Jo and Paul Carver Have Trouble in Snowy Colorado!! Could use help!

[homesicktexans_33009]

Howdy.
I wrote to Jo and Paul Carver. They are in cold Colorado, Canon City and could use some help. I have posted some of their email below:

Yes we are! And, we have no electric service or water and got snowed
in for 2 days!!!! Something happened about 4 nights ago, our power
went out in the middle of the night. Paul went outside, in 20 degree
temperature, to reset the breaker. . . . no nothing happened, we were
dead. Ran the generator for a few hours to defrost a bit. Tried again
in the morning to reset the outside breaker, no luck. After 2 days of
us tring to run all the circuits down, etc. we finally called in an RV
repairman from just east of Canon City. He spend 4 hours checking
things out and he was lost. Heleft and called us back yesterday to
give us the name and phone number of a person to contact. Long story
short, we are heading to N/E of Colorado Springs on Tuesday morning and
HOPEFULLY this guy can get us back in operation. Also, our water pumps
froze and cracked, so now they leak.

I looked in the database but couldn't find any service place for them. If you know of any resources near Canon City, Pueblo, Colorado Springs, or Denver, please post it here. I am trying to find Jo's phone number also.

TIA,
Liz
Regards,
Jack and Liz Pearce
Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40
D'Hanis, TX
Buena Vista, CO
Currently in Spring Branch, TX

[ronmarabito2002]

Liz: Did they check their inside circuit breakers? One of the mains may have
tripped or gone bad.

R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "homesicktexans_33009"
wrote:
>
> Howdy.
> I wrote to Jo and Paul Carver. They are in cold Colorado, Canon City and
> could use some help. I have posted some of their email below:
>
> Yes we are! And, we have no electric service or water and got snowed in
> for 2 days!!!! Something happened about 4 nights ago, our power went
> out in the middle of the night. Paul went outside, in 20 degree
> temperature, to reset the breaker. . . . no nothing happened, we were
> dead. Ran the generator for a few hours to defrost a bit. Tried again
> in the morning to reset the outside breaker, no luck. After 2 days of
> us tring to run all the circuits down, etc. we finally called in an RV
> repairman from just east of Canon City. He spend 4 hours checking
> things out and he was lost. He left and called us back yesterday to
> give us the name and phone number of a person to contact. Long story
> short, we are heading to N/E of Colorado Springs on Tuesday morning and
> HOPEFULLY this guy can get us back in operation. Also, our water pumps
> froze and cracked, so now they leak.
>
> I looked in the database but couldn't find any service place for them.
> If you know of any resources near Canon City, Pueblo, Colorado Springs,
> or Denver, please post it here. I am trying to find Jo's phone number
> also.
>
> TIA,
> Liz
> Regards,
> Jack and Liz Pearce
> Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40
> D'Hanis, TX
> Buena Vista, CO
> Currently in Spring Branch, TX
>

[gregory O]

. If they first prove the campgrounds electric source to be ok, then it is the
bus. Easiest way to prove the shore source is to move to a new location or use
another pedistal in the park.

take emery cloth to the shore plug prongs.

I would then dis-connect the wires to the transfer switch and test each wire for
continuity to each other and resistance alone.

if the gen-set works everything correctly, then the circuits and paths after the
power transfer switch are ok. it sounds like they have issue with the shore cord
or the transfer switch. to test: shorepower the bus on the bus-side of the
transfer switch, then the shore side of the transfer switch, results will reveal
problem.

remember to look for the cause once the problem is found.

