! Well hopefully you don't get the cold snap it's calling for, and I'm hoping that we don't get any more snow. I would love to dewinterize by the end of the month but we shall see
Hello from the wet Ozarks Jenna! Always something!!! Great trouble shooting skills. Tight lines!
Hey Jenna! It is fascinating to watch how you document your energy issues/repairs. You have to be really "preventive" to live the way we do and just tackle issues as they arise. I hope it all sorts out for you.
Here is hoping 🤞🤞🤞
Electrical is not my strong suit but it's a good learning experience I suppose!
@@gypsyjenna that's me exactly! Electrical and plumbing scare the beejeebeez out of me. Oh, love the Reese's and Spritzer at the end too 😅👍🍾
Girl's gotta eat 🤣😉
I do believe that the outlet is a 30 amp outlet.
It's just not the right female end to fit my trailer cord
Hey Jenna, you could try spreading the prongs/pins apart for a tighter fit on the old adapter until your new ones show up.... if the new adapters dont work out, you could cut off the old plug and buy a 30amp plug and rewire it.....Thanks for the video.
Looking at your generator the plug you are currently using is a 20 amp. States it right above the plug on the generator. With the new adapter you are getting you will be plugging into a 30 amp plug. This should help you with your fridge problem.
I tend to agree, most travel trailers run on 30 amps, the plug you are using on your generator is 20 amps.
Love.. Love.. love.. you and your videos Jenna .. thank you❤️❤️
Thanks so much for being here!
Yeah, using a proper 30amp plug is best. It’s like the one in homes for laundry dryers.
I got the wind generator up. It rained three and a half inches of rain as soon as I got it done. I just now ordered two more 100 watts HQST solar panels for the West side of the barn. I think the wind generator is 12 volts...ugh... I'll use it as is on part of the battery bank and see what happens. I think it is wound with aluminum wire so I may have to rewind it with copper for 24 volts. It looks nice, and spins well, though, lol. I think you have to get the 48 volts one to get 24 volts. And of course that one is higher price. The stuff nobody tells you until after you bought it. The two things I need are running late according to Amazon. The battery acid and the propane torch. So I bought another propane torch and waiting for the other one. It's flooded here. I ruined my shoes, and had to go to Walmart. The top four inches of ground are like soup. I would make ruts if I tried to drive out. But I have food and wood. I had a thousand watts of solar panels out today, making eight watts. But I turned the inverter charger off while I went to town and saved twenty six watts. Probably rain or snow today. Funny thing. Wind didn't blown all day yesterday. I think it's supposed to after while. I never got to get the readings, the wind quit right after I got it put up. The struggle for off grid energy, lol. It sounds like I should have a lot, but some days, it's pretty thin. Today was a borderline gas generator day, almost used it.
Thank you for posting Jenna. Looks like you may have found the problem in the electrical system. You were smart to think of that plug. I live in a smaller town and try to support local business, but they sometimes they push the limit and I buy elsewhere. Take care.
I cover my trailer doors with blankets when it gets cold and windy. Makes a big difference.
Good idea
My RV refrigerator doesn’t work for diddly on electricity but will freeze anything on propane and this is the 6th new RV I’ve had and all of them are just like that
March "In like a lion, out like a lamb" lets hope.
Same problem with vibration keeping plug in portable generator. I brace my plug in with anything long enough to reach plug to ground. Block of wood, pail of water, 2x4.
Not good when plug disconnects on it's own. Arcing will eventually ruin generator receptacle or at very least make a poor connection. Keep your plug prongs dry, clean with a lite sanding.
Agreed. RV store pricing is out of this world. Seasonal businesses usually are.
Amazon is good but sometimes they ship things that you didn't order. Happened twice so far. Takes over a month to get refunded, plus the hassle having to send it back.
Good luck Jenna.
Looking forward to warmer days but not the bugs.
Absolutely! The bugs can be brutal in spring but at this point I am just focused on losing the snow and getting the nice warm, sunny days back lol
Suspend the heavy cable from the bar above it by tying the cable using a bungee cord or rope, a leather strap... anything that won't cut or abrade the insulation on the cable.
get than new adapter plug, id also use dielectric gel on your connectors. another tip is to tie your power cable on the metal frame of your generator so it takes stress off plug
Hello Jenna 👋 another great show as always
Thanks for sharing sounds like you have gremlins 👽 in your power 🔋 system good luck with the power 😀🍺👍 Johno Alice Springs Australia
Change the alligator clips out, put wire terminals, bolted on. You will get much better connection. Also it will run cooler. The adapter looks like it's shot.
Check your breakers to see if they trip if they haven't something is going on with inverter that came with camper, if I lived closer I would fix it for free
The power is what is freaking me out about my tiny house build. I am at a standstill (not just because of the weather) at wiring.
