My boat is 250ft from the nearest house AC GFCI receptacle. I wish to use the AC battery tender, installed on the boat, powered from my [lake] house, e.g., like shore power.
I installed, across from my house (road), a Male outdoor enclosed AC receptacle. Near the boat (225’) is a female enclosed outdoor GFCI. The cable (wire) between the two receptacles sits an above ground type UF (?) underground 14-gauge 3 conductor gray cable. I planned on using a temporary grounded extension cord from the house GFCI to the male plug to power the GFCI near the boat. (Note the house AC GFCI is new and trips/resets correctly, and both the house AC GCFI, and the 225’ away GCFI near the boat are in series, if that matters.)
Problem: The female GFCI near the boat (225 ft) has no power. Water and wring are not the issue.
- The female GFCI near the boat wont trip/reset, has no power, but the GFCI equipped led light is lit green. I replaced the GFCI with another GFCI, same issue.
- If I replace the [near the boat] GFCI with a simple home receptacle the LED idiot test light shows properly grounded lights (two yellow) but again no power to the tender. Another tester shows 110 Amps.
Is the problem really a voltage drop for 225’? I’m going to do some more testing, inspect the wire, and use a better tester for voltage but wanted to post this first.
In the past, I’ve daisy chained 250’ worth of extension cords and they seem to work fine (drills), so I wanted a more permanent solution. Thanks.
I installed, across from my house (road), a Male outdoor enclosed AC receptacle. Near the boat (225’) is a female enclosed outdoor GFCI. The cable (wire) between the two receptacles sits an above ground type UF (?) underground 14-gauge 3 conductor gray cable. I planned on using a temporary grounded extension cord from the house GFCI to the male plug to power the GFCI near the boat. (Note the house AC GFCI is new and trips/resets correctly, and both the house AC GCFI, and the 225’ away GCFI near the boat are in series, if that matters.)
Problem: The female GFCI near the boat (225 ft) has no power. Water and wring are not the issue.
- The female GFCI near the boat wont trip/reset, has no power, but the GFCI equipped led light is lit green. I replaced the GFCI with another GFCI, same issue.
- If I replace the [near the boat] GFCI with a simple home receptacle the LED idiot test light shows properly grounded lights (two yellow) but again no power to the tender. Another tester shows 110 Amps.
Is the problem really a voltage drop for 225’? I’m going to do some more testing, inspect the wire, and use a better tester for voltage but wanted to post this first.
In the past, I’ve daisy chained 250’ worth of extension cords and they seem to work fine (drills), so I wanted a more permanent solution. Thanks.