Help with electrical panel

[Boac123]

Use O2 machine..no problem. Had that on, tv and one small fan. Breaker popped!????. The one connected with main 30amp one. Popped is a 15amp. I guess it pops so 30amp doesnt get hurt. Says to wait for fuses to cool..short time..takes 3 4 hours..then try to click back on...no go..why did it pop to begin with. I bought camper at end of 2017, however just moved in 2 months ago. 3rd time it's happened. Some my fault...overload. today was not my doing....help...please. cannot uproot camper to take to dealer!..

[Vicr]

Originally Posted by Boac123

Use O2 machine..no problem. Had that on, tv and one small fan. Breaker popped!????. The one connected with main 30amp one. Popped is a 15amp. I guess it pops so 30amp doesnt get hurt. Says to wait for fuses to cool..short time..takes 3 4 hours..then try to click back on...no go..why did it pop to begin with. I bought camper at end of 2017, however just moved in 2 months ago. 3rd time it's happened. Some my fault...overload. today was not my doing....help...please. cannot uproot camper to take to dealer!..

Can you re-write this so the average adult can read and understand what you are saying.

[RetiredOne]

Originally Posted by Vicr

Can you re-write this so the average adult can read and understand what you are saying.

Wow, glad I wasn't the only one having problems reading that...

Originally Posted by Boac123

Use O2 machine..no problem. Had that on, tv and one small fan. Breaker popped!????. The one connected with main 30amp one. Popped is a 15amp.

Go read the mfg plate on the O2 machine and tell us what it draws and power it needs. This would be a good place to start.

[Boac123]

Originally Posted by Vicr

Can you re-write this so the average adult can read and understand what you are saying.

Jayco jayflight. I just moved into camper full time. The main breaker has 2 parts, 15 and 30 amp. The 15 keeps popping shutting things down. Sometimes my fault..overload. today.not.only had oxygen machine on, small fan and tv. It's been over 3 hrs, long enough for things to cool down. Fuses are not blown..any ideas??..

[JimD]

First off, forget about the fuses as they are for the 12 volt items.

You should treat the popping breaker just like one in a house. Before trying to reset it, unplug everything from outlets that the breaker protects. Reset the breaker and see if it trips immediately. If it does there may be something still connected to it that is pulling too much current or a wiring short or a bad breaker.

I have seen breakers that wouldn't reset or get weak and pop at anything. You should not need to let it cool for a length of time. A few minutes should be enough. The breaker will trip again if the circuit problem still exists, which is the reason to disconnect everything.

If the breaker resets with everything disconnected then you will need to connect one thing at a time and see if it trips with a particular device. Make sure you aren't connecting that pulls 15 amps.

This is trial and error troubleshooting. You have to eliminate as much as possible and connect one thing at a time.

Lastly, just because you have unplugged all outlets doesn't mean all loads have been removed. If anything is hardwired in the circuit it could be causing a problem. Odds are just outlets are on the circuit. And don't forget that it could just be a bad breaker.

[RetiredOne]

Originally Posted by Boac123

Fuses are not blown..any ideas??..

I'll ask again. What does the O2 machine pull in watts or amps? They have a compressor in them. Let's start with that load, then we can work forward.