A lot of Campgrounds do not do any maintenance on their pedestals. I've seen loose 50 and 30 amp receptacles (receptacle is loose behind the dead front panel), plus when installing or removing your shore power the circuit breaker should be in the off position.
127852. I have had this problem. Before you plug in to pdestal check for signs of overheating around the receptacle contacts. If you see any do not plug in. Report it to office for inspection.
Keep plug pins clean and shiny
When using heavy loads like A/C or microwave take time to go outside to pedestal and feel plug. Should not be hot to touch.
Over the years, I noticed that the 30A outlet in my Southwire Surge Guard surge protector was loosening up. I then became worried about it overheating. Fortunately, a campground I stayed at was selling an almost new one at a highly discounted price. I did not try to take it apart to see if I could replace the outlet but Mike (or any fellow reader) , do you know if those outlets are user or factory replaceable? The package looked highly integrated and I suspected it would not be an easy fix. The last thing any of us want is for our surge protector outlet to melt down!
A lot of Campgrounds do not do any maintenance on their pedestals. I've seen loose 50 and 30 amp receptacles (receptacle is loose behind the dead front panel), plus when installing or removing your shore power the circuit breaker should be in the off position.
127852. I have had this problem. Before you plug in to pdestal check for signs of overheating around the receptacle contacts. If you see any do not plug in. Report it to office for inspection.
Keep plug pins clean and shiny
When using heavy loads like A/C or microwave take time to go outside to pedestal and feel plug. Should not be hot to touch.
Over the years, I noticed that the 30A outlet in my Southwire Surge Guard surge protector was loosening up. I then became worried about it overheating. Fortunately, a campground I stayed at was selling an almost new one at a highly discounted price. I did not try to take it apart to see if I could replace the outlet but Mike (or any fellow reader) , do you know if those outlets are user or factory replaceable? The package looked highly integrated and I suspected it would not be an easy fix. The last thing any of us want is for our surge protector outlet to melt down!