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dfletch
Oct 21, 2017Explorer
I ordered the Onan 5.5 LP with dual 30 amp breakers from Norwal Power. Then the fun began. I used flame retardant 1/2 plywood for the base and enclosure. Using a template from Onan I cut out the holes in the base and fire calked all the seams. After getting help to lift the 300lb geny into the enclosure I tapped into the LP supply just below my regulator and ran a hose to the fuel inlet of the genny. Then ran the 120 volt supply and remote start cables to a location in the docking bay. In that bay I added the 50amp outlet and remote start switch. Next on the agenda was adding a run of 8ga wire from the genny to the house battery (using an inline circuit breaker) for starting the genny. Then came the exhaust. I got a section of flexible exhust and ran it from the genny to the drivers side of the RV using automotive hangers to support it. After all was installed I ran a leak check on the LP then fired it up and checked for exhust leaks. Verified proper power output and then plugged in RV and ran a load test.
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