Exercising Generator
How often do you exercise the onboard generator, and do you put it under load and for how long. Do you use the a/c for load. Thank you
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- Monthly and 1/2 to 1 hour. Run Air in hot weather and elect. heater in cool weather.
- One hour should be long enough under about 75% of rated genset. AC unit should provide this or a couple space heaters rated around 1500 watts.
tpi wrote:
I run mine at least once a month and often a bit more. I use the AC for load in warmer weather and an 1500 W electric heater to load it in cooler weather. You need to run it until the crankcase temperature stabilizes to drive out condensation, and the exhaust system dries out. I run it at least a half hour, sometimes more in cooler weather. Good time to vacuum and do other tasks requiring 120 volts.
X2. I run it about an hour under a load.
Mine is in a 96 Southwind, it runs great.- I run mine at least once a month and often a bit more. I use the AC for load in warmer weather and an 1500 W electric heater to load it in cooler weather. You need to run it until the crankcase temperature stabilizes to drive out condensation, and the exhaust system dries out. I run it at least a half hour, sometimes more in cooler weather. Good time to vacuum and do other tasks requiring 120 volts.
