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RV fire in mexico
Topic Started: Feb 25 2013, 07:10 AM (237 Views)
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everyone's nightmare

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I wonder if they will be able to determine the cause with it incinerated so badly?
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A guy i know who works on RV's says he is constantly telling owners to lesson the electrical load on their rigs. One guy was using a 16 gauges extension cord if you can imagine that. Anyway, he said at Yuma lakes there was a Monaco that caught fire and had $200,000 in damage (which must mean it was totaled) and all the clothes and stuff smell like burnt plastic. Overloading the electrical might be the cause. A space heater, or something like that another. It's a tough lesson to learn, I hope they have enough insurance to cover the loss and the damage to the neighbors rig.
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Feb 26 2013, 06:43 AM
A guy i know who works on RV's says he is constantly telling owners to lesson the electrical load on their rigs. One guy was using a 16 gauges extension cord if you can imagine that. Anyway, he said at Yuma lakes there was a Monaco that caught fire and had $200,000 in damage (which must mean it was totaled) and all the clothes and stuff smell like burnt plastic. Overloading the electrical might be the cause. A space heater, or something like that another. It's a tough lesson to learn, I hope they have enough insurance to cover the loss and the damage to the neighbors rig.
Several years ago, shortly after we bought our Holiday Rambler. we were on a trip up the West coast of Michigan and across to Montana. We stopped in Columbus, Ohio for a night to visit family. That night, we were awakened by an electric odor and we lost all power to the coach. Next day we drove to an RV dealer there and they discovered that the main power panel had melted. The cause? A loose wire where it connected to the main panel. It's a wonder that we didn't have a fire. I posted that on the RVNET forum because I didn't know that could happen and I was told by the mechanic in Columbus that everyone should check their electrical connections periodically.
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Had that happen in the panel in my house. You should occasionally (every few years) tighten the screws on the breakers, they can work loose and cause arching. In my case it only brunt a few wires in there.
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Yep, people think the things they have have a magical ability to maintain themselves. Or don't think at all.
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While camping at a state park in our RV, I awoke to a loud pop in the middle of the night, and saw smoke coming out of our portable TV. I unplugged it and took it outside. Further checking the next morning revealed my microwave was dead. I never did determine the cause for sure, but think it was a malfunction at the pedestal that fed 220 in on my 110V power cord. As soon as I got home I ordered a fancy monitor that disconnects the RV from the power source if it sees high or low voltage and a few other things.

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I have one of those. Its necessary in mexico.
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