Resolved RV won’t power on

[Lzumc2008]

Bought brand new RV freedom elite 27FE two months ago. Went to camping site today connected to power outlet, power and lights in RV on for a short while, then went off. Where should I take my RV to check it out? To campingworld where I bought it?

 

[NWIP]

Couple of questions first
1. Do you have any batteries
2. Was there power at the pedestal
3. Did you check the breakers inside the RV

Once you determine that the issue is the RV not the pedestal or something you did then you need to have it looked at. Camping World would not be my choice but I’m sure it has some warranty and you want it fixed under that warranty. Unfortunately CW is notorious for being slow in getting things in the shop.

 

[Lzumc2008]

Couple of questions first
1. Do you have any batteries
2. Was there power at the pedestal
3. Did you check the breakers inside the RV

Once you determine that the issue is the RV not the pedestal or something you did then you need to have it looked at. Camping World would not be my choice but I’m sure it has some warranty and you want it fixed under that warranty. Unfortunately CW is notorious for being slow in getting things in the shop.

Thank you! A newbie here. Be honestly with u I am not handy at all and I have not changed a light bulb in past few decades.
Initially when connect to camping site power outlet, the RV has power. We are able to let slide out. After we come back, we found the power inside the car will not be on when still connected with outside power outlet. It’s like the lights inside RV will light up for a second then go off. The RV inside lights will be on unless we turn the car on first but all the usb and outlets inside RV still no power. We r able to bring slide in this morning after I use the key to turn car on.
last night the alarm inside the car is on every few minutes after we turn off the car.
It seems like we need to use the key to turn on the ford e450 first then we have lighting inside RV but electricity outlet inside RV still won’t work but the heating system work.

Is there any other RV shop or store they will check ur car for u? This is a brand new freedom elite 27FE that we bought two months ago and we used it first time yesterday.

thank you for your help

 

[NWIP]

You should probably call CW and have them take a look or explain what you are doing wrong. Most of the time once you plug into the power pedestal you need to turn the breaker for the appropriate power, ie 30A or 50A. Did you do that?

 

[Lzumc2008]

You should probably call CW and have them take a look or explain what you are doing wrong. Most of the time once you plug into the power pedestal you need to turn the breaker for the appropriate power, ie 30A or 50A. Did you do that?

Yes, breaker is on at 30a

 

[TJ&LadyDi]

Since you say you are new to RVing, let's go back to the basics for just a moment. The power pedestal (the box at the RV park where you plug the coach cable into) has a set of breakers in it. It is customary for the breakers to be turned OFF when the previous site user leaves. When you arrive, they will need to be turned ON after you plug your coach in.

It sounds to me like they are off and you are operating (albeit briefly) from the coach battery/batteries through an inverter. If there is no park power (120V) flowing to the inverter and charging circuit, the coach will only have power until the battery/s are depleted.

It could also be that the power pedestal is faulty and providing little or no power. Do you have a way to check? If not, ask the park staff to verify that the power pedestal is working correctly. It is a fairly common occurrence to find a bad power pedestal, especially at older parks.

TJ

 

[NWIP]

So when starting the engine is giving you 12v power but your not getting any shore power (120v) from pedestal thru to the RV. Does your RV have a generator? If so, start and see if you have any 110 outlets with power

 

[Lzumc2008]

 

[Lzumc2008]

Since you say you are new to RVing, let's go back to the basics for just a moment. The power pedestal (the box at the RV park where you plug the coach cable into) has a set of breakers in it. It is customary for the breakers to be turned OFF when the previous site user leaves. When you arrive, they will need to be turned ON after you plug your coach in.

It sounds to me like they are off and you are operating (albeit briefly) from the coach battery/batteries through an inverter. If there is no park power (120V) flowing to the inverter and charging circuit, the coach will only have power until the battery/s are depleted.

It could also be that the power pedestal is faulty and providing little or no power. Do you have a way to check? If not, ask the park staff to verify that the power pedestal is working correctly. It is a fairly common occurrence to find a bad power pedestal, especially at older parks.

TJ

We changed to a different pedestal, light on and bright for a second then light is dim then light went out in RV

 

[Lzumc2008]

So when starting the engine is giving you 12v power but your not getting any shore power (120v) from pedestal thru to the RV. Does your RV have a generator? If so, start and see if you have any 110 outlets with power

 

[Lzumc2008]

I found battery light says it’s low. What battery is this.
I turned generator on now. Battery from E to 1/3.
RV inside outlet still have no power

 

[PartTimeRVer]

Sounds like you have a problem. TJ&LadyDi is correct. Go back to the basics. First, since this is a motorhome unplug from the pedastal. You have two battery systems the engine and the house batteries. People interchange these terms but my terms should be self explanatory.

Can you start your generator? If not start your engine then start the generator. Your house batteries are dead. You need some charge. Running the engine will charge your house batteries. While the engine is on test your house lights. It sounds like you ran your heater and drained the house batteries. With the generator on you should get power everywhere. Again, back to basics. You have two types of voltage 12v and 120v. You have equipment that makes these operate independently.

If your generator starts and you get power, your shore power is an issue. Could be a bad power cable, power outlet or the automatic transfer switch is bad. It could just be a fuse. Its very possible something was on and the pedastal spiked your power and you could have blown your main 120 fuse. Your still ok. With the engine running your batteries will charge and you will get your 12v system but not your 120v system. I am betting you do not have an inverter and the lights are trying but the house batteries do not have the juice. Verify the batteries have water. Since this is a new coach for you, you probably have not changed much from factory so again I am assuming you have lead acid batteries.

One more quick check. Find your fuse box. You have a Thor and I am hoping your fuse box is like mine. Look at the box and see if anything lights up Mine has a blown fuse indicator for both the 120v side and the 12v side. I am hoping its your main fuse as this would solve everything. Your main fuse would lock out your converter/charger and thats what charges your batteries. Obviously this would be the simpliest fix.

Just realized that last picture is a GoPower switch. Do you have solar? House batteries will eventually charge when the sun comes up.

 

[NWIP]

First I suspect that most of your lights are 12 volt lights. These lights will run of your aux battery (located under the entry step). There should be a main battery shutoff which needs to be on, your aux battery will not charge with this switch off. Three ways to charge the aux battery
1. Shore power or generator supplying (120v) converted to 12v via a converter/charger
2. Vehicle engine running, charged by engine alternator
3. Solar panels if installed. I see you have a solar charge controller so do you have panels on the roof?


There is a transfer switch located somewhere probably close to the power cord plug which basically allows for the different sources to connect to the coach, but only one source at a time. So either shore power, generator or aux batteries will power the coach. Transfer switch could be at fault here if shore power or generator doesn’t provide power to coach.

 

[Lzumc2008]

Found the problem of my RV. All the breakers are at OFF position. Be honestly, I don’t even know what the Through here on all the vacuum all the vaccines arebreaker is. I am not handy at all. I have not changed a light bulb for over 2 decades.

 

[Lzumc2008]

Typo on the above post. Be honestly I don’t even know what the breaker is.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

Time to buy a book for first time RVers. That is unless you have a servant quarters in that RV.

 

[Jack L]

May I suggest: Once you are all squared away get a neighbor or another friendly camper to go all through your RV with you teaching you all the important things about how your RV works.
Also if your RV is brand new, sit down and read the manual and look at the diagrams

Jack L

 

[Lzumc2008]

Prob solved. Dealership go through how to use RV with us again. It’s just one the day we bought it, it was very late at that night and we don’t have much time to go through everything