Fixed RV DC Electrical Issue | No DC Power on 'House' Battery Solved

We recently had an issue with our "House" battery and getting dc power to our various appliances. In this video we go over some troubleshooting tips on what to look for when you're diagnosing a DC electrical problem and the solution we found for out specific problem.

[thatblindguy]

This is awesome. It's like if David Spade and Dana Carvey had a kid. Thx for the RV DC lesson.

[KevinCoop]

Many of those 40 and 50 amp breakers have a very tiny re-set button on them. For those with Class C & A, if you run your battery way down and start your engine to charge it, you can be putting over 50 amperes into the battery. With enough time, the breaker can trip and cause the same issue. Sometimes hard to find. Thor has a special box made and put it under the hood. Good luck! Kevin

[EverydayProjects]

Hey, Austin. Good troubleshooting and fix. I have a couple of old travel trailers and there are electrical gremlins in one. That video should be up on my channel soon. Enjoyed watching your videos. I'm a YouTube creator who lives in British Columbia, Canada. I subbed!

[freyafehu]

Dude, thank you for your video! I’m not sure if that’s what my problem is yet cause I don’t have that Handy Dandy Meter thing but I will by the end of day! I have found your video helpful and educational to my 1st week of ever being in an RV life….Thank you again!!

[richmyklebust]

I also was without DC power for our fridge and thermostat for a few days. Finally found that the lug for the 15 amp fuse for them was loose. Going to tighten them up before each trip.

[krball]

THANK YOU! your video solved my problem, same exact issue.

[haqhomeloans]

Thanks for the video. It was very helpful. I ordered a 12-24V 40Amp Resettable Stud Type Circuit Breaker Fuse Holder 40A, Crosswise Bracket from Amazon. Before I replaced it I checked voltage and got 12v on one side and nothing on the other side. I replaced it with the new one. Switch works fine now.

After I installed it I checked the voltage again and get 0 on both sides with the new one but switch is still working.

Is that normal or did I do something wrong?

[jasonlazott]

I think this is going to be my problem, Thanks for the video!

[josephclark]

Cool Brad Pitt has an RV show, it's not negative on the right it's positive on both sides of the relay the relay connects them together

[robertdewald]

Hey, Austin. Great video.. I have an old 1990 Winnebago chieftain 36'. My dash lights aren't coming on. When I pull the light switch the headlights come on no problem but the dash doesn't light up. I tried rotating the the knob to see if the dash light would come on or make it brighter to no avail. I am not sure but I think the dash lights are controlled by the headlight switch. Please tell me what your think. Thanks Bob, San Antonio..

[SpaPartyCentral]

who else clicked for Dana Carvey doing RV repair?

[GoGettaHustlaz]

What is the part called and where did you get it from?

[lukewalpole]

So, I have my caravan plugged into the house socket, it’s not running off a battery. There isn’t even a battery, it’s just plugged up.
Iv got power to all the sockets and heater, but the 12V DC isn’t working, there’s no power to any of the lights, fridge ETC. sometimes it works, then it will switch on and off. Any suggestions?

[taylorrathbone]

What is the exact name of that part? "Circuit breaker" comes up with alot of things

[davidwhite]

As long as im plugged into the house my camper is charging and everything works fine until i plug into a generator. Cant find out why

[gotmymojoworking]

That was a circuit breaker. Next time you buy one check for one with a small button on them. Those ones are manually resettable.

[ekeschutte]

This proces feels like my life.. Rush can result in 20 more problems then just taking a breath and think 5 min about what you're doing. Nice video!

[morganthomas]

So happy I watched your video! I was able to trace my problem to a burnt up wire using the multimeter! Thanks so much!

[JoeMoore-meqk]

I didn’t know David Karesh was into the RV life

[lisajensen]

Thank you! This video was very helpful in diagnosing and fixing a similar issue in our rig.