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dayakster
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Apr 08, 2014

How should I plug in my vacuum cleaner? Newbie ???

I would have asked this in the newbie forum but it pertains to a MH. I brought my 97 Allegro Bus home last Thursday and plugged it into the house 110. It's still so cold here in Wisconsin that I h...
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Dale_Traveling
Explorer II
Apr 08, 2014
I'd bring the generator on line for the event. A vacuum isn't the biggest load for the generator on the Bus but it's still around 12 amps/1400 watts of so. Team the vacuum up with an electric heater and you're getting closer to at least 1/3 load.

Easy way to keep the 12VDC and 120VAC stuff straight in you mind is think in terms of life support and nice to have. Water pump - life support (12VDC), furnace - life support (12VDC), air conditioning - nice to have (120VAC), TV - nice to have (120VAC).

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