Level 1 charger not working!

[Bill MacDonald]

My level 1 charger that comes with the car works at my home in BC but doesn’t work at my cabin in Washington State. I tried several plugs but with each one, the charger screen says “Fault” in a red triangle and the picture of the plug glows red instead of green. I’ve owned the cabin for 20 years and never had a problem with any other electrical device. Any thoughts on how to solve this or what’s wrong?

 

[Wildeyed]

My level 1 charger that comes with the car works at my home in BC but doesn’t work at my cabin in Washington State. I tried several plugs but with each one, the charger screen says “Fault” in a red triangle and the picture of the plug glows red instead of green. I’ve owned the cabin for 20 years and never had a problem with any other electrical device. Any thoughts on how to solve this or what’s wrong?

My guess, and it's only a guess as I know diddley about electric stuff. The Hyundai cord is smart unlike your standard dumb cords and plugs. You might have a ground fault somwhere on the circuit you're plugging into and the smart cord senses it. Again, my guess. Can you try other outlets/circuits to test it?

EDIT* oops, you did try other circuits. Hmm. We'll I'd still start with the ground and widen my search from there.

 

[CJC]

My level 1 charger that comes with the car works at my home in BC but doesn’t work at my cabin in Washington State. I tried several plugs but with each one, the charger screen says “Fault” in a red triangle and the picture of the plug glows red instead of green. I’ve owned the cabin for 20 years and never had a problem with any other electrical device. Any thoughts on how to solve this or what’s wrong?

You might want to buy a GFCI outlet/receptacle tester. They are about $20 and it checks for 7 common wiring errors including a ground fault. The receptable might not be grounded is my hunch.

 

[Bill MacDonald]

You might want to buy a GFCI outlet/receptacle tester. They are about $20 and it checks for 7 common wiring errors including a ground fault. The receptable might not be grounded is my hunch.

Thanks, I may give that a try. You are probably right about the plugs not being grounded. The cabin and wiring is about 65 years old.

 

[Bill MacDonald]

Thanks, I may give that a try. You are probably right about the plugs not being grounded. The cabin and wiring is about 65 years old.

I ordered the tester from Harbor Freights online for $4.28 US. Deal!

 

[zoominbc]

Did you try limiting the current to 8A?

 

[Bill MacDonald]

Did you try limiting the current to 8A?

I didn’t. I was going to but couldn’t see the button that allows you to make that change.

 

[Vanryan]

It’s on the bottom (other side from the side that lights up) in the middle I think.