Greg
94ptca

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "homesicktexans_33009"
wrote:
>
> Howdy.
> I wrote to Jo and Paul Carver. They are in cold Colorado, Canon City and
> could use some help. I have posted some of their email below:
>
> Yes we are! And, we have no electric service or water and got snowed in
> for 2 days!!!! Something happened about 4 nights ago, our power went
> out in the middle of the night. Paul went outside, in 20 degree
> temperature, to reset the breaker. . . . no nothing happened, we were
> dead. Ran the generator for a few hours to defrost a bit. Tried again
> in the morning to reset the outside breaker, no luck. After 2 days of
> us tring to run all the circuits down, etc. we finally called in an RV
> repairman from just east of Canon City. He spend 4 hours checking
> things out and he was lost. He left and called us back yesterday to
> give us the name and phone number of a person to contact. Long story
> short, we are heading to N/E of Colorado Springs on Tuesday morning and
> HOPEFULLY this guy can get us back in operation. Also, our water pumps
> froze and cracked, so now they leak.
>
> I looked in the database but couldn't find any service place for them.
> If you know of any resources near Canon City, Pueblo, Colorado Springs,
> or Denver, please post it here. I am trying to find Jo's phone number
> also.
>
> TIA,
> Liz
> Regards,
> Jack and Liz Pearce
> Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40
> D'Hanis, TX
> Buena Vista, CO
> Currently in Spring Branch, TX
>

[Ron Thompson]

What about the inside breaker panel? doesn't that have a main breaker? Just a suggestion. I can't see their RV year so don't have any idea where their breaker panel is.? Ron Thompson -Waller, Tx. 1995 WLWB 42' (cockyfox@...) --- On Sun, 11/1/09, gregory O wrote: From: gregory O Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Jo and Paul Carver Have Trouble in Snowy Colorado!! Could use help! To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, November 1, 2009, 9:09 AM . If they first prove the campgrounds electric source to be ok, then it is the bus. Easiest way to prove the shore source is to move to a new location or use another pedistal in the park. take emery cloth to the shore plug prongs. I would then dis-connect the wires to the transfer switch and test each wire for continuity to each other and resistance alone. if the gen-set works everything correctly, then the circuits and paths after the power transfer switch are ok. it sounds like they have issue with the shore cord or the transfer switch. to test: shorepower the bus on the bus-side of the transfer switch, then the shore side of the transfer switch, results will reveal problem. remember to look for the cause once the problem is found. Greg 94ptca --- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, "homesicktexans_ 33009" wrote: > > Howdy. > I wrote to Jo and Paul Carver. They are in cold Colorado, Canon City and > could use some help. I have posted some of their email below: > > Yes we are! And, we have no electric service or water and got snowed in > for 2 days!!!! Something happened about 4 nights ago, our power went > out in the middle of the night. Paul went outside, in 20 degree > temperature, to reset the breaker. . . . no nothing happened, we were > dead. Ran the generator for a few hours to defrost a bit. Tried again > in the morning to reset the outside breaker, no luck. After 2 days of > us tring to run all the circuits down, etc. we finally called in an RV > repairman from just east of Canon City. He spend 4 hours checking > things out and he was lost. He left and called us back yesterday to > give us the name and phone number of a person to contact. Long story > short, we are heading to N/E of Colorado Springs on Tuesday morning and > HOPEFULLY this guy can get us back in operation. Also, our water pumps > froze and cracked, so now they leak. > > I looked in the database but couldn't find any service place for them. > If you know of any resources near Canon City, Pueblo, Colorado Springs, > or Denver, please post it here. I am trying to find Jo's phone number > also. > > TIA, > Liz > Regards, > Jack and Liz Pearce > Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40 > D'Hanis, TX > Buena Vista, CO > Currently in Spring Branch, TX >

[homesicktexans_33009]

UPDATE. UPDATE.

Thanks for all of the replies. I just talked to Jo and Paul Carver. They
are managing on generator power. They have moved to 4 different sites in
the park and everytime they plug in the power cord, they get reversed
polarity. However, they do have a recommended repair source and they
will go there on Tuesday. Oh and Ron Thompson, they have a 1993
Wanderlodge widebody, with an electric refrigerator. I forgot to include
that info.

