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No power to drivers side outlets

Yahoo Message Number: 86457
I have no power to the drivers side outlets. I checked the breaker which was not kicked. I can't seem to find the GFI for the drivers side . Any advice where it is?

John

2005 Allure #31242

Re: No power to drivers side outlets

Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 86460
John - If all the obvious things have been checked, consider this. CC uses funky 2 pin connectors (Molex I think) on some of the AC power runs. I gather this helps with modular assembly at the factory. These connectors are designed for a single conductor for each pin. The connections are "punch down" style V blocks that cut through the insulation. Another time saving device. Anyway, in our bus, some idiot was too lazy to properly create a branch off circuit and decided to force two conductors into that connector. The last wire going into the V block "almost makes it". This just happened to be our forward AC outlets. The connector I'm speaking about was located behind our drawers under the frig. Not easy access to say the least. Using an AC circuit detector, I quickly found the feeding circuit that had power and the downstream one that didn't. Moving those two measurements closer together I identified the bad connection within this plastic connector.
It's one of those plastic snap together jobs which doesn't snap apart as easily. And only one feed coming from that connector was dead.
Impossible to spot with a visual inspection. Anyway I got it found and fixed. You might have the same problem. An AC circuit detector really helps for this type of problem. I'd look for faulty junctions and parallel connections as a starting point. Hopefully it's something simple and easy to get at. That's a possibility too. Good luck.

Re: No power to drivers side outlets

Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 86465
The breaker in your distribution box should be turned off and back on rather than just looking at the breaker. Also, check the breakers on your inverter.

George in Birmingham
'03 Magna 6298
George in Birmingham
2003 Magna 6298

Re: No power to drivers side outlets

Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 86469
John,

I had a similar problem in my coach. It was a Molex connector as Muniac described. Mine was cracked, and not making good contact. It was located above the bedroom passenger side slide behind the trim, and that fed my outlets in the front of the coach! I could not find a duplicate, so I tied mine back together with Zip ties. Has been working for several months now. The Molex is basically a "scotch lock" for AC wiring.

Jerry

06 Intrigue
525 Cat
#12038

Re: No power to drivers side outlets

Reply #4 –
Yahoo Message Number: 86478
Thanks Scott, Now I've found the house vac doesn't work. So is there a GFI outlet on the drivers side? I am hoping it's that simple. if not than I will start checking wiring.

Thanks, John

Re: No power to drivers side outlets

Reply #5 –
Yahoo Message Number: 86486
John,

Hopefully you have found the GFI by now, if not, the drivers side GFI on the 470 is located on the receptacle at the bottom of the fridge. Trust this helps.
Herb H.

2005 Allure 31209

Re: No power to drivers side outlets

Reply #6 –
Yahoo Message Number: 86487
John,

My GFI is located just below the china cabinet above the counter on the inside wall. It is the only outlet no located along the floor on the drivers side.

Hope this helps

Jock Vargo
2005 Inspire
51428

Re: No power to drivers side outlets

Reply #7 –
Yahoo Message Number: 86493
John,

On our bus there are two GFI outlets. One just under the sink/counter in the shower area (P/S). And another above/below the pantry cabinets (D/S). These outlets have pass through circuits so the outlets themselves provide GFI protection and onward to the circuits connected to them. If an outlet "pops" then it goes dead as well as all the circuits connected to it. This has happened several times. Resetting the outlet solves this problem. If you have power in the outlet but dead circuits ahead (after reset), you might have a bad connection at the GFI outlet. An AC circuit detector is a HUGE help for finding dead wires and circuits.

Branch off points and pass through connections are the first candidates for faulty wiring. Fatigued and broken wires would be the next. The improperly used Molex connectors (as mentioned) plus the cheap plastic outlets should be checked first (after eliminating the easy things).
Owing to area of contact (or the lack of) between copper wires and terminals, heat can develop in these "point" zones. That can erode and/or oxidize copper which leads to open circuits. In some situations people run dehumidifiers with a compressor motor. Here you'll get an inductive starting load which includes a short burst of high current.
This can repeatedly stress connections. And the ones that aren't proper can open. I hope your problem is a simple one and easily mitigated. Good luck.
 

Re: No power to drivers side outlets

Reply #8 –
Yahoo Message Number: 86524
When this happened to me it turned out to be a tripped circuit breaker on the inverter. It looks like a black switch and once reset, all was good.

Larry, 03 Allure, 30856