The electric step on my motor home is not working.
Rv electric steps not working.
The most obvious source of the problem is that you have inadvertently hit a switch that turns off the automatic steps.
They were stuck in the out posit.
There s nothing worse than an electrical problem to bring your rv road trip adventure to a halt.
If your rv uses door sensors to control step motion you could have an issue with the sensors being blocked out of alignment.
The power supply that your parked rv is plugged into can cause problems if it is supplying too much or too little power fluctuates is not grounded correctly or its connector is corroded.
It can be overwhelming and the whole idea of having an rv instead of traditional camping is to have all of the amenities of home.
Sometimes they work sometimes they don t.
Depending on the system you have there could be a fuse in the main power panel or in the wiring between the battery and step controller or motor.
The electric motor is getting power so it is not the fuse.
I have had the step pulled apart and there is nothing mechanically wrong.
Well it s usually not the step.
It works on two switches out and in.
A refrigerator working appliances lights and other machinery run on electricity and when electrical problems arise you need to know how to troubleshoot them.
The step motor is likely bad and needs to be replaced.
Be careful where you place your hands and arms when reconnecting plugs on the step.
Make sure you re not in the way of the step mechanism.
When the ignition is on it retracts.
It s usually the power plug that supplies power t.
I believe it also works off a remote control.
While visiting a fellow rver friend of mine recently i helped him out by diagnosing and fixing his motorhome entrance steps.
When it is in the off position the steps will not go in or out automatically.
If a positive or negative voltage is present when the door switch is activated then the step motor is getting power but not working.