Plugged in and Generator
New to Class A and wondering a couple of basic questions: Will it hurt anything if I'm plugged into shore power and then start the generator? Same question but if I start the coach...
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2oldman wrote:
Please enlighten us.. why would you be doing that?
We have done that.
Sometimes where we are parked only has a 15A outlet. If I need to run the microwave, I will run the generator. Because the generator provides higher amperage than the 15A, the EMS switches to the generator for power. We have done this dozens of times, but only when plugged into 15A shore power. We never start our generator under load, but the EMS takes care of that too: it turns on each major appliance one by one over the course of about two minutes so as not to overwhelm the generator (WH, AC1, AC2, fridge, fans) in case they were left on.
We have also run the engine when the generator is on with no problems.
