automatic start / stop switch for generators - options?

[IWally]

Trying to figure out a generator solution. Primary need is to insure that AC continues to run while dog remains in camper alone. However leaving a generator running continuously when we are not there doesn't seem .. optimal. Also would prefer to run gen on propane.

So there's the Onan 3600 for ~$3500 plus the "Energy Command" (EC-30W) auto-start unit for $500 +$60 for wiring harness. Good but expensive and heavy.

Or maybe the Yamaha EF30iSEB for $2568 @ uscarb.com converted to tri-fuel but no auto-failover/start/stop options that I can find.

Any other options for out there I've missed?

Also - I have pre-wiring for an Onan genset - would this make EC-30 (non wireless) easy to install?

[BFL13]

We got our Honda 3000 so it could run the air-conditioner when the dogs got too hot. We can get by with a fan. Otherwise a 2000 would have done.

However, we never had a scenario for leaving the dogs in the rig with us gone that long as in the OP's scenario.

If it were that bad, if circumstances permitted, you could also leave the dogs in their kennels in the truck, engine running, with its air conditioning on.

It is all about scenarios. We know about tossing a dog into a tub of cold water when the dog gets over-heated at events. 😞 Silly things- they don't know when to quit! 🙂

[HiTech]

How would an auto start genset keep the dog cool?

Jim

[MEXICOWANDERER]

Camper? As in "cab-over?"

[GENECOP]

I like Onan, you get what you pay for. Especially if you are looking for Auto Start features, Onan is all about that kind of stuff.