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zb39
Explorer
Feb 09, 2019

Induction cooktop

Does an induction cooktop run off of the inverter or is it genset only if not plugged in.

I am referring to a cooktop in a large DP. Tiffin, Newmar, or Berkshire.

thanks

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  • wa8yxm's avatar
    wa8yxm
    Explorer III
    zb39 wrote:
    Does an induction cooktop run off of the inverter or is it genset only if not plugged in.

    I am referring to a cooktop in a large DP. Tiffin, Newmar, or Berkshire.

    thanks

    YOu need to be a touch more specific.

    ON MY RV I use a portable INduction cooktop and it works fine on the TRUE SINE inverter. or generator or shore power

    IF you are talking about an INSTALLED.. INduction cooktop (Instead of a gas range like I have) You will need to Read the fine manual or just try it and see.

    I also don't know how they handle MSW. (and have no wish to find out).
  • Assuming there is a whole house inverter, then yes there would be power
    To it
    The question becomes , how much battery is available aka how much cook time at what power level

    Ask for a demo, have them show you

    This really isn't an issue, unless you like to cook long elaborate meals late at night when not allowed to run the generator

    For. normal meal times, does it really matter if you need to run the generator for 10 to 30 minutes
  • Would need a bunch of batteries if you weren’t plugged in.
  • It would depend on how beefy the inverter (and battery bank supplying it) are, I suspect. It may be necessary to have a 240V inverter in some cases. Most or all of the RV-specific designs are 120V I think, so it would just be a question of having sufficient power available to run it, similar to a microwave.