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SlowBro
Explorer III
Feb 27, 2015

Ok to run a generator at night if no one is around?

Are there safety issues for running a genny at night, outside of CO concerns? In another thread, a member wrote this: 2oldman wrote: On a windless night, your area will be blanketed in CO. I've k...
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pianotuna
Nomad III
Feb 27, 2015
Hi,

In my home 200 feet, a garage door, and three house doors away the CO detector would go off when I ran the generator--depending on the direction of the wind.

I will NOT run my generator when I sleep. I'm fortunate that I can run the roof air for some time off the battery bank.

I suggest getting the RV cooled down turning off the generator, and then relying on 12 volt fans while sleeping.

If voltage drop on shore power is a concern acquire an autoformer. That is on my want list.

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