Champion 4000w gen question
Ok, to make a long story long, I would like to get a gen for boondocking. I would also like enough wattage to power my gas-fired forced air furnace in the house during a power failure. I have a Colema...
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We live in a rural area where power outages seem to be more frequent. We have a manual transfer switch which I installed and use our Yamaha 2400iS to run 6 circuits simultaneously. Furnace, freezer, refrigerator, kitchen lights/living room, master bedroom, and bathroom. In our situation, if everything is running, we are drawing about 2000 watts and within the limits of the generator. If we need the microwave or toaster, I simply turn off the freezer circuit for a few minutes.
A properly installed manual transfer switch with your Coleman should work equally as well. However, as mentioned previously, some furnace circuit boards want clean power and a non inverter type generator could cause problems.
A properly installed manual transfer switch with your Coleman should work equally as well. However, as mentioned previously, some furnace circuit boards want clean power and a non inverter type generator could cause problems.