Thanks again,
Liz Pearce
Jack and Liz Pearce

Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40
D'Hanis, TX
Buena Vista, CO



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Ron Thompson
wrote:
>
> What about the inside breaker panel? doesn't that have a main
breaker? Just a suggestion. I can't see their RV year so don't have
any idea where their breaker panel is.?
>
> Ron Thompson -Waller, Tx.
>
> 1995 WLWB 42'
>
> (cockyfox@...)
>
> --- On Sun, 11/1/09, gregory O greg@... wrote:
>
> From: gregory O greg@...
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Jo and Paul Carver Have Trouble in
Snowy Colorado!! Could use help!
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sunday, November 1, 2009, 9:09 AM
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> . If they first prove the campgrounds electric
source to be ok, then it is the bus. Easiest way to prove the shore
source is to move to a new location or use another pedistal in the park.
>
>
>
> take emery cloth to the shore plug prongs.
>
>
>
> I would then dis-connect the wires to the transfer switch and test
each wire for continuity to each other and resistance alone.
>
>
>
> if the gen-set works everything correctly, then the circuits and paths
after the power transfer switch are ok. it sounds like they have issue
with the shore cord or the transfer switch. to test: shorepower the bus
on the bus-side of the transfer switch, then the shore side of the
transfer switch, results will reveal problem.
>
>
>
> remember to look for the cause once the problem is found.
>
>
>
> Greg
>
> 94ptca
>
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, "homesicktexans_ 33009"
wrote:
>
> >
>
> > Howdy.
>
> > I wrote to Jo and Paul Carver. They are in cold Colorado, Canon City
and
>
> > could use some help. I have posted some of their email below:
>
> >
>
> > Yes we are! And, we have no electric service or water and got
snowed in
>
> > for 2 days!!!! Something happened about 4 nights ago, our power
went
>
> > out in the middle of the night. Paul went outside, in 20 degree
>
> > temperature, to reset the breaker. . . . no nothing happened, we
were
>
> > dead. Ran the generator for a few hours to defrost a bit. Tried
again
>
> > in the morning to reset the outside breaker, no luck. After 2 days
of
>
> > us tring to run all the circuits down, etc. we finally called in an
RV
>
> > repairman from just east of Canon City. He spend 4 hours checking
>
> > things out and he was lost. He left and called us back yesterday to
>
> > give us the name and phone number of a person to contact. Long
story
>
> > short, we are heading to N/E of Colorado Springs on Tuesday morning
and
>
> > HOPEFULLY this guy can get us back in operation. Also, our water
pumps
>
> > froze and cracked, so now they leak.
>
> >
>
> > I looked in the database but couldn't find any service place for
them.
>
> > If you know of any resources near Canon City, Pueblo, Colorado
Springs,
>
> > or Denver, please post it here. I am trying to find Jo's phone
number
>
> > also.
>
> >
>
> > TIA,
>
> > Liz
>
> > Regards,
>
> >
>
> > Currently in Spring Branch, TX
>
> >
>

[Ron Thompson]

