Generator
I am looking to put a generator on a folding cargo rack on the hitch of the TT when I get it, I want to also be able to run it while it's back there (good idea or bad) because I plan on building a cag...
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2oldman wrote:Agree, CO should be a consideration whenever operating any generator.ktmrfs wrote:Agreed.. and it can be bad if the wind isn't blowing at all.
and you might not have a CO problem the first time, the second time..... but if the wind blows wrong could be a big problem.
However, look at all the Onan 5500 generators OEM installed in the front cavity of a lot of 5th wheel toy haulers. The exhausts on many of these units typically exit just under the bedroom area, many times just 3-4 ft. underneath a bedroom window. Not to mention very few of these galvanized generator enclosures, which just happen to be sitting just under the bedroom floor, are sealed all that well. That's a LOT of CO flowing in and around the bedroom area. Here in the desert SW we see folks running these Onans 24/7, under all kind of wind conditions, with no issues.
From my perspective I would think a generator placed at the rear of a travel trailer, approx. 20-30 ft away from the bedroom area would be a lower CO threat than these OEM factory installed Onan units that have the exhaust exiting just a couple feet away from the bedroom area.
