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- BFL13Explorer IIYou are supposed to Rise and Shine long before allowed generator hours start. Fall in outside your Rv for Morning PT, then have breakfast. Sleeping in!!! You can sleep when you're dead.
The gen remote start is so you don't have to go out in the rain, but the gen isn't supposed to be out in the rain, so the whole thing is bogus.
You're welcome. - Happy_ProspectoExplorerHave your wife get up a make the coffee, let them do what they do best.
- DrewEExplorer IIA Progressive Industries EMS (or similar) has a time delay before connecting external power to the RV, besides providing other highly useful protections from bad power or miswired pedestals.
- MEXICOWANDERERExplorer
Bend wrote:
BFL13 wrote:
Can't you use the main breaker on your 120 panel?
It’s a lounge chair/couch potato problem or not wanting to get out of bed too soon.
If one were motivated enough to flip a breaker twice, why not go out and manually start the genset and manage the shore power cord?
8>)
Thanks Mex, I'll look into it.
Any others?
Oh, Happy New Year all.
DANG!
YOU GOT ME PEGGED!
I'M SOOOO LAZY I'M SHOPPING FOR WIRELESS AC REMOTES. WAKE UP, PRESS BUTTON, COFFEEMAKER STARTS BREWING. Muse for a moment why I do not use a coffeemaker with a clock timer... - BendExplorer
BFL13 wrote:
Can't you use the main breaker on your 120 panel?
It’s a lounge chair/couch potato problem or not wanting to get out of bed too soon.
If one were motivated enough to flip a breaker twice, why not go out and manually start the genset and manage the shore power cord?
8>)
Thanks Mex, I'll look into it.
Any others?
Oh, Happy New Year all. - BFL13Explorer IICan't you use the main breaker on your 120 panel?
- Chris_BryantExplorer IIThe OP is asking about the shore power cord plugged in to a portable genset- transfer switches do not delay on the shore power side.
- eHoeflerExplorer IITransfer switch has the delay built into it.
- MEXICOWANDERERExplorerNational Controls Corp makes great solid state totally sealed timers that could control a dual pole 120 vac relay. They are adjustable and utterly dependable. Available at your local electrical supply warehouse. Probably have to order it.
You need a DELAY ON - Tom_BarbExplorerOn my Newmar, it is the automatic transfer switch.
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