Yes for me that would be the toughest and most overwhelming part
If you could even take some of the stress of Rv cord by zip ting it above generator some where that will help the plug stay connected,just a thought by looking at your set up. Take care and stay warm.
If I could offer a tiny bit of advice, it would be helpful if you could pick up some dielectric grease and clean your connectors then put a bit of the grease on them, you could avoid most all of the corrosion. An inexpensive bit of preventive maintenance.🙂
Thanks for the advice!
I sure hope you got all this figured out. I went through some of the same things. Maybe the plug is vibrating out of the hole. Generators vibrate a lot. Also, those adapters get old after use and don't always get good connection, especially with the vibration.
I have the hole dug for the wind generator base. I have to concrete it in. I'm welding the flange to the pole. I'll get it up tomorrow or the next day. Oh, forgot, it's 72 degrees today, and of course, windy. Winter storm and cold air coming again. I'm going to get two more solar panels, 100 watts each, so 1400 watts. I can't run it all except having morning and evening panels. Plus the wind generator's output. I want to get it up but there may be ice storm blizzard conditions coming, so I can wait if I have to. Darn it though. It's windy, lol. I held it up the other day after I got the blades on, and it got going fast so I had to turn it sideways. Took a long time to stop. The center of the blades will be 18 1/2 feet up. I have to get it solid. 29.2 volts @ 5 amps at 4:30 p.m. The twenty marine batteries got a good charge today. They dropped to 25.2 yesterday after sundown. The battery acid hasn't gotten here yet to tune them up with. Well good luck with the rest of the day. The first wind generator that I was going to get was going to be $1700, but I got it down to $550 for this one. It was a funny joke on my uncle, I had already planned to get the wind generator, but about five or six weeks ago, he looked at my system, and said, that I had everything but a wind generator. I said, Okay, I'll get one. So about a week later I ordered one. Showed up a few days later, uncle says I have a big box on the porch. I'm upgrading while I have permission to...so there ain't gonna be no, when ya gonna get one, lol. I didn't tell him that I had saved up for awhile, and I had planned to order it anyways. He was thinking I would do it in July or something. The look on his face was priceless when it showed up. I might stay up and see how much I can get done with it. I'll wire it up and put it up tomorrow. I need to go get wood too. Bad spell coming again. If I was there, I would cut you some. Hope you have enough. I won't need much more, I'll be using the electric blanket. I'm nervous about welding the flange onto the pipe. So thanks for letting me ramble. I think I can weld now.
Wow, quite the system you have there. Sounds like enough to power a factory! If you have a lot of wind, may as well take advantage with your new wind generator eh!
Princess Auto carries those also!!
Go to the twist lock adapter from your cable that’ll solve your issue
I did not plan on drinking ALL my beer. I simply had to, it also looked a little MELTY MELTY.
Hi Jenna just got time to see the video ya that other plug on your gen is be 220 volt and that is ok because your inverter will convert it over to 110 volt. I was going to say that little adapter plug does go bad. believe it or not i just got new plug for our camper also. Good luck but i would also get another 110 volt adapter plug just to have if something else happens. Stay warm. 🤞
Good idea, thanks!
"I don't have an excuse for myself" 😅 Story of my life
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Hi Jenna, buy a long harness and leash for each one so they can go outside, if you want to take them out often. Good luck
They did have those before and weasel out of them everytime lol
@@gypsyjenna You tried.
Hi, just a heads up. If you only burn wood that has less than 20% moisture content there will be less ashes and your glass will not get as dirty.
Hey girl, u got a good deal on those plugs but buying online and I do that alot because products are cheaper to iam finding by along ways kinda hurts the stores and that's why some stores are closing because they can't compete with online shopping prices.
I would've cut the end off that cord and rewired a new correct plug onto it and been done for around 20 bucks
Don't use clamps on the batteries. You need directly connected wires
When you focused the camera on the roof lights we could see the lights flicker as the generator shut down and then the roof lights stayed on fine.
That means that the 110V AC to 12V DC converter, the relay inside the converter are all working properly, no need to investigate that further.
Just keep your alligator clamps to the batteries clean and tight.
Thanks, I am hoping that was the problem for sure!
My old RV also came with the blocky 30A to 15A converter, I don't really care for those.
My newer RV came with a yellow cord that has a conventional 15A plug at one end where it fits into the generator and the 30A RV receptacle at the other end of the two foot wire.
It works much better than the small blocky adapter and I tie up the cables so that they don't vibrate loose.
Buying one of these cable adapters means no cutting cables and no wiring on a new locking plug.
Good luck.
That sounds way more convenient!
