While camping at Sebastian Inlet we could always run our generator during the day to help keep the coach cooler & we are curious how much gas it will burn per hour or per eight hours, or whatever time unit ?Our generator is an Onan 7.0 KWOur front a/c unit is a high profile w/heat pumpOur rear a/c unit is a standard high profile high efficiency unitOur unit is about 32' long.And, can we run the generator while plugged into the available shore power plug in pole ? Or should we unplug our unit from the pole before starting our generator ?Thanks for your comments & or suggestionsBill & Marilyn !!

YOu owner's manual should have listed the fuel consumption at both no-load and half load.. For A/C on yoru genny, half load is about right.

It may be different on each coach but on my coach when I am plugged in to shore power and start the generator, the generator takes preference. In other words, I am not using power from both sources but ONLY the generator until I shut down the generator and then the shore power takes over again. I do not have to disconnect the power cord because the transfer switch takes care of switching power as needed.

We looked & found no info on fuel consumption for the generator ?Any other suggestions ?Thanks !

Not enough information. Diesel, gas, propane? The owners manual as indicated should tell you. or you can find out here ... http://power.cummins.com/onanpowerWeb/navigation.do?pageId=521

Ha, just looked at your profile... is this one a keeper?:B

Question on fuel consumed by our generator AND ??

et2
Explorer
Aug 16, 2014
Ha, just looked at your profile... is this one a keeper?:B
et2
Explorer
Aug 16, 2014
Not enough information. Diesel, gas, propane? The owners manual as indicated should tell you. or you can find out here ...

http://power.cummins.com/onanpowerWeb/navigation.do?pageId=521
wtfjr
Explorer
Aug 16, 2014
We looked & found no info on fuel consumption for the generator ?
Any other suggestions ?
Thanks !
rgatijnet1
Explorer III
Aug 16, 2014
It may be different on each coach but on my coach when I am plugged in to shore power and start the generator, the generator takes preference. In other words, I am not using power from both sources but ONLY the generator until I shut down the generator and then the shore power takes over again. I do not have to disconnect the power cord because the transfer switch takes care of switching power as needed.
wa8yxm
Explorer III
Aug 16, 2014
YOu owner's manual should have listed the fuel consumption at both no-load and half load.. For A/C on yoru genny, half load is about right.

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