B+ motorhomes
I just bought a Trail Lite B+ 211s with 8.1 Chevy engine. This is my fifth motorhome (others range from an old 20' Vagabond, and three Winnegagos, from 19 to 32'. This vehicle is fantastic. I am...
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OldRadios wrote:If you know electricity very very well, you can make a connection that will work for under $10. Do not attempt this if you do not know electricity. You create yourself a "dead man" pigtail. What that means is if you touch the prongs on the pigtail, it may make you a dead man. The pigtail has a mail plug on each end. When the house does not have electricity, you trip the main breakers in the house panel. Then plug the "dead man" into one of the house receptacles. Your house now is ready for power to be fed into the house wiring. Run an extension cord from your 110 volt generator and plug the house into the generator. DO NOT DO THIS IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHERE THE ELECTRICITY IS LOCATED.!!
I never thought of that. I could power the house furnace with my RV generator in an emergency. Guess I'll be installing a cutover switch and outlet for the furnace. Bet I could do it for less than $200.
We have heated the house with the natural gas fired furnace, have had lights in the house when others have not. Have run refrigerators and freezers to keep food from spoiling. You will be limited to about 20 amps.
Repeat - Do not do if you are not absolutely sure of what you are doing. This is especially true when you un-plug your house.
