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12-12-2020, 05:23 PM
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Why electric circuit breaker on bed side?
Jayco alante: why is electric circuit breaker box put on bed side? Is it dangerous to sleep on bed with the breaker box? magnetic radiation?
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12-12-2020, 05:29 PM
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No. Your electric toothbrush, toaster and hair dryer emit more EMF's than the electrical panel.
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12-12-2020, 06:54 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Vicr
No. Your electric toothbrush, toaster and hair dryer emit more EMF's than the electrical panel.
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Totally agree. If you are worried you can always try these head protectors.
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12-12-2020, 07:43 PM
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I'm more concerned that they didn't place them up higher somewhere. It's dark and hard to change out fuses, etc. while laying on the floor for this senior.
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12-12-2020, 10:04 PM
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Good. It is not harmful. But curious why they put it in bed side? Should be in somewhere close to entry door.
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12-13-2020, 10:31 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brightsky
Good. It is not harmful. But curious why they put it in bed side? Should be in somewhere close to entry door.
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It's call "room".... remember, you have a lot of wires running in the back of the power panel.... and relative location near batteries, main power in, etc. Any RV I've been in, the power panel is always near the floor because of all the wires.
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12-13-2020, 10:47 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brightsky
good. It is not harmful. But curious why they put it in bed side? Should be in somewhere close to entry door.
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why?
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12-13-2020, 11:01 AM
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It's to prevent electrocution when your waterbed pops. LOL
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12-13-2020, 12:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mkassab
It's call "room".... remember, you have a lot of wires running in the back of the power panel.... and relative location near batteries, main power in, etc. Any RV I've been in, the power panel is always near the floor because of all the wires.
Mark
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Electricity power near the floor is OK. But should not be on the side when we are sleeping.  too close.
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12-13-2020, 02:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brightsky
Electricity power near the floor is OK. But should not be on the side when we are sleeping. too close. |
Why do you think you are too close?
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12-13-2020, 03:41 PM
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Quote:
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Why do you think you are too close?
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Only 1 feet away. If you sleep on edge of bed, it is only inches away.
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12-13-2020, 05:15 PM
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I am more worried about a fire directly under the master bed. Lifting the bed and seeing all of the electrical under there. One short and it could get very interesting.
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12-20-2020, 04:12 PM
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I would be more worried about worn out power receptacles that you plug into at some campgrounds.
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01-05-2021, 04:05 PM
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01-05-2021, 04:15 PM
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Quote:
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If you agree with this article, then don't buy any RV that doesn't meet your requirements.... pretty simple
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01-05-2021, 04:46 PM
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The author of that article is pushing his and other companies products. If you click on one of the products while reading his article and purchase it he will get compensated. There are a lot of articles that way. Many will tell you upfront that if you purchase through their article they will be compensated. House panels are 100 amp or 200 amp panels max. RV panels 30 or 50 max.
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01-05-2021, 04:57 PM
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Many years ago I responded to a service call for a man who complained that our equipment was emitting too much EMI. He was a fanatic regarding EMI. He used a special meter that detects EMI and measured everything in his office and at home. He relocated his desk and turned off lighting to reduce EMI. 
For out equipment I ended up disabling a part of it by removing a fuse. Instantly no more EMI.
EMI is generated by current flowing through a wire or other electric device. No current flow basically equals no EMI. Therefore your breaker panel should not be producing a large amount of EMI simply because most items are probably not pulling current because they are not being used.
Here are some nice pajamas to eliminate all EMI worries. 
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01-05-2021, 05:16 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CAG
I am more worried about a fire directly under the master bed. Lifting the bed and seeing all of the electrical under there. One short and it could get very interesting.
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You mean something like this that I found when I removed a panel under our bed? Two exposed wires laying just above a metallic foil vent.....
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01-05-2021, 06:33 PM
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This is the one I was referring to: (image attached).
Not 100% sure if it is electric breaker panel. It is a part of the bed. Basically sleep on it. Under the bed, there must be lots of wires going on.
It is Entegra vision coach. In our traditional home, electric panel is very far way from bedroom.
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01-05-2021, 06:57 PM
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Yes, that's your electrical panel alright! Staple some aluminum foley under the bed platform, if you worry about it or trade it in for the unit you like.
Many times people are warned about doing thorough research before buying an RV, warnings all over the WEB. So any complain one can address to themselves.
In the PDI everything should be explained and the customer can ask for explanation if they don't understand something.
Why are only a handful complaining? Seems to me lack of skills and knowledge.
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