Generators
Opinions needed! Our onboard generator went kaput and we can either replace it or just buy a portable one. The new onboard gen would be 4000 watts, it's convenient, charges the coach batteries, uses g...
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DrewE wrote:
I would look into getting the existing generator fixed if it were me. $2000 Canadian to remove and replace the generator is crazy. It's a tedious process, for sure, and may take a few hours all told, but those are crazy labor rates.
What are the symptoms of it going kaput--what does it do or not do? The most common causes of generator problems seem to be carburetor or fuel pump ills and loose wires or connections, and those are fairly readily repaired without needing to drop the generator.
Many people do use portable generators at Wal-Mart and similar stops. It's probably a good idea to not leave it unattended in such places lest it grow legs and walk away, but otherwise I don't think there's any big problems involved.
Last fall we had it serviced. The generator worked well all winter when we would exercise it once a month. In the spring, it sometimes would power the coach. It starts and runs great but sometimes we had power sometime we didn't until finally, it just doesn't power at all. We had an RV tech guy check everything out.
