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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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Chum_lee
Explorer
Aug 22, 2019
pianotuna wrote:
Best practice shut down the air conditioner. Wait a while (5 minutes) and then shut down the generator. The same applies to large inverters.


Agreed. Not doing the above once or twice probably won't be the end of the genny. It will just make the end eventually come . . . . . sooner. How much sooner? I don't know. Do you feel lucky?

The reverse applies for cold starting. Start the genny. Let it warm up a few minutes, then load 'er up.

Chum lee

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