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LED bulb replacement dangers

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  Replacing tungsten and halogen bulbs with modern LED bulbs is becoming popular with many RV owners since it reduces the power load. However, you...

Electrical safety near water inside home or RV — Important!

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  Texas teen electrocuted after cell phone accidentally falls in bathtub  I just saw this on one of my forums about electrical safety around water and...

Using a generator to power a trailer with GFCI outlets

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  Hello Mike, I have a new mobile food trailer with GFCI outlets that is powered by a new Honda EU7000is generator. The last part of...

All about non-contact voltage testers

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  From my friends at the R-Pod Owners Forum: Mike, My 2015 R-Pod 178 tests hot with a Fluke Meter when plugged into my 110 house...

What is polarity?

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  Mike, I hear the word “polarity” a lot, but what exactly is it? Doesn’t the AC power line reverse its own polarity 60 times...

Beware of Electric Shock Drowning – Critical information!

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By Mike Sokol (Originally published June 20, 2017) You’ve most likely read my articles and watched my videos about RV hot-skin conditions. But for those of...

RVer wonders if shock from RV is due to reversed polarity

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  Hey Mike, I replaced the valve on my black water flush-out system today and noticed that when I touched any metal part of the...

240-volt generator RV hookup

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  Hi Mike, I have a 50-amp shore power plug on my fifth wheel camper and was told by the camping store that I needed...

Choosing the right extension cord for RV’s shore power cord

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  Hi Mike, I need to add a 25-foot extension cord to my shore power cord to reach the outlet in my garage while my...

DIY: Safe way to test the ground wire “bond” to the RV frame

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Dear Mike, You talk a lot about RV grounding and bonding, and I understand that the frame of the RV is supposed to be connected...

Can RV parking under power lines cause a dangerous ‘hot skin’ condition?

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Dear Mike, I’ve been reading about hot-skin voltages on your No-Shock-Zone site for a while and have come up with a really strange one. We...

Hooking up 50-amp trailer to 30-amp service at campground

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Hello Mike, If you have a 50-amp trailer and 30-amp service is the only service available at the campground post, can you show me a...
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