I have a Forrest River Cherokee Wolf pup about brand new. It’s a 20 20,16 FQ my inlet plug was under Recall and I did not know it. It caught on fire to a catastrophic event in my life because I lived in my RV full-time. Forrest River sent me the Recall part. That’s all they would pay for saying that I neglected going in and getting the recall done. I never received the letter, the inlet power plug that they sent me must have a power cord female going into it that straight in, not like the one that come with my trailer at an angle and a lock with threads. This is very dangerous and very confusing for a lot of people and manufacturer should be ashamed of their self stay on top of these things that’s what I’m doing now that I’ve already had damage.
WOW WOW WOW - They should have paid for all the damage and the installation of a quality electrical inlet. So they said they sent you the recall, I would say to them "show me the records of you sending it along with the address you sent it to". So did you install the one they sent you or did you install a different kind of inlet? I'm glad you didn't get physically injured or killed when this happened. Here's some links to some quality inlets: WHITE _ Furrion 30 Amp 125 Volt Shore Power Inlet with Marine Grade quality and Powersmart technology - amzn.to/3EiSHvK BLACK - Furrion Marine Power Inlet - 30Amp - 125V - LED - Square - www.etrailer.com/p-F30ITSBS.html Furrion Marine Power Inlet - 30Amp - 125V - LED - Round - Gray - www.etrailer.com/Marine-Power/Furrion/F30ITRGS.html Here's another great option that you might consider using for a power inlet: SmartPlug B30ASSYPB Combo Kit with Female Connector and Non-Metallic Inlet - 30 Amp, Black - amzn.to/2Z1Enrb
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Thank you for sending me your feedback :) Here's some links if you have not seen them already - WHITE _ Furrion 30 Amp 125 Volt Shore Power Inlet with Marine Grade quality and Powersmart technology amazon affiliate link - amzn.to/3EiSHvK BLACK - Furrion Marine Power Inlet - 30Amp - 125V - LED - Square - www.etrailer.com/p-F30ITSBS.html Furrion Marine Power Inlet - 30Amp - 125V - LED - Round - Gray - www.etrailer.com/Marine-Power/Furrion/F30ITRGS.html Link to all my other videos - th-cam.com/users/MichaelBracewellTheTravelTrailerGuyvideos
Michael! Same thing happened to me....found your page while researching what to do. I ended up finding the round / oval furrion inlet in gray. Subscribed and liked.
Oh wow its sad to hear this is happening to others. Its worried me when is found this broken like this it possibly could have caught fire. Thanks for sharing, subscribing, and liking. th-cam.com/users/MichaelBracewellTheTravelTrailerGuyvideos
Thank Jaz, I'm going to have to take at the newer models to check this out. While looking for a better quality power inlet online I was seeing a lot of non marine grade ones for sale.
Your welcome Buddy, yep I would keep an eye on it. I was shocked when I saw it all broken up. I hope you've been doing okay and been able to get out camping
I am going from a pull out to the plug in! Should I reconsider leaving to a pullout power? I just bought Park Power kit that has a round inlet. What do you think of that kit? Last question, I have a fiber glass Casita. What is size and length of your screws?
If everything looks good on your pull out set up, shows no wear, and is working fine I would stick with it until it needs to be changed out. How old is your trailer? I'm not familiar with the Park Power Kit but it looks like it will work. My screws were around 1 inches long because my side walls are around 1 1/4 inches thick. I suggest you take a real close look at what your wall thinness is before screwing in screws (maybe you can contact Casita to ask them or do a search online). Is this what just bought? www.park-power.com/en/p/30ARVKIT/30A-RV-Conversion-Kit
You're welcome :) www.etrailer.com/p-F30ITSBS.html Here's another great option that you might consider using for a power inlet: SmartPlug B30ASSYPB Combo Kit with Female Connector and Non-Metallic Inlet - 30 Amp, Black - amzn.to/2Z1Enrb
The blue light on the Furrion which tells you when you are properly connected to power is a nice feature, but it doesn't last long unfortunately. I'm on my second one- both had the blue light stop working after about 6 months. Good product otherwise. Thanks for the video as always.
