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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beemerphile1 wrote:
If you want to rely on your generator as backup power don't forget fuel. In a power outage or disaster fuel may not be available.
I keep my RV filled - 100 gallons - it should last through most power outages of less than a week. I don't run 24/7. Those who do this seriously (plan alternate power systems) recommend natural gas as the best option, but you may need to upgrade the NG supply system. Propane is second best, as it has indefinite lifetime in storage. A multifuel generator makes sense.
