Until Now...
There has not been a reliable solution
to a problem that has plagued the RV industry for years.
The Industry-wide Problem: inadvertent shocks from RV shells resulting from a “hot skin” condition.
The Solution: Our new Ground Fault Monitor and Interrupter: GFI 2.0.
This product can actually detect and prevent many different circumstances that can produce a deadly electrical shock to RVers and their families.
Aren’t Ground Fault Monitors/Interrupters
standard in all RVs on the road currently?
No! But they should be.
And they can be with our new GFI 2.0.
There are over 11 million RV’s in the U.S.A. and most of them do not have the capability of detecting – and stopping – a faulty ground condition. Given the right set of circumstances, this can be deadly.
Our Engineers at TekSokol have identified at least 19 different ways people have been delivered electrical shocks from their RVs. The most common are:
- Electrification from overhead high-tension power lines
- A “dog bone” adapter might be used to connect to shore (pedestal) power in which the adapter fails to maintain a proper ground
- Improper wiring of after-market installations
- An RV power cord grounding pin may be removed or missing
- A power cord ground wire might be broken
- A pin-hole in a hidden water heating element causing a short circuit
Electrical shocks can range from a slight tingle to shocks that can cause medical emergencies.
Electrical shocks can disable implanted medical devices and have even been strong enough to be lethal.
“We unplugged from a campground and drove several hundred miles before pulling into a storage facility. But when I got out and knelt on the wet ground to check my tire pressure and touched the trailer I got a pretty good shock, even though I’m not plugged into any power. What could possibly be causing this?”
Answer: High-voltage power lines overhead are energized with up to 250,000 volts. Even though you’re not directly connected to them, the size of your RV allows its chassis and skin to be magnetically coupled to the power lines, creating up to a few thousand volts of “hot-skin” charge.
Technological Break-Though:
TekSokol has recognized the “hot skin” problem, and worked for years with engineers, scientists, the public and manufacturers to develop and test a fool-proof, first of its kind, anti-shock component that can be installed in RVs.
“I recently pulled into a little country showground in my motorhome and plugged into a 240V pedestal. Went to check my tire valve extensions. On touching the vehicle rims I was getting a heavy tingling on my fingers.”
Answer: This is a condition that the RV industry calls a hot-skin, A hot-skin voltage occurs when the skin (and chassis) of your RV is energized with over 30 volts of potential power referenced to earth.
In 2026 all new RV’s will be required to have a Ground Fault Monitor fitted as standard in all newly built RV’s.
Will your company be on the cutting edge and offer this life-saving product to your customers? Or will a competitor beat you to it and offer it first to their customers?