Great video. We had the exact same incident and I also replaced the same square one that is sturdy and, as you said, looks more reliable. It was too bad because I just had bought my couch 1 month before it happened and I wasn't familiar with RV world. Now I am periodically checking the outlet and might replace it in a certain frequency. Also, I bought Jogoswall Automatic Fire Extinguisher, which is installed right behind the outlet just in the case of the worst scenario, in order to prevent potential fire hazard.
Thank you and thank you for watching, the new power inlet I installed is much better. Is this the Automatic Fire Extinguisher you installed? (amazon affiliate link) amzn.to/3QWhLhm Yep RV's have lots of surprises but if you are handy and can fix them yourself you save lots of money by not taking it to a shop. Check out my other videos and subscribe if you haven't already, I try and put out a video every couple weeks - th-cam.com/users/MichaelBracewellTheTravelTrailerGuyvideos
Yes, those slightly loose connections of the original plug are the culprits of the plug disintegration as the looseness contributed heat at those points which baked the plastic to that state over time. Also I've found on our camper with similar connections that the screw on ring is a hassle to get tight so that the plug doesn't move when you're hooked up. I run it down considerably tighter than you did for your adapter dogbone connection, because if that plug is loose, you get the same melting situation on high load like with the AC running.
Thanks so much Silas. Here's another option to replacing the set up that comes with the RV's that would work much better but its quite a bit more expensive. Here's another option for a quality replacement plug and cord set up worth looking at: SMART PLUG Smartplug Systems, LLC Gray Bm30Pg Smartplug Non-Metallic 30 Amp - amzn.to/3ufF64h SmartPlug R30303 RV Dual Configuration Power Cordset with Park Power End - 30 Amp, 30' Length - amzn.to/3tmvYLF
@@thetraveltrailerguy I think the 'smart plug' is a superior design. If I had to replace my plug, I would consider one if I can find adapter 'dog bones' to work with it like I have for my current factory installation.
Hello Michael. Excellent video. Does your shore power cord have a replacement locking connector? Looks a lot different than mine. Same trailer and year. Going camping tomorrow. Really enjoy your channel.
Thanks for watching again Baxter :) my shore power cord is like yours (its black). The one you see in the video is a dog one type adapter that I use when I plug into our power at home. Here's a link to one that is close to what I use while at home - amzn.to/39kRk16
Our new 2021 Mini Lite 2104s has a square looking outside plug. I would hate to replace this plug with a newer smart plug, if NOT necessary ? What do you think ?? BTW Great video as always !
Take a close look at your square plug and if it looks like the one I replaced under the lid if you can see screws make sure you keep an eye on it (non marine plugs have screws showing). It may break up like the one I had and cause a electrical short, while its unlikely it could happen. I replaced mine with a Marine plug that is built much better than the stock one and I believe it will last a long time with no issues. I like the Smart Plug but believe its overkill and is pretty expensive. If I was rich I probably would have replaced ours with the smart plug. Thanks so much Ed, I apricate your comments and for watching :)
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Just thought of something! Maybe put a regular ol’ fire alarm in the space between the power inlet and power control unit. Humm,
Now that's a good idea. Thanks for commenting and watching :) www.youtube.com/@thetraveltrailerguy/videos
I have a Forrest River Cherokee Wolf pup about brand new. It’s a 20 20,16 FQ my inlet plug was under Recall and I did not know it. It caught on fire to a catastrophic event in my life because I lived in my RV full-time. Forrest River sent me the Recall part. That’s all they would pay for saying that I neglected going in and getting the recall done. I never received the letter, the inlet power plug that they sent me must have a power cord female going into it that straight in, not like the one that come with my trailer at an angle and a lock with threads. This is very dangerous and very confusing for a lot of people and manufacturer should be ashamed of their self stay on top of these things that’s what I’m doing now that I’ve already had damage.
