What to do if your RV has a short fuse?

Remove the fuse from the shorted circuit. Plug a male spade AWG disconnect into the load side of the fuse plug (i.e., the wire that goes to the appliances and lights). Connect the ohmmeter to the spade connector and to a ground source such as the frame or sheet metal of your RV.

Can you put a higher rated fuse on a camper?

Your camper or RV was designed by professionals with your safety in mind, as well as your convenience. Each electrical device was installed on an electrical line that could safely handle the load. Putting in a higher-rated fuse or breaker does not fix any problems.

How to troubleshoot and repair RV electrical problems?

Troubleshooting often begins, and may well end, with resetting a breaker, replacing a fuse, or resetting a Ground Fault Indicator, and then seeing what happens. Older RVs tend to have fuses; newer ones, breakers. The fuses and breakers were placed in the system for two major reasons:

What do I do if my buzzer blows in my RV?

Remove the fuse from a circuit that blows instantly. Attach the male spade AWG disconnects to the ends of the buzzer wire leads, so that you can plug the buzzer into the fuse socket. Insert the male spade AWG disconnects into the fuse sockets and listen for the buzzer.

Do you have to reset a fuse on an RV?

Fuses are not like breakers, meaning once they blow they have to be replaced. There is no resetting fuses on an RV distribution panel. If a fuse is bad it will appear burnt a little on the inside of it. However, you can test for a bad fuse to verify that is the problem.

When to test fuses on RV distribution panel?

When working with an RV distribution panel make sure that all power coming into the panel is disconnected and you are wearing the proper safety goggles. The only time power should be on when working on the panel is to test and read power levels. When reading power levels of fuses, verify each one has 12 volts of current.