I assume that nothing has changed in your electric hookup process since the last time that it worked correctly. Like maybe bought a new cable or you are using a 30 amp adapter cable where you always hooked up to a 50 amp service. This happened to me once. I had been using RV sites where they had 50 amp service. However in Boerne , Tx. I had to use a site that did not have 50 amp service available and I had to use 30 amp service which is not enough to power a fully equipped 1995 WLWB 42'. LO and Behold, I plugged the adapter cable in and plugged it into their pedestal power and BAM. Blew a Breaker and had reversed polarity. I had to go to generator power that night. Learned my lesson to check all the cables for correct polarity. Just a thought. sometimes things like a change in the way you were doing things can reveal a new problem that you hadn't run into before. Good luck to you. Its darn cold in Co./ Ron Thompson -Waller, Tx. 1995 WLWB 42' (cockyfox@...) --- On Sun, 11/1/09, homesicktexans_33009 wrote: From: homesicktexans_33009 Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Jo and Paul Carver Have Trouble in Snowy Colorado!! Could use help! To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, November 1, 2009, 3:19 PM UPDATE. UPDATE. Thanks for all of the replies. I just talked to Jo and Paul Carver. They are managing on generator power. They have moved to 4 different sites in the park and everytime they plug in the power cord, they get reversed polarity. However, they do have a recommended repair source and they will go there on Tuesday. Oh and Ron Thompson, they have a 1993 Wanderlodge widebody, with an electric refrigerator. I forgot to include that info. Thanks again, Liz Pearce Jack and Liz Pearce Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40 D'Hanis, TX Buena Vista, CO --- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, Ron Thompson wrote: > > What about the inside breaker panel? doesn't that have a main breaker? Just a suggestion. I can't see their RV year so don't have any idea where their breaker panel is.? > > Ron Thompson -Waller, Tx. > > 1995 WLWB 42' > > (cockyfox@.. .) > > --- On Sun, 11/1/09, gregory O greg@... wrote: > > From: gregory O greg@... > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Jo and Paul Carver Have Trouble in Snowy Colorado!! Could use help! > To: WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com > Date: Sunday, November 1, 2009, 9:09 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > . If they first prove the campgrounds electric source to be ok, then it is the bus. Easiest way to prove the shore source is to move to a new location or use another pedistal in the park. > > > > take emery cloth to the shore plug prongs. > > > > I would then dis-connect the wires to the transfer switch and test each wire for continuity to each other and resistance alone. > > > > if the gen-set works everything correctly, then the circuits and paths after the power transfer switch are ok. it sounds like they have issue with the shore cord or the transfer switch. to test: shorepower the bus on the bus-side of the transfer switch, then the shore side of the transfer switch, results will reveal problem. > > > > remember to look for the cause once the problem is found. > > > > Greg > > 94ptca > > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, "homesicktexans_ 33009" wrote: > > > > > > Howdy. > > > I wrote to Jo and Paul Carver. They are in cold Colorado, Canon City and > > > could use some help. I have posted some of their email below: > > > > > > Yes we are! And, we have no electric service or water and got snowed in > > > for 2 days!!!! Something happened about 4 nights ago, our power went > > > out in the middle of the night. Paul went outside, in 20 degree > > > temperature, to reset the breaker. . . . no nothing happened, we were > > > dead. Ran the generator for a few hours to defrost a bit. Tried again > > > in the morning to reset the outside breaker, no luck. After 2 days of > > > us tring to run all the circuits down, etc. we finally called in an RV > > > repairman from just east of Canon City. He spend 4 hours checking > > > things out and he was lost. He left and called us back yesterday to > > > give us the name and phone number of a person to contact. Long story > > > short, we are heading to N/E of Colorado Springs on Tuesday morning and > > > HOPEFULLY this guy can get us back in operation. Also, our water pumps > > > froze and cracked, so now they leak. > > > > > > I looked in the database but couldn't find any service place for them. > > > If you know of any resources near Canon City, Pueblo, Colorado Springs, > > > or Denver, please post it here. I am trying to find Jo's phone number > > > also. > > > > > > TIA, > > > Liz > > > Regards, > > > > > > Currently in Spring Branch, TX > > > >

[Curt Sprenger]

Could be an issue with one of the shore cord ends. Try another shore cord.

Curt Sprenger
1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
Anaheim Hills, CA

On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 1:19 PM, homesicktexans_33009 <"jacklizpearce@gmail.com"> wrote:

 

UPDATE. UPDATE.



Thanks for all of the replies. I just talked to Jo and Paul Carver. They

are managing on generator power. They have moved to 4 different sites in

the park and everytime they plug in the power cord, they get reversed

polarity. However, they do have a recommended repair source and they

will go there on Tuesday. Oh and Ron Thompson, they have a 1993

Wanderlodge widebody, with an electric refrigerator. I forgot to include

that info.



Thanks again,

Liz Pearce

Jack and Liz Pearce



Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40

D'Hanis, TX

Buena Vista, CO



--- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", Ron Thompson

wrote:

>

> What about the inside breaker panel? doesn't that have a main

breaker? Just a suggestion. I can't see their RV year so don't have

any idea where their breaker panel is.?

>

> Ron Thompson -Waller, Tx.

>

> 1995 WLWB 42'

>

> (cockyfox@...)

>

> --- On Sun, 11/1/09, gregory O greg@... wrote:

>

> From: gregory O greg@...

> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Jo and Paul Carver Have Trouble in

Snowy Colorado!! Could use help!

> To: "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com"

> Date: Sunday, November 1, 2009, 9:09 AM

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> . If they first prove the campgrounds electric

source to be ok, then it is the bus. Easiest way to prove the shore

source is to move to a new location or use another pedistal in the park.

>

>

>

> take emery cloth to the shore plug prongs.

>

>

>

> I would then dis-connect the wires to the transfer switch and test

each wire for continuity to each other and resistance alone.

>

>

>

> if the gen-set works everything correctly, then the circuits and paths

after the power transfer switch are ok. it sounds like they have issue

with the shore cord or the transfer switch. to test: shorepower the bus

on the bus-side of the transfer switch, then the shore side of the

transfer switch, results will reveal problem.

>

>

>

> remember to look for the cause once the problem is found.

>

>

>

> Greg

>

> 94ptca

>

>

>

> --- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, "homesicktexans_ 33009"

wrote:

>

> >

>

> > Howdy.

>

> > I wrote to Jo and Paul Carver. They are in cold Colorado, Canon City

and

>

> > could use some help. I have posted some of their email below:

>

> >

>

> > Yes we are! And, we have no electric service or water and got

snowed in

>

> > for 2 days!!!! Something happened about 4 nights ago, our power

went

>

> > out in the middle of the night. Paul went outside, in 20 degree

>

> > temperature, to reset the breaker. . . . no nothing happened, we

were

>

> > dead. Ran the generator for a few hours to defrost a bit. Tried

again

>

> > in the morning to reset the outside breaker, no luck. After 2 days

of

>

> > us tring to run all the circuits down, etc. we finally called in an

RV

>

> > repairman from just east of Canon City. He spend 4 hours checking

>

> > things out and he was lost. He left and called us back yesterday to

>

> > give us the name and phone number of a person to contact. Long

story

>

> > short, we are heading to N/E of Colorado Springs on Tuesday morning

and

>

> > HOPEFULLY this guy can get us back in operation. Also, our water

pumps

>

> > froze and cracked, so now they leak.

>

> >

>

> > I looked in the database but couldn't find any service place for

them.

>

> > If you know of any resources near Canon City, Pueblo, Colorado

Springs,

>

> > or Denver, please post it here. I am trying to find Jo's phone

number

>

> > also.

>

> >

>

> > TIA,

>

> > Liz

>

> > Regards,

>

> >

>

> > Currently in Spring Branch, TX

>

> >

>

[homesicktexans_33009]

UPDATE, UPDATE, UPDATE!!!

Jo and Paul and coach are at 1 Stop Cop Shop in Colorado Springs, CO. The coach's transfer switch died and is being replaced. So far, so good. Jo is cold so I suggested that she eat hot soup to warm up!! They hope to be on the road by tomorrow. They want to thank everyone that called with suggestions and moral support.

Regards,
Jack and Liz Pearce
Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40
D'Hanis, TX
Buena Vista, CO


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "homesicktexans_33009" wrote:
>
> Howdy.
> I wrote to Jo and Paul Carver. They are in cold Colorado, Canon City and
> could use some help. I have posted some of their email below:
>
> Yes we are! And, we have no electric service or water and got snowed in
> for 2 days!!!! Something happened about 4 nights ago, our power went
> out in the middle of the night. Paul went outside, in 20 degree
> temperature, to reset the breaker. . . . no nothing happened, we were
> dead. Ran the generator for a few hours to defrost a bit. Tried again
> in the morning to reset the outside breaker, no luck. After 2 days of
> us tring to run all the circuits down, etc. we finally called in an RV
> repairman from just east of Canon City. He spend 4 hours checking
> things out and he was lost. He left and called us back yesterday to
> give us the name and phone number of a person to contact. Long story
> short, we are heading to N/E of Colorado Springs on Tuesday morning and
> HOPEFULLY this guy can get us back in operation. Also, our water pumps
> froze and cracked, so now they leak.
X
>