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Old 10-31-2008, 04:12 PM   #1
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Default Just washed my TM - now the TM trips my home GFI

I just finished washing the roof of my TM. I lowered the front shell, then straddled the propane tanks so I could easily brush the rear roof and rinse it off. Then I lowered the front roof, and washed/rinsed it off while straddling the propane tanks as well.

Now my TM trips my home GFI. It's not the outlet -- just last night I had a 3-stage charger plugged into it to charge the TM batteries. And at least as of a month ago, the the TM did not trip the GFI. I shut off all the TM circuit breakers, even the main breaker, and the TM still trips the home GFI.

There are only 3 AC appliances in the TM -- the fridge, the A/C, and the converter. I checked the outlet near the fridge and A/C, and they aren't wet. The outside outlet is not wet either.

Interestingly enough, the first time I shut off all the breakers, the GFI did not trip for at least 30 seconds. I thought I "fixed it", but had not explanation for what had happened. In any event, by the time I went outside to shut off the propane and then look back at the garage lights, the GFI had tripped again.

Perhaps washing the roof has nothing to do with it, but I can't think of any reason other than water bring somewhere it shouldn't. The timing is perfect -- we're leaving with the TM in about 12 hours.

Any ideas?

Thanks!
Dave
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