Had 50mm of rain in bris lat night in 30 mins and it tripped out the 240 volt side of our motorhome, we were running the ac at the time, couldnt reset the trip switch last night so am running on gas and battery, any ideas anyone or do i take it back to the great people at barron in bundy.
Turn off and pull the plugs out of everything that is 240v and try it again and if it resets then turn things back on one at a time untill it trips.. that would tell you what it is that is tripping it.. If it doesn't reset then it is a job for an electrician..
-- Edited by oldbobsbus on Tuesday 7th of January 2014 02:36:55 PM
That's a lot of rain. Caravans and MHs I've looked at with this problem after rain, usually the problem is water in the power inlet unit. That's the unit where your lead plugs into. Do as Oldbobsbus suggests first. If that doesn't solve the problem, then take a look around the inlet to see if there are any black smoke or burn marks. Don't try to do this work yourself. If the problem is in the inlet or wiring you certainly need an Electrician. I assume Barrons is a dealer in Caravans/MHs or accessories. They will probably be expensive. Find an electrical contractor with a workshop and take your MH there. This will save you the callout charge if they come to you.
We had our Aircon going just last month when something went bang. Knackered the 240 volt which was/is aircon - microwave - washing machine - hot water (although also gas if wanted) and battery charger. Turned out to be the compressor on the air conditioner (Ibis by Air Command) had blown and shorted the system. If it is an Ibis you will need to isolate the 240 volt and the rest is then good to go. New Ibis from Queensland is about $2K. PM me for details on what wires to disconnect.
We had our Aircon going just last month when something went bang. Knackered the 240 volt which was/is aircon - microwave - washing machine - hot water (although also gas if wanted) and battery charger. Turned out to be the compressor on the air conditioner (Ibis by Air Command) had blown and shorted the system. If it is an Ibis you will need to isolate the 240 volt and the rest is then good to go. New Ibis from Queensland is about $2K. PM me for details on what wires to disconnect.
Wouldn't ya just pull the 3 pin plug out of the wall...
The Ibis is hard wired into the roof. You actually need to take the internal cover off and disconnect 3 wires. Make sure that the vehicle/van is NOT connected to power. When you have done that the 240Volt is good to go but no Air Conditioner.
The Ibis is hard wired into the roof. You actually need to take the internal cover off and disconnect 3 wires. Make sure that the vehicle/van is NOT connected to power. When you have done that the 240Volt is good to go but no Air Conditioner.
The last 2 I installed weren't hard wired they were installed so they plugged into a double pole power point for exactly this reason...
But yes you are right they come with only a connection point on the side of them under the bezel..
-- Edited by oldbobsbus on Tuesday 7th of January 2014 05:56:07 PM
