They weren't loose from the factory. The vibration going down the road and the expansion and contraction of high loads and heat will loosen them. Either a little bit of blue Loctite on the set screws or just preventative maintenance to make sure the screws stay tight. Even your electrical panel at home needs the breakers checked now and then due to heat and expansion/contraction of the wire in their terminals.
Also a torque screwdriver to tighten the terminals to the manufacturer’s specs. I’m an electrician and I don’t often use my torque screwdriver, even though every device has specific parameters. I will be using it to change out my shore power inlet, along with some blue loctight.
Nicely done. The only other things I would have done, and this is just my personal opinion, is to put Dielectric grease on the wires before inserting them into the receptacle and to put silicone around the outside when finished. 👍
Not sure if you noticed, the old wiring had the black and red wires swapped from the factory to the plug. 4.05 shows this. Might explain why it was harder to install the new plug.
Thank you and yes, that plug was a definite fire hazard! The power cord has to be removed from the receptacle so yes, I disconnected the power. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for your video. Mine just now failed and I need to replace it. Thanks to you I can just do it myself!!!!
Awesome! Thank you for watching!
This video saved my butt. Thanks so much!
You’re welcome!
They weren't loose from the factory. The vibration going down the road and the expansion and contraction of high loads and heat will loosen them. Either a little bit of blue Loctite on the set screws or just preventative maintenance to make sure the screws stay tight. Even your electrical panel at home needs the breakers checked now and then due to heat and expansion/contraction of the wire in their terminals.
Good info, thanks for sharing!
Also a torque screwdriver to tighten the terminals to the manufacturer’s specs. I’m an electrician and I don’t often use my torque screwdriver, even though every device has specific parameters. I will be using it to change out my shore power inlet, along with some blue loctight.
Awesome video & information - Thanks! Do you know if there are any torque specs for the wire clamping screws?
Thank you! I did not see any torque specs with the new receptacle.
Just found y’all’s channel. We’re full time RVrs in Texas. You got a lot of good info on here and we appreciate the time y’all put into this 👍🏻
Thank you so much and thanks for watching! Hope you guys are staying cool out there in Texas, this heatwave looks BRUTAL!
Nicely done. The only other things I would have done, and this is just my personal opinion, is to put Dielectric grease on the wires before inserting them into the receptacle and to put silicone around the outside when finished. 👍
Both good points, I may add the silicone around the outlet. Thanks for the suggestions!
Thanks. We will check the 50 amp plug on our 2019 28BH.
I was shocked that the wires pulled right out like that…I feel like we got really lucky. Thanks for watching!
Wow! Very scary! Thanks for sharing this. Looks easy enough. Definitely going to check our connections.
I can’t believe we still had power to the RV! Crazy…..thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for the video!!!
You’re welcome, thank you for watching!
Not sure if you noticed, the old wiring had the black and red wires swapped from the factory to the plug. 4.05 shows this. Might explain why it was harder to install the new plug.
Great catch! I was so upset by how burnt the plug was that I honestly didn’t notice that.
Thank you for sharing this! Checking mine today as well. You did a great job of showing the whole process. Appreciate it. New subscriber!
It’s definitely on my list to check from now on! Thanks for watching!
Great video! Good thing you checked it out. The old plug looked like it was in bad shape! Did you disconnect power or anything before getting started?
Thank you and yes, that plug was a definite fire hazard! The power cord has to be removed from the receptacle so yes, I disconnected the power. Thanks for watching!