Sorry Jenna, I should have mentioned that this new cable adapter would still only be able to send 15A to your RV the same as the small blocky adapter.
So, not a problem unless you want to use more high powered 110V appliances inside your camper and use them all at the same time.
I have a tiny house 5kw solar grid tie thay make more power than my house uses for most of the day
Thanks Jenna, I'm doing fine. Ya gotta like the strength of the sun come March,we sure do here in Alberta, it's also out longer, combined with moving clocks ahead next week and we will see daylight well after supper 👍 BBQ coming out soon 🌭🍻
Yesss, Can't wait! On the homestretch now!!
I'm thinking of you do 15-20 logs a day? average?
Yes, you would put a dent in your stockpile 👍🇨🇦
Hmm, u know, I never really counted but that could be a safe guess
@@gypsyjenna You are genuine, awesome and good with your paws sister ,👍👷🍻
Thanks, I appreciate that!
I think you are on to something with the adapter becoming loose with the vibration of the generator. Looking forward to seeing if the new adapter does the trick. Hopefully.😁
Here's hoping 🤞🤞🤞
Hey girlie you can get that adapter off of Amazon and I would buy a 15 or 20 amp extension cord so that way you could also use that and it won't twist it so just try that and if you need an adapter I'll send you one let me know
Glad you are able to trouble shoot, a lot of people don't have that ability, So are we going to see a cabin build in the near future ? so you can get away from all that RV wiring :)
Haha, hard to say what the future has in store. I'm taking it one day at a time over here! 😊
Hey G.J. it's me again it looks like Canadian Tire have the adaptor you need for $12.99
Oh shoot, I never even thought to look there. Could have saved even more haha
65 bucks for an adapter! NO. I would remove the outlet and hard wire the cable in it's place.
You cant run that camper on 20 amps. Esprcially with a microwave. You need at least 30 amps. I know its an 8 month old video. I had a 30 foot bunkhouse camper for a bit and ehen i plugged into a 20 amp i broke the dc charger. Something went wrong with the whole camper wiring because i plugged in an electric heater to keep warm. I think i plugged it into a dc outlet vs some are dedicated ac outlets. The wiring diagram doesnt tell you this. It just shows where stuff goes and comes from.
I've been living in a camper for The Last 5 Years too many up drafts in my camper so I started closing them off now I am staying a little bit warmer where your drafts is at the slide outs you can feel the air flow where is supposed to be pushed up against the wall and at the roof vents that are there they do lose seal you even have airflow through the top of the windows where they are supposed to be sealed and I only have protein for Heat this year I am using let's protein to heat the place I know you don't have a built on addition to your place I have a 10 ft wide and 36 ft long area that I have to heat as well still trying to close off underneath the camper because it is drafty the only thing that is stopping the airflow to the Edition is quarter inch metal
Yes I had lots of cold air coming through the slide out seals so I sprayed it with hardening foam to seal it off
@@gypsyjenna even the exterior doors are not Shield good I took 6 mil plastic and 1 inch foam boards and shield them up I took 1 inch foam board and stuck up in the roof where the roof vents are have a handle for to open during the summer the first month I would hear during the winter my electric bill was over $600 now it's less than 100 because I sealed off all unnecessary air hose like the windows with 6 mil plastic even my electric during the summer has stayed down below $100 because of it and I have a window unit for AC unit to keep it comfortable during the summer still working on my camper to finish closing it in from what I understand I am the only one that their electric bill all year round is less than $100 as it stands and I am on the grid unfortunately
That's a significant price difference !
@@gypsyjenna well from what I can see what you're wearing you are just barely keeping it above freezing inside your place right now I am wearing a pair of jogging pants still being comfortable everybody complains that I won't be able to get what I put in it money-wise I tell them I am not worried about getting the money back out I am more worried about being comfortable in the winter and summer the issue with your place is the insulation you may not believe me until you see it but the insulation in these campers are paper thin because they have to keep the way down when they are being transported if you're wondering what state that I am in I am in Ohio the northern part of it it gets somewhat close to the temperature that you are getting
Rorey likes the 33°C, no outside
Haha, yes desert creatures that they are
Don't get an adapter plug...get the correct plug and replace the whole thing with the right one... adapters are a pain... cheaper adapter plugs are/can be a fire hazzard..they get hot quick
The right one is what she has now, you don't want to cut off the original plug. A good adapter is fine as long as she is using it correctly and inspecting it every year.
You are persistent and I’m going to bet you will figure this out. It’s a process of elimination and some things that pop up. It’s an older rig so problems arise unfortunately. Hey, how many different remotes do you have? Lol I can’t believe the wood pile is almost gone 😮.
