I'm just sitting here fretting, probably needlessly, but fretting never-the-less.  My dog is not here and it is making me a bit edgy.  It's a good thing the kids aren't here, I would probably get testy with them. It's summertime, it's hot outside and they get on each other's nerves which in turn gets on the adults nerves. I hope they are gone for  few more days, frankly, tho I'm pretty sure the youngest is going to start whining about going and seeing his mommy by tomorrow.

He's predictable and he is a true mama's boy. He is attached to her.  A couple of days and he'll have had enough. Especially considering they have much more limited TV options over there.  The older boy doesn't want to go out in the heat, the younger does but only for a short period of time.  I only say all of that to dream and hope that they can stay over there until at least Friday.  School starts soon and their normal school routine will crank back up, thankfully.

The wedding is a few weeks away and I need to ensure my tacos for the reception are going to be - made.  Like, have them ready for us, I will pick them up at such and such a time, thank you.  

I went back to the property and quickly realized the fitting I had bought is not what I thought it was.  It was cheap and I doubt it's worth returning it, I will list it on the local facebook groups at a reduced price and see if I can unload it.  I will simply have to dig down to the sewer line and set up a regular outlet.  I've already dug down to the sewer line anyway, but I'm about 2 feet away from where I would want to put another sewer outlet.  

It's that or drive over the Longview to that RV place and see if they have the fitting I need to install it.  The parts are about $35 for everything from Lowe's. I just didn't want to dig out that dirt in this heat, I guess I'll just do that now that my options are limited.  In actuality, that fitting I got is for a 5th wheel - the giant ones - that have 2 separate sewer lines running from them. I didn't know that and the description didn't say that.  

I have to go back to Lowe's anyway for that outdoor, weatherproof electrical box. I might just do that today so I can try, at least, to get up early in the morning, get over there and try to get most of this done. 

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So I'm sitting here minding my own business and the phone rings. One of the new people. He says I have a bad 30 amp breaker. Well what's going on?  Says it keep popping. Ohhhhkkkaaaayyyy. I'm thinking, these breakers are not that old, there shouldn't be a problem with them.  I asked if he had a pigtail to run his 30 amp off of 50 amp? Yes, buy my friend a master electrician says that you shouldn't run those off of them, they can bump up electricity and fry stuff in your trailer. 

Yes, I thought, that's why just about everyone that comes in the park uses surge protectors. Big giant things that stop any fluctuations in power from doing in the trailer's electrical circuits.  He doesn't have one.  I'm going to suggest to him he get one if he's that concerned about it. Small investment to save a lot of hassle.  Anyway, he said he would use it overnight and I said let me know.

But, I decided to hop into my SUV and run over there. Removed the 30 amp breaker from the only empty lot, took it over there, asked him if he would mind me replacing it, it would only take a few minutes?  Okay. So, I take the panel off to gain access, grab the breaker and about burned my fingers.

That was the 30 amp had stopped using. So I touched the 50 amp - same thing. Uh, sir? This isn't a park power/breaker problem.  You've got something wrong in your trailer.  It's clearly drawing too many amps, heating it up and popping it off.  Thankfully they work, otherwise I'd have a burned down pedestal to contend with as well.  Touch it. He just looks at me.  You won't get electrocuted, lol, just touch the front of the breaker.  30 amp, ouch. 50 amp, double ouch. 

I put that to rest, not my problem, please have someone come take a look. We both agreed he probably has a bad ac unit drawing that much amperage.  He just so happens to have a "backup" roof ac unit that has it's own cord directly to it to plug in to the pedestal. Good thing, too, cause' it's still QUITE hot out there. I was sweating profusely just sitting there working on this stuff - the sun going down.  

Well, he asks if I'm going to be over here tomorrow?  Yes, I will be in and out. He has a little doggy that he's going to leave in there, wanted me to check on the trailer and make sure the AC is staying on. I will do that, but I told him if that backup unit runs all night long, there isn't really any reason it shouldn't work tomorrow as well.

He's lucky that thing didn't start doing that until after he got home.  Just baffles me how you can leave an animal in there without knowing if the ac is working.  They have setups where you can monitor remotely the ac and ensure it's going. Peace of mind. It would be horrible to come home and find your doggy had basically baked to death in a giant oven.  So I will definitely check it a few times to ensure that dog is good.

Next time this happens - and I'm sure it will happen again with someone - I will just go touch the breaker first. If it's burning hot, it's not the breaker. This isn't the first time someone has tried to blame the breaker for the problem and it's not.  But I am going to buy another 30 amp breaker for backup. It only took maybe 4 minutes to take it out of one pedestal and then go to install it in the other.  I switched them out anyway, but I am 100% sure it's not the breaker. They get that hot because the trailer is drawing too many amps through it.  The breaker is doing what it was designed to do: pop off when it gets too hot/too much amps going through it.  But now that he's done that to that breaker, I may end up wanting to replace it anyway.  That much heat probably damages them.  I'll have to look that up. 

The thing I worry about is this dude trying to hook it back up again.  I mean, that breaker was extremely hot.  I don't need this guy burning down my equipment.  It would trip the main circuit breaker on that side and then everyone is without power.  And then  I have to replace a pedestal, fix wiring and get it going again.  I think I'm going to contact him back and insist he not hook that thing back up.  kj

Well, I have been invited to go to Chili's, so Chili's, here we come!