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by Jacquie
(Apple Valley, Ca)
We bought a 1986 Southwind 2 weeks ago so are limited in any knowledge on RV's.
Last night we plugged in to our friend's house and everything was working. At about 3.00am in the morning, the clock radio etc went off and we discovered that the all the lights were working, but no power to any electrical sockets. We checked the fuses in the RV and under the hood, but none were blown. What could be the problem here?
ANSWER: Greetings Jacquie thanks for submitting your question on our Ask An RV Question Page.
The reason the lights in the RV are working is because they run off of 12 volts. It sounds like you have tripped a circuit breaker in the house that you are plugged into or on the RV itself.
The first thing you need to do is check the circuit breaker in the house. The plug that you are plugged into is probably a 15 Amp plug. You cannot very many appliances off of a 15 amp circuit. You may get away with running one A/C unit and that’s about it. But if there are other electrical items running off that same house electrical circuit then you probably will not even be able to do that.
If the house circuit breaker for the house is not tripped then you need to check the circuit breakers