Recurring (and aggravating) electrical problem on 21BHS

[Paul]

I wonder if there is other Camplite out there with poor wiring, I hope not!

[Annie]

I have a camplite 16DBS and two of the 110 outlets do not work. they are probably on the same line, since they are on the same side of the trailer. I have no power to the outlets (plug in tester). I followed the wire until it disappears behind the cabinet floor. would it go into the fuse box? how can I get the wire connected? thanks!

[charliem]

I have a camplite 16DBS and two of the 110 outlets do not work. they are probably on the same line, since they are on the same side of the trailer. I have no power to the outlets (plug in tester). I followed the wire until it disappears behind the cabinet floor. would it go into the fuse box? how can I get the wire connected? thanks!

Unfortunately this problem is not unknown. It's also hard to troubleshoot remotely, but I'll try  . I had a similar problem on my 21RBS. The exterior outlet and one near the kitchen sink quit working. The problem was a loose connection in one of the outlet boxes. I fixed it and it worked fine for several years but returned last year. Again it was a bad connection in an outlet box, coincidentally the same outlet. The first occurrence was simply a screw terminal that had never been tightened. The second problem was more subtle in that all screws were tight but one, the white wire screw, was tightened down on the insulation. The result was an intermittent fault that came and went. A real problem to troubleshoot and find. That said here are some tips. First check all the GFCI devices. These are the outlets with the two test/reset buttons. It's easy to trip these devices and they sometimes feed other outlets down stream. If two outlets are out it points to a common fault, usually a single outlet upstream. All the outlets feed from a single circuit breaker and there should be only one wire going back to the circuit breaker. That single wire can branch to multiple outlets but the connections must be in outlet boxes. There will be no connections in the walls  and no connections outside of boxes. That's good news because all connections are accessible in outlet boxes. But as far as wire routing, it's almost impossible to guess from here. The only thing I can say with some certainty is the outside outlet is probably wired to, and protected by, a GFCI outlet near the kitchen. If you're familiar and comfortable with house wiring the trailer is the same. If you're not maybe you can find a nearby friend to help. However you do it BE CAREFUL. 120 volt systems can be deadly!