Good to hear from the left coast who has not heard of auto generator start although I do not use mine. If the OP makes the changes I suggested above he can get his generator run time down to an hour at supper and a half hour when making coffee in the morning...most people are inside then and will not hear my generator. I prefer parking in the shade so no need for AC, but that makes all those solar panels useless. Parking in the sun for solar is often a net loss. No, I'm not going to carry, set up, and reposition portable panels when pushing the start switch solves the problem.