Yesterday morning we awoke to a chilly morning and the need to "warmer" up the motor home to get ready for the day. We have been using two space heaters and watch the amps generated to insure we don't go to the point where breakers trip or fuses blow. We've done pretty well, but yesterday something went wrong and we lost power in our motor home for half the outlets, the refrigerator, microwave, televisions and radio/VHS/dvd players.
We still were able to use one space heater, the propane furnaces and propane to run the refrigerator, but no microwave, no Perry Mason or Blue Bloods or our regular Barney Miller/M.A.S.H./Andy Griffith/Home Improvement, et al. entertainment. I asked several of our mechanical, electrical people for advice and before you know it we had Tim, Mike, Jerry (on the phone), James S. trying to find and fix the problem. These guys really stepped up and this afternoon we thought we had it mostly fixed, only to be back to square one. Fortunately we had a day in the 60's and some warmer weather ahead, so we will be fine as far as warmth and lights, but minus our usual TV fare. There are very few RV repair people who will come to Eureka Springs, so Monday it will be a call to the Fleetwood tech center for their advice on what might be our problem and how to resolve it. It gets very complicated with all the systems in the RV; shore power, house batteries, chassis batteries, inverter, converter, GFCI's, generator, propane, heat pumps for heating and cooling and how they all cooperate and interact with each other.
So, we're at half power until Monday and hopefully then we'll have a new plan of attack to be back to full strength. For now we trust God to continue to lead us and are thankful for the friends and co-workers who came to our aid with their knowledge and their prayers.
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