Mobile Home Electrical Basics
Mobile Home electrical systems are designed to the same code and use the same parts as a site built home. You may find this helpful in locating wires and troubleshooting problems becausethe...
View ArticleBlown Breakers
It is not normal for a breaker to trip on a regular basis and if you have one that does that you have a problem that needs to be found and eliminated. Household circuits, except those going to heavy...
View ArticleOne Outlet is Dead
If a single outlet is dead and all the others on that same circuit are still working fine then the outlet itself is damaged or no longer connected properly. Go to the main panel and turn off the...
View ArticleMany Dead Outlets, but not half of a doublewide
Multiple outlets are run off of a single circuit. As you might expect, a single wire will come out of the main panel and be taken along the side of the house to the front end. This is real easy before...
View ArticleHalf of a doublewide has no power
Double and triple wide mobile homes have a single main panel from where electrical power is distributed. The electrical power to the section(s) without the main panel is concentrated in one or a few...
View ArticleGFI’s Ground Fault Interrupters
The Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) is an electrical outlet that detects very small leakage of electricity and very quickly shuts off power. It does this so quickly and with such such small...
View ArticlePortable Electrical Generators
If you connect a portable generator to a mobile home you must be sure that the house is not connected to the utility company line at the same time. In a mobile home where the power is normally...
View ArticleAluminum Wiring in Mobile Homes
The last aluminum wire was used in mobile homes in 1971 so this problem is rapidly becoming of little concern. The problem arises because over time aluminum combines chemically with the oxygen in the...
View ArticleElectrical Tools
Pliers, screwdrivers etc. that are used on many types of projects are listed and described under other hand tools. Fish Tape is a reel of strong, flexible wire that is used to pull new or replacement...
View ArticleAluminum Wiring in Mobile Homes
The last aluminum wire was used in mobile homes in 1971 so this problem is rapidly becoming of little concern. The problem arises because over time aluminum combines chemically with the oxygen in the...
View ArticlePortable Electrical Generators
If you connect a portable generator to a mobile home you must be sure that the house is not connected to the utility company line at the same time. In a mobile home where the power is normally supplied...
View ArticleGFI’s Ground Fault Interrupters
The Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) is an electrical outlet that detects very small leakage of electricity and very quickly shuts off power. It does this so quickly and with such such small...
View ArticleHalf of a doublewide has no power
Double and triple wide mobile homes have a single main panel from where electrical power is distributed. The electrical power to the section(s) without the main panel is concentrated in one or a few...
View ArticleMany Dead Outlets, but not half of a doublewide
Multiple outlets are run off of a single circuit. As you might expect, a single wire will come out of the main panel and be taken along the side of the house to the front end. This is real easy before...
View ArticleOne Outlet is Dead
If a single outlet is dead and all the others on that same circuit are still working fine then the outlet itself is damaged or no longer connected properly. Go to the main panel and turn off the...
View ArticleBlown Breakers
It is not normal for a breaker to trip on a regular basis and if you have one that does that you have a problem that needs to be found and eliminated. Household circuits, except those going to heavy...
View ArticleMobile Home Electrical Basics
Manufactured home electrical basics. Mobile Home electrical systems are designed to the same code and use the same parts as a site built home. You may find this helpful in locating wires and...
View ArticleElectrical Tools
Pliers, screwdrivers etc. that are used on many types of projects are listed and described under other hand tools. Fish Tape is a reel of strong, flexible wire that is used to pull new or replacement...
View ArticleAluminum Wiring in Mobile Homes
The last aluminum wire was used in mobile homes in 1971 so this problem is rapidly becoming of little concern. The problem arises because over time aluminum combines chemically with the oxygen in the...
View ArticlePortable Electrical Generators
If you connect a portable generator to a mobile home you must be sure that the house is not connected to the utility company line at the same time. In a mobile home where the power is normally supplied...
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