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MrWizard
Feb 02, 2014Moderator
RJ...My Onan is propane, I think yours IS to
Don't use the generator to run electric heater, it's really wasteful
Use the on board furnace, or add another heater
We recently replaced a Olympic 6000btu with a 8000but
We have 505 watts of solar panels on the roof, mainly because we have a residential fridge
We run the Onan for 2 hrs in the morning, because of the 100 amp WfCo and the large battery bank almost 1000 amp hrs, after that we can run the small generator on cloudy days like today
Or let the solar take care of things
Yesterday sunny and cold wind, solar produced 1110.0 watt hrs, 83.## amp hrs
Our total daily consumption is 1600~1800 watt hrs of battery use, fridge television pc lighting
MW and coffee maker not included, it is almost always on the Onan, very seldom on inverter, it can be done, I just don't like doing it , extra strain extra recharge
Don't use the generator to run electric heater, it's really wasteful
Use the on board furnace, or add another heater
We recently replaced a Olympic 6000btu with a 8000but
We have 505 watts of solar panels on the roof, mainly because we have a residential fridge
We run the Onan for 2 hrs in the morning, because of the 100 amp WfCo and the large battery bank almost 1000 amp hrs, after that we can run the small generator on cloudy days like today
Or let the solar take care of things
Yesterday sunny and cold wind, solar produced 1110.0 watt hrs, 83.## amp hrs
Our total daily consumption is 1600~1800 watt hrs of battery use, fridge television pc lighting
MW and coffee maker not included, it is almost always on the Onan, very seldom on inverter, it can be done, I just don't like doing it , extra strain extra recharge
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