Popping breakers at the lake

[d2freak82]

why are other campers (typically newer - my camper is a 96) not effected by this?

 

[Neal]

why are other campers (typically newer - my camper is a 96) not effected by this?

I don't think it's camper specific. It's more specific to the campground with an old electrical infrastructure and pedestals that need upkeep.

 

[redbaron]

The answer is in wiring.

The campground has a master breaker pedestal located near the sites. Each 200amp master circuit then runs in a path from one site to the next. Usually 6 or 7 sites are served by the single 200 amp feed.

Site 1 will have the best power
Site 7 will have the worst.
Site 8 will be a new circuit, and have the best (just like site 1) and so forth and so on.


No 2 campgrounds follow the same path, so actual park site numbers don't relate to how it's wired.

 

[FL-JOE]

Many times the underground wiring at a campground is either really old or in some cases could be simply not up to code. Redbaron's explanation is spot on how most run their wiring to sites.