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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
Big Katuna wrote:
When you start the genset your ATS delays switching over until the genset is stable.

I leave my genset running when fueling just like the millions of reefer trucks do.


Not everybody HAS an automatic transfer switch.

And the generator on a refer semi is at least 20 feet from the fuel tanks, which take diesel fuel, which is nowhere near as volatile as gasoline.

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