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ELECTRICAL FEATURES
GROUND-FAULT-CIRCUIT-INTERRUPT RECEPTACLES
In the kitchen and bath areas, there are 120 VAC
GFCI receptacles (Figure 9-13) which provide great-
er protection against inadvertent electrical shocks.
These specialized GFCI receptacles provide both
overload and short-circuit protection for the user.
The electrical receptacles located in the slide-out
are wired through the kitchen GFCI. The exterior
receptacles are wired through the bathroom GFCI.
Consequently, if an appliance plugged into a slide-
out or exterior receptacle is not working, check for a
tripped GFCI in the kitchen or bathroom.
All GFCI-protected receptacles are marked as such, but only one of them may have two pushbuttons on
the receptacle (as shown in the picture). The upper pushbutton is a “test” button which can be used to
Figure 9-13:
GFCI receptacle
120 VOLT (VAC) AC RECEPTACLES
Your Phaeton motorhome is equipped with several
120 VAC receptacles (Figure 9-5) located through-
out the interior of the motorhome.
These 120 VAC receptacles are of the “three-prong” variety; the third prong
being a grounding pin which provides adequate grounding to protect one
from any electrical shock.
For these receptacles to work properly, do not use an adapter, cheater, or ex-
tension cord which defeats the function of the grounding pin. For the same
reason, never remove or bend away the ground prong or pin from any three-
prong AC plug so that it would fit a two-prong AC receptacle (i.e., an un-
grounded AC receptacle).
Never operate the Phaeton if there is an electrical short present, as an electrical short may deliver an
electrical shock to anyone coming in contact with the exterior of the unit.
If you should feel even the slightest of electrical shock, immediately disconnect the unit from the 120
VAC power source and locate the electrical fault (i.e., typically, it is a break in the grounding circuit).
Do not reconnect the 120 VAC power until after that electrical fault is fixed—the grounding circuit
must be continuous from the frame to the distribution panel, to the power cord, and to the earth
ground so that electrical-shock protection is realized.
Figure 9-12: 120 VAC
receptacle