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camperdave
Explorer
Aug 22, 2019

shutting down generator with air conditioner running

I know the ideal scenario would be to shut off the A/C at the thermostat prior to turning off the generator, but in practice I'm sometimes pulling into a gas station with the generator and air running...
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Sam_Spade
Explorer
Aug 22, 2019
camperdave wrote:

Just trying to determine if it's worth the extra effort to get up and shut down the air conditioning before killing the generator. :B


YES. Going both ways.

Shutting OFF.....the gen is very HOT from running.
Immediately chopping the air flow over the engine might make it WAY hotter than it is supposed to be.

It is always recommended that you start the gen a minute or two before applying a heavy load......especially when cold.

You will be better off in the long run by doing it "right".

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