WOW WOW WOW - They should have paid for all the damage and the installation of a quality electrical inlet. So they said they sent you the recall, I would say to them "show me the records of you sending it along with the address you sent it to". So did you install the one they sent you or did you install a different kind of inlet? I'm glad you didn't get physically injured or killed when this happened.
Here's some links to some quality inlets:
WHITE _ Furrion 30 Amp 125 Volt Shore Power Inlet with Marine Grade quality and Powersmart technology -
amzn.to/3EiSHvK
BLACK - Furrion Marine Power Inlet - 30Amp - 125V - LED - Square -
www.etrailer.com/p-F30ITSBS.html
Furrion Marine Power Inlet - 30Amp - 125V - LED - Round - Gray -
www.etrailer.com/Marine-Power/Furrion/F30ITRGS.html
Here's another great option that you might consider using for a power inlet:
SmartPlug B30ASSYPB Combo Kit with Female Connector and Non-Metallic Inlet - 30 Amp, Black -
amzn.to/2Z1Enrb
@@thetraveltrailerguy AGREE I’m seeking legal counsel… but I have fixed the elect and water we r back in it full time . Just want warn folks .
Good job, man. I like the part Im going to do it my way and that’s it 😅
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Great. Video. I’ve been having trouble replacing this outlet. Saw my mistake. Thank you great video
Thank you for sending me your feedback :)
Here's some links if you have not seen them already -
WHITE _ Furrion 30 Amp 125 Volt Shore Power Inlet with Marine Grade quality and Powersmart technology amazon affiliate link -
amzn.to/3EiSHvK
BLACK - Furrion Marine Power Inlet - 30Amp - 125V - LED - Square -
www.etrailer.com/p-F30ITSBS.html
Furrion Marine Power Inlet - 30Amp - 125V - LED - Round - Gray -
www.etrailer.com/Marine-Power/Furrion/F30ITRGS.html
Link to all my other videos -
th-cam.com/users/MichaelBracewellTheTravelTrailerGuyvideos
Michael! Same thing happened to me....found your page while researching what to do. I ended up finding the round / oval furrion inlet in gray. Subscribed and liked.
Oh wow its sad to hear this is happening to others. Its worried me when is found this broken like this it possibly could have caught fire. Thanks for sharing, subscribing, and liking. th-cam.com/users/MichaelBracewellTheTravelTrailerGuyvideos
I believe the marine grade plug is now standard. Great video as always.
Thank Jaz, I'm going to have to take at the newer models to check this out. While looking for a better quality power inlet online I was seeing a lot of non marine grade ones for sale.
Thanks for the heads up Mike. Our TT is about the same age as yours, you bet I'll be looking closely at our power inlet.
Your welcome Buddy, yep I would keep an eye on it. I was shocked when I saw it all broken up. I hope you've been doing okay and been able to get out camping
I am going from a pull out to the plug in! Should I reconsider leaving to a pullout power? I just bought Park Power kit that has a round inlet. What do you think of that kit? Last question, I have a fiber glass Casita. What is size and length of your screws?
If everything looks good on your pull out set up, shows no wear, and is working fine I would stick with it until it needs to be changed out. How old is your trailer? I'm not familiar with the Park Power Kit but it looks like it will work. My screws were around 1 inches long because my side walls are around 1 1/4 inches thick. I suggest you take a real close look at what your wall thinness is before screwing in screws (maybe you can contact Casita to ask them or do a search online). Is this what just bought? www.park-power.com/en/p/30ARVKIT/30A-RV-Conversion-Kit
Thanks for the video. I've got to do this next week to my class c.
You're welcome :) www.etrailer.com/p-F30ITSBS.html
Here's another great option that you might consider using for a power inlet:
SmartPlug B30ASSYPB Combo Kit with Female Connector and Non-Metallic Inlet - 30 Amp, Black -
amzn.to/2Z1Enrb
Nice upgrade! Looks like a good product… Thanks for sharing.
