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Ground Monitoring Interrupter (GMI) Not Required At This Time

ManateeBobManateeBob Member Posts: 2
edited December 15 in Service/Maintenance & Recall Notices
There have been some posts on the Internet concerning the RVIA changing electrical systems standards to include Ground Monitoring Interrupters (GMI's) to prevent a "hot skin" condition in the case that a power pedestal is not correctly grounded. To date, this reported electrical safety device was mandated to be installed in 2026 and later RV's. However, a call to nuCamp today and consultation through their engineering department confirmed several things. The GMI safety device install that manufacturers will need to comply with has been delayed until at least the 2028 year model RV's reportedly due to the inconclusive testing results that various labs have been reporting about the potential for "hot skin" situations. Additionally, there does not appear to be any consideration at this time for retroactive refits of existing RV's due to the burdens it would place on the millions of campers already out in the wild. As we nuCamp owners know, our skins are not made out of metal but the frame and some of the screws that keep our beautiful campers together are drilled into our metal frames. 

What nuCamp has been suggesting for quite some time is that to protect the electrical circuitry of our campers when connecting to shore power that we should strongly consider (and I think it might affect warranty issues if we do not test our GFI's) to use an RV Circuit Tester Analyzer before plugging in our shore power cords to insure that the electrical boxes we connect to are in proper operating condition. The Internet posts where they claim that 2026 RV models are now GMI compliant is not accurate at this time so no need to worry about something that is likely not much of an issue. As someone said to me recently, "Society did not cease to exist before the invention of GFI's and I am sure that there is a similar analogy that can be applied to these GMI's of the future". 
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