Question about power to slide

[peterjds]

I have a 2020 Entegra Esteem Class C, made by Thor & Jayco. Up until now I have always been hooked up to shore power to open slide. Today at home I tried it with the generator running but had no power to the slide switch. Do I have to be plugged in to operate slide or should generator do it?

[JimD]

The slide should operate off 12 volts so it shouldn't need shore or generator power unless your battery is dead. Check any other 12 volt device to see if it is receiving power. If other 12 volt items work, such as furnace or temp display on furnace thermostat, check your slide fuse. If all 12 volt items are dead, check the battery, battery disconnect switch, inline battery fuse/circuit breaker, etc.