Tiffin owners, is this true

I have a 2015 31SA which is the same as a 32SA but with a queen bed. It has a 800 watt inverter that powers the TV's, the refrigerator and one outlet. Also the generator doesn't start when the batteries get low. Maybe the 2017's are different but if you are unsure I would definitely call Tiffin and find out.

BobGed wrote:

cvbdsl wrote:

WRT to the CAPS response, some people are just not social and not helpful. I don't what hostage said as I put him on my blocked list a while ago as I did not find his responses very nice or helpful. I almost suspect he is the same troll that has been banned many times before based on his attitude and the number of daily posts. {snip}
Chris

Ditto on the blocking, as I agree the style looks very familiar.

Really now I mean really????
heres my reply to the OP:

very possible
I have a 2008 allegro bus and the 3000 watt inverter feeds most of the outlets and the generator will start when the batterys get below a set voltage;( u can set it to what your low voltage preference is )

cvbdsl wrote:

WRT to the CAPS response, some people are just not social and not helpful. I don't what hostage said as I put him on my blocked list a while ago as I did not find his responses very nice or helpful. I almost suspect he is the same troll that has been banned many times before based on his attitude and the number of daily posts. {snip}
Chris

Ditto on the blocking, as I agree the style looks very familiar.

Huskerblue wrote:
Thanks for the replies. Sorry my question incited CAPS response. Having bought a rig from direct seller in Cali and living in the Plains I have become used to going it alone on my maintenance with asking questions online.

Our LD is the only rig we've owned and we have solar so never looked into genny upgrades. In fact our genny has about 275 hours on it and 265 hours has been exercising the danged thing. Not much of a fan of gennys. I'm much more interested in the idea of running all electrical except A/C on the inverter. Will add solar to any rig we buy.

Bill, thanks for your blog, I have enjoyed reading it.

WRT to the CAPS response, some people are just not social and not helpful. I don't what hostage said as I put him on my blocked list a while ago as I did not find his responses very nice or helpful. I almost suspect he is the same troll that has been banned many times before based on his attitude and the number of daily posts.
Blocking someone is quite easy and it saves aggravation.

Most people here are helpful and quite nice so don't give up. Asking questions is the only way to find out - dealers don't always give the "full" story.:)

WRT to your original question many MH's have the automatic generator start and its been around quite a while, sometimes an option and sometimes standard. My new to me MH (2008) has it though I've tried it out yet.


Chris

hostage wrote:

BobGed wrote:
Three or four years ago we were at a RV park in Santee, just outside of San Diego, connected to shorepower. We left for the day to go to the beach and watch our grandson surf.

When we got back around 7:00PM our generator was running because I had the auto start feature activated. I came to find out that sometime around 11:00AM Santee experienced a brown out.

If someone has the auto start feature I just can't imagine a valid reason not to active it. :h

I guess if for some reason it was a must the AC ran while u were out? otherwise what difference would it make for a few hours as in your case

The way our auto generator start is set-up, I have two options. I can set select 'armed' which means the generator will come on when batteries reach 30%. Or, I can select 'no shore power' and the generator will come on immediately the second shore power is interrupted.

I check on the motorhome several times a day (OK, every couple of hours) as I can connect to the motorhome with my iphone. I can control most functions remotely.

The other evening, I noticed that the electric was off and the inverters were 'inverting'. I called the storage facility as they were just about to close. The lady answered and I asked about the power outage and she said they were replacing the emergency lights through-out the building.

She asked me if I was at the motorhome since I knew about the outage, I told her my motorhome tells me if the power is out. (Actually, I have to connect to find out the status, it doesn't call me). :D

The only reason I wouldn't 'engage' the auto start is if was in an enclosed garage without venting. Our storage garage is vented. Otherwise, I wouldn't want to kill the batteries if I didn't have to.

Safe travels,
MM.

BobGed wrote:
Three or four years ago we were at a RV park in Santee, just outside of San Diego, connected to shorepower. We left for the day to go to the beach and watch our grandson surf.

When we got back around 7:00PM our generator was running because I had the auto start feature activated. I came to find out that sometime around 11:00AM Santee experienced a brown out.

If someone has the auto start feature I just can't imagine a valid reason not to active it. :h

I guess if for some reason it was a must the AC ran while u were out? otherwise what difference would it make for a few hours as in your case

Three or four years ago we were at a RV park in Santee, just outside of San Diego, connected to shorepower. We left for the day to go to the beach and watch our grandson surf.

When we got back around 7:00PM our generator was running because I had the auto start feature activated. I came to find out that sometime around 11:00AM Santee experienced a brown out.

If someone has the auto start feature I just can't imagine a valid reason not to active it. :h

We have a 2001 Holiday Rambler it has an energy management system. You can program the generator to come on when the batteries gets low. I decided to turn off that feature because I always keep our MH plugged in to an electrical outlet.

Huskerblue wrote:
This blogger states his 2017 Allegro 32SA has a 2000 watt inverter that feeds all the 120 receptacles and microwave and that if the batteries run low the 7.0 generator automatically kicks on. Is this true? I haven't seen this anywhere else. Perhaps he has done some aftermarket mods? Thanks, we're looking at moving up from our 13 year old 26.5 Lazy Daze as we approach retirement and look to be on the road for longer periods of time.

Dave

https://openroadscapes.com/blog/2017/4/10/the-inevitable-ab-comparison-part-2-camping-review

Our inverter feeds all the outlets, except for the block heater and one behind the fridge and we just use the other one for running the fridge on it, when going down the road and for short stops.
The genset can be programmed for auto start or on a schedule, but I choose to leave it in manual and start it myself if an when needed.

My 05 has that feature. It's part of the inverter control. Would be easy enough to add though and definitely wouldn't be a determining factor to buy one manufacturer over another. If you have an inverter already check the control panel, it may just be disabled. I disabled mine as I don't want it randomly turning on if I'm not using the coach (I plug it into shore power when home). I just turn it on when I need it. Mine also works off temp. if it gets too warm then it will fire the generator so the AC can turn on. Again mines an 05 so it's not new technology.