jwnall
Moderator Emeritus
There are lots of very knowledgeable people on this forum, so I am hoping that someone can volunteer some advice which will help what seems to be a sticky situation.
I got a call from the marina the other day, saying that my boat was pulling so much shore power that they had disconnected it. And that I should come down and check to see what might be wrong. To give you an idea of the magnitude of the problem, they said that I had used about $2,000 worth of electricity before they disconnected it. (My slip rent and the power usage are separate).
Needless to say, I went down immediately. The power station on the dock has a meter, so I connected the power, and sure enough the meter began whirling. Disconnected it.
Then disconnected the power cable from the boat, but connected it to the power station. Not using any electricity, so no short in the cable itself.
Went on board and checked for any burning smells. None. Connected to power again and tried turning things on such as fans and the dehumidifier. They all worked fine, with no smell of burning anywhere. The meter on the electrical panel inside the boat did not show any particular drain on the 120v line.
So I disconnected everything again (of course!), turned off everything inside the boat which runs from 12 volts, and came back home to have a stiff drink and ponder.
Any thoughts?
I got a call from the marina the other day, saying that my boat was pulling so much shore power that they had disconnected it. And that I should come down and check to see what might be wrong. To give you an idea of the magnitude of the problem, they said that I had used about $2,000 worth of electricity before they disconnected it. (My slip rent and the power usage are separate).
Needless to say, I went down immediately. The power station on the dock has a meter, so I connected the power, and sure enough the meter began whirling. Disconnected it.
Then disconnected the power cable from the boat, but connected it to the power station. Not using any electricity, so no short in the cable itself.
Went on board and checked for any burning smells. None. Connected to power again and tried turning things on such as fans and the dehumidifier. They all worked fine, with no smell of burning anywhere. The meter on the electrical panel inside the boat did not show any particular drain on the 120v line.
So I disconnected everything again (of course!), turned off everything inside the boat which runs from 12 volts, and came back home to have a stiff drink and ponder.
Any thoughts?