Will Any Generator Do?
I have a Generac Wheelhouse 5500 generator I bought back in 2005 because of an ice storm that knocked power out to my mothers house. She used it for a week until the electric company restored power. I...
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allen8106 wrote:You just need a standard generator adaptor to connect your cord.
It has a 120/240 volt 4 wire receptacle. 120 volts to each outside prong and 240 across the two outside prongs according to the manual. the RV is 50 amp.
http://tweetys.com/4-prong-rv-generator-adapter.aspx
Half the wattage will be on each side. I assume it is 5000 watts with 5500 surge rating. Usable will be 2500 watts and 2750 surge watts each side. This will probably run an air conditioner but you may need some power management to run other items depending on how the electric panel is balanced. For example if the air and microwave are on the same side it could overload.
Generators produce a natural sine wave but at this power level the wave can easily be distorted. Fortunately most items are not very sensitive.
