Use onboard Onan to power house in emergency?
So I was thinking, hey, I got a fancy schmancy Onan, built right into the camper, so why would I need to buy some portable unit to run various things in the house during an emergency?! So I grab my...
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We lost power for 5 days last year due to Sandy. I ran an extension cord from the MH into the kitchen and used a power strip to feed the refrigerator, a few lights, our DirecTV receiver and a television so we could keep up with what was going on. We saw no need to try to power anything else. We used LED flashlights when we turned the generator off. Put about 50 hours on the generator before the power came back on.
In preparation for the storm I had filled the MH gas tank, propane tank and water tank, just in case we had to move in to it or leave the area.
Sure glad we don't live closer to the ocean.
In preparation for the storm I had filled the MH gas tank, propane tank and water tank, just in case we had to move in to it or leave the area.
Sure glad we don't live closer to the ocean.
