Newby with yet another issue. Blue is SUCKING electricity our bill $386 a month

[Light Ltenergy@...]

Thanks Gary! We will check all of these things. The refrigerator was on our
list of possible culprits, but it is on elect and the meter is just barely
moving. I will get the clamps you talked about and do these checks tonight when
D gets home.

Thanks for all the ideas. We are still just coming out of shock from that
bill... sheeesh...

big hugs and thanks,
Light

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, GARY MINKER wrote:
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> If you narrowed the excessive use down to the charger/converter (not just the
120 vac branch circuit) by unplugging the device and leaving the circuit breaker
on, you will now need an AC and DC clamp on ammeter, and a decent DC voltmeter,
for troubleshooting. Check for the right DC voltage (13.8 give or take) and
make sure that your charger inverter is not supplying more than a few DC amps of
charge oe what ever the coach load is. Providing there is no massive DC load (
volt meter and DC ammeter) your charger/converter may have a surge arrestor
shorted. These little devils can draw a ton of AC current when they go bad.
You may also have a line voltage (120/120) surge arrestor installed (hidden) in
the coach on that circuit which you would see by unplugging the charger
converters. A good surge arrestor will draw less than .25 Amps when operating.
By using your AC and DC ammeters, plus the metering on the coach, you get a
check and balance on
> your testing. You should also check to see if your engine heater is stuck
on, battery heaters, the water heater, or air conditioner strip heaters, plus
the fridge can be a culprit. With a third eye to help you by watching all the
various meters and flipping circuits off and on, you will narrow down the
problem quickly. It is seldom wiring. It is usually a device.
> Gary
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> --- On Wed, 11/4/09, Light Ltenergy@... wrote:
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> From: Light Ltenergy@...
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Newby with yet another issue. Blue is SUCKING
electricity our bill $386 a month
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 2:22 AM
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> Well, it seems to be a really GOOD thing I found this forum.
We just got our electric bill for the month. We used a crazy amount of
electricity. Our park people told us a week ago to check things out.
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> We began checking things and ended up checking each breaker (in the bedroom
closet behind the bed) to see where the pull was coming from. We found a couple
of breakers that seemed to be part of the trouble.
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> But then again today, the electric meter was SPINNING out of control again.
We turned off the breaker for the upper flor. lights and that helped some. Then
we turned off another breaker that was labled in large red letters, "SURGE"...
there are two breakers with those red words on them. They do seem to be an
issue here. But now... we also found that the battery charger breaker is
pulling HUGE amounts of elec also. We can't leave it off or our batteries will
be sucked dry. When those breakers are OFF... the meter runs normally...
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> ANY IDEAS? We are working to get past owners help on this also, but haven't
gotten to contact them yet. Someone used the RED marker to mark those
breakers... so SOMEONE knows something or at least was aware of the problems...
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> ANY IDEAS would be SO appreciated. The electric bill for 30 days was
$386........ ........ ouch!!! We can't keep affording that... sheesh...
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> hugs, Light
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