Losmonorcal
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I currently own a 2009 Heartland Bighorn 3385rl fifth wheel that I use as my primary residence. My husband and I ended up having to replace the power inverter 3 years ago because it was overcharging the batteries and causing multiple electrical issues. It was suspected that it had gone bad due to the inverter getting wet. Most likely caused by an overflowing toilet. Now I'm no genius when it comes to any kind of electricity issues, but to me it seems like Heartland made a poor decision when they decided to place the inverter along with most of the electrical components under the bathroom. Call it a major design flaw if you will. Any who, we recently had an issue with the toilet overflowing after the park we live in full time had shut off the water to the park to do some kind of repairs, however for some reason whenever they turn it back on the toilet will begin to fill on its own and therefore causing it to overflow therefore soaking the inverter once again. Now we have had some pretty significant issues with our 12 volt system and even the 110 electrical outlets. When the inverter is plugged in, I received voltage readings of 170 volts when using a voltmeter to check the power outlets. This has caused the 12v bulbs in the bedroom to overheat and even begin to melt. Once I disconnected the inverter and batteries, my readings return to the normal range. My problem is however that once the inverter and batteries are disconnected, the units refrigerator is not working on regular ac power. Why is this and how can I get the refrigerator to work without the inverter? Please tell me this is possible for me to do. Just temporarily until I can replace the power inverter. Please help!
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