Good luck GJ 🍻✌🏻
I feel like I have tons of remotes considering I don't even have a TV, haha. Yes older rigs needs maintenance for sure. Yeah wood pile is dangerously low, wasn't really anticipating that one!
@@gypsyjenna Lolol I crack up laughing every time I see you with another remote. I’m in Florida tomorrow 88, kinda warm for March in North Florida. Hope you get warmer weather soon. 🍻👍🏻
I'm jealous, I think if I were in Florida right now I'd be fishing..and also trying to figure out how to cool down but also not get eaten by an alligator 🤣
@@gypsyjenna I’m guessing you would be a great candidate for off shore fishing. I used to live at the beach and would go bait cast fishing up to my waist as the tide was coming in. Go back home and grill fresh catch, hush puppies, slaw and cold beer for dinner. 👍🏻Alligators are around but they are scared except when you get near their nests. Then they let you know to back off. 🐊 So my favorite gators are the Florida Gators football 👍🏻
To use the locking plug that you ordered from Amazon you will probably have to cut off the existing 30A RV plug from your RV power cord and connect the bare wires to the new locking plug.
Easy to do if you know what you are doing.
Once you cut off the 30A RV plug you will no longer be able to use a conventional outlet in a campground, not an issue for you.
Note: When you cut off the 30A RV plug leave at least 6 inches of wire and then you can make your own RV to locking receptacle converter, again not sure that you would ever use it.
Thanks for all the info!
Adding to my other comment, if this locking plug is installed correctly you would be able to use 30A inside the camper.
If you ever need to use that much power at the same time inside your camper this would be the safest installation.
BTW your gasoline generator is rated to deliver close to 50A as long as you use more heavy duty extension cords connected directly to the high consumption appliances but then of course the generator would consume a lot more gasoline.
What she is buying is an adapter, not a replacement plug. She bought the right thing. Look at the amazon picture again.
OK, never mind then. Hard to see in the picture, I should have looked up the part number.
Go to a hardware store for the plug.
Get a new plug they get weak. start there
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Are you really even Canadian if you wear anything other than Crocs in snow? Also, at first I was like, YUCK peanut butter cups and seltzers? Then I was like, who am I to judge? Jenna has never disappointed before...well maybe that one time she hiked through a forest alone and slept in an A frame cabin with serial killers wandering the woods...but beside that she's been reliable...
Haha, don't knock it until you try it! And that A frame was probably the safest place for me to be from humans..Can't say the same about bears and coyotes though lol
I got that adapter at the hardware store for 14 dollars. I’m curious how come you’ve not expanded on your solar.. not enough sun? I’ve been working on running the 30amp by solar.. getting pricey but o think it’ll be worth it
I just don't have much power needs to be honest. But who knows maybe I will in the future
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Well I got to say always a good video when you're on here but anyhoo girly what kind of generator is that that has a remote I never seen one with a remote I like to get one if you can help me out and tell me what kind it is I really appreciate it thank you sweetie be good stay warm
The generator is a yardworks. They sell at Canadian Tire in Canada and they have a champion generator with remote in the U.S. that probably sell at most Lowes. Hope that helps
@@gypsyjenna thank you
Boop,
The whole concept of having to make a large payment for items that you will use for a long duration... doesn't make any sense to me... just have it so you auto pay for the suggested duration of the items' lifespan or yours... when you pass, they get the lump sum of the asking price when purchased... easy fix to being able to live life more fruitfully...
Hi Jenna… sorry I am so new at all this, so Forgive me. Can you use the woodstove all winter? Why do you need the diesel furnance or using your propane furnace if you do? Thanks so much. I might tackle a winter..lol might. I am in Cape Breton
Sorry I just watched the whole episode now lol .. duh.. woodstoves go out.. lol sorry love your channel
Keep me updated if you give it a try, winter is almost over..I hope 🙃
Thanks girl!
On this week's episode of
"Electrical Detective", Jenna is on the case.
What happened to your right hand?
Burn mark from the woodstove, it has gotten me a few times lol
Yo...Jenna does UR roof A/C work...I Ike anything FN' REESE'S!!!!!
The AC doesnt work. It may have been a simple fix but I never diagnosed it because in order to run it off grid, I'd have to run my genny constantly and I can't be bothered lol
@@gypsyjenna I hear ya...it's probably cheaper not 2 run it!
Yeah and we only have a number of hot days to deal with here so it's doable without
Jenna...Wat does fan on UR Wood Stove ...for...2 Distribue..The Heat...???!!!!
@snakeboren4814 yes to push it forward some
I HAVE A PROB WITH THE ADAPTORS I HAVE TO CHANGE THEM 2 OR 3 TIMES A YEAR
Wow, sorry to hear that