Thank you and thanks for watching. Its a lot better than what we had :)
EEKS! Hope this doesn't happen to me. Thanks for sharing Michael. Good HOW TO!
EEKS is right :) Just keep an eye on it. I was shocked to see it all broken up and how it was made. The new one is built much better
The blue light on the Furrion which tells you when you are properly connected to power is a nice feature, but it doesn't last long unfortunately. I'm on my second one- both had the blue light stop working after about 6 months. Good product otherwise. Thanks for the video as always.
Thanks for watching Jeffery, yep our last inlet blue light only lasted a few weeks. Lets see how long this one lasts lol
Great video. We had the exact same incident and I also replaced the same square one that is sturdy and, as you said, looks more reliable. It was too bad because I just had bought my couch 1 month before it happened and I wasn't familiar with RV world. Now I am periodically checking the outlet and might replace it in a certain frequency. Also, I bought Jogoswall Automatic Fire Extinguisher, which is installed right behind the outlet just in the case of the worst scenario, in order to prevent potential fire hazard.
Thank you and thank you for watching, the new power inlet I installed is much better.
Is this the Automatic Fire Extinguisher you installed? (amazon affiliate link) amzn.to/3QWhLhm
Yep RV's have lots of surprises but if you are handy and can fix them yourself you save lots of money by not taking it to a shop.
Check out my other videos and subscribe if you haven't already, I try and put out a video every couple weeks - th-cam.com/users/MichaelBracewellTheTravelTrailerGuyvideos
Yes, those slightly loose connections of the original plug are the culprits of the plug disintegration as the looseness contributed heat at those points which baked the plastic to that state over time. Also I've found on our camper with similar connections that the screw on ring is a hassle to get tight so that the plug doesn't move when you're hooked up. I run it down considerably tighter than you did for your adapter dogbone connection, because if that plug is loose, you get the same melting situation on high load like with the AC running.
Thanks so much Silas. Here's another option to replacing the set up that comes with the RV's that would work much better but its quite a bit more expensive.
Here's another option for a quality replacement plug and cord set up worth looking at:
SMART PLUG Smartplug Systems, LLC Gray Bm30Pg Smartplug Non-Metallic 30 Amp -
amzn.to/3ufF64h
SmartPlug R30303 RV Dual Configuration Power Cordset with Park Power End - 30 Amp, 30' Length -
amzn.to/3tmvYLF
@@thetraveltrailerguy I think the 'smart plug' is a superior design. If I had to replace my plug, I would consider one if I can find adapter 'dog bones' to work with it like I have for my current factory installation.
Hello Michael. Excellent video. Does your shore power cord have a replacement locking connector? Looks a lot different than mine. Same trailer and year. Going camping tomorrow. Really enjoy your channel.
Thanks for watching again Baxter :) my shore power cord is like yours (its black). The one you see in the video is a dog one type adapter that I use when I plug into our power at home. Here's a link to one that is close to what I use while at home - amzn.to/39kRk16
@@thetraveltrailerguy Thanks Michael. You have been a wonderful source of guidance.
@@baxterturner294 Thank you, that's why I make these videos. I like sharing information and helping others
Our new 2021 Mini Lite 2104s has a square looking outside plug. I would hate to replace this plug with a newer smart plug, if NOT necessary ? What do you think ?? BTW Great video as always !
Take a close look at your square plug and if it looks like the one I replaced under the lid if you can see screws make sure you keep an eye on it (non marine plugs have screws showing). It may break up like the one I had and cause a electrical short, while its unlikely it could happen. I replaced mine with a Marine plug that is built much better than the stock one and I believe it will last a long time with no issues. I like the Smart Plug but believe its overkill and is pretty expensive. If I was rich I probably would have replaced ours with the smart plug. Thanks so much Ed, I apricate your comments and for watching :)
Lot of ways a man can die out there on the road. Got to make a list and do as much maintenance work as you can
You got that right Dennis :)
that RV of yours even uses the cheap wires, you should use the BWG color code and marine.
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