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Preventative Maintenance – Generators

by RV Mentor - Joe / RVing For Newbies Book Author | Feb 7, 2021 | 120VAC, Electricity, Generator, Generator

Don’t forget to run your generators for an hour this month, especially those if you like me in the frozen tundra of Ohio. 🙂

Debugging Weird Electrical Ep1

by RV Mentor - Joe / RVing For Newbies Book Author | Sep 11, 2020 | 120VAC, 12VDC, Batteries, Electricity

Sometimes it is the easy thing, check those first when it comes to Electricity. RV owner, contacts me about: couldn’t get fridge to come on 120VAC, buttons wouldn’t even light, plug it into the tow vehicle and poof all good, fridge comes on. (but wait...

Safety – Electricity – Campground Receptacle

by RV Mentor - Joe / RVing For Newbies Book Author | Sep 8, 2020 | 120VAC, Electricity, EMS, Safety, Shore Power

Safety – Electricity – Campground Receptacle This week’s blog post and (later this week with video) is Electricity Safety at the campground. First off, electricity at the receptacle BEFORE you plug your RV in Non-Contact Voltage Tester(NCVT): Test...

Smart plug installation – Part 2 – Shore cord side

by RV Mentor - Joe / RVing For Newbies Book Author | Jul 22, 2020 | 120VAC, Electricity, Shore Power

Part 2 of our series on installation of a smart plug for your RV, the replacement of the shore cord that fits into the RV end. Covered in this video is the following: We take a look at replacing the RV Electrical plug on the shore cord side. Those with RVs who have...

ATS – Automatic Transfer Switch

by RV Mentor - Joe / RVing For Newbies Book Author | Jul 19, 2020 | 120VAC, AC, ATS, Electricity

When was the last time you took a look inside your ATS? Have you ever looked at it? One of the leading causes of fires in an RV is loose connections/wires in your ATS. What is an ATS? It is the decision maker on who feeds electricity to your RV(assuming you have two...

Smart plug installation – Part 1 – The RV side

by RV Mentor - Joe / RVing For Newbies Book Author | Jul 16, 2020 | 120VAC, Electricity, Shore Power

Part 1 of our two part series on the installation of a smart plug Covered in this video is the following: We take a look at replacing the RV Electrical plug on the side of the RV. Those with RVs who have this plug on the side, you know how frustrating it is trying to...