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tennille's avatar
tennille
Explorer
Oct 16, 2016

No 12v=no 110v???

About a month ago our Splendide washer/ dryer combo burned up. We had the unit replaced with a new 2100xc and are having issues with it. After our first load in it had been drying for quite awhile I checked the unit to find it still running with all the lights flashing. I turned it off and took out the clothes but it would not turn back on. I flipped the breaker to it and let it stay off to reset the unit but it still wouldn't power back up. After some head scratching and trying different things I hit the house battery disconnect for the heck of it and when turned the batteries back on the washer powered up. My question is why would this have reset it? If it is on and I turn the batteries off it kills all power to it. Why would it need power from the batteries for that plug to operate. It won't power on from the inverter when disconnected from shore power which should be correct. Help!?!
  • tennille's avatar
    tennille
    Explorer
    Oct 16, 2016
    I don't expect to be able to run the unit off the inverter. My question is why would having the house batteries connected be necessary when plugged in to shore power and is this normal.
  • Sam_Spade's avatar
    Sam_Spade
    Explorer
    Oct 16, 2016
    If you expect an electric clothes dryer to run off the batteries via an inverter.......I think you are fooling yourself.
    WAY too high a load for running through an inverter.

    As someone else said, I would expect it to work right only when on shore power or generator; wired directly to 110 V.
  • sch911's avatar
    sch911
    Explorer
    Oct 16, 2016
    I keep the inverter off when running the washing machine. It runs off of shore power or generator only for us.
  • westend's avatar
    westend
    Explorer
    Oct 16, 2016
    The load from the inverter may be too high and the inverter shuts down automatically. Disconnecting the batteries allows the batteries to recover and inverter to reset.
  • Old-Biscuit's avatar
    Old-Biscuit
    Explorer III
    Oct 16, 2016
    Sounds like 'that' plug is feed from inverter which takes 12V DC from batteries and 'inverts' it into 110V AC

    No battery DC====No inverter AC

    A bit of a load on an inverter.
    Machine Voltage/Amperage - 120V, 60 Hz, 1300W, 10.5 Amp.

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