electric tingle

have any of you put the carpet on the steps and had them get wet from the rain and got a tingle from them when you step on them bare footed while plugged into shorepower

Sounds like you have an open ground wire between your RV's power cord and chassis ground or, theres a problem with the ground or common where your plugging it in. I would get that checked out fast!

No and you shouldn't either!

Something is not grounded properly. It could be anywhere in the power supply circuit including the source from the campground.

If this occurs at different sites/campgrounds or at home you probably have a grounding problem with the trailer. This could be in the power supply cord, distribution panel, bonding to the frame, ect...

Not something to take lightly and needs repaired if so. Hopefully a one time deal at a faulty or miswired receptacle.

Edit - Didn't see your reply when I posted Scott.

Grayhare,

Before we plug into shore power at any campground that we visit, I always check the 120VAC 30A recepticle with a plug in circuit tester. It looks like a standard three prong plug with ground, but on the base it has a number of lights that will light up to tell you the condition of the circuit, ie. open ground, reversed common & power leads, etc. I use a 30A to 20A adapter and then plug the tester into that. I think mine cost me something like $6.99 at Lowe's.

If there is going to be something wrong with the power at your site, this will catch it. I've gone back to the office three times now and said, "Fix it, or move me." Most parks it's no problem. They usually send someone out to fix it while we wait.

Course, that doesn't help with the trailer wiring. But, it might help to test each of the 20A outlets inside the trailer to see if your picking up the open ground in there.