No electricity to electric outlet

[patrick1945]

We bought a new Bighorn 3055 in February-used it for a month and parked in the backyard. We just found out that one of the two electric outlets in the bed base/box does not work. I am reasonably handy but have had no experience with wiring.

Any suggestions on where to start? The trailer is on warranty but I should be able to fix and avoid a long drive to a Heartland dealer.

 

[mrcomer]

Patrick,
Sounds like one of the wires is not connected properly. I would turn of the breaker that controls those outlets and pull each outlet out and check the connections. I suspect that it is just a loose connection.

Good luck and keep us posted,
Mark

 

[Boca_Shuffles]

Check to see if the outlet is on the Ground Fault Interrupter (GFI) circuit. I believe the reset button is by the entrance door.

 

[jmgratz]

My GFI reset in on the outlet on the side of the bathroom sink. Sounds like that is your problem.

 

[DickO]

Check this FAST !!!

Our 2010 BH 3055 was only 4 weeks old when both plugs by the bed went out. After a sniff test we knew we had a major problem. Tore the bed apart and found that the wiring on the hitch side had rubed on the slide mechanism and the wiring was burned through for about 3 inches. Glad we had no fire.

 

[jnbhobe]

I think DickO is on the right track. Check under the bed for chafed wires. Just fix the bad spot and rerun the wire. I had the same problem that was my fix. JON