Comments on: Are generators easy to install? Part 5 http://blog.rv.net/2008/02/are-generators-easy-to-install-part-5/ RV Campground & Camping Information - RV, Motorhome, Camper, Travel Trailer & 5th Wheel Owners Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:54:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ingrid http://blog.rv.net/2008/02/are-generators-easy-to-install-part-5/comment-page-1/#comment-95395 Ingrid Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:31:56 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/2008/02/01/are-generators-easy-to-install-part-5/#comment-95395 Hello there. I am brand new to RVing. I have 3 dogs and live in Texas where it's quite hot. I want to be able to place my dogs in the travel trailer with the AC on while I am driving and pulling the trailer down the road. I want to know, can you operate a generator that is mounted on a rack on the outside of the trailer while pulling it with a truck down the road? No one has given me a straight answer. Some people say "yes", while others say "no". Please help, need your advice!!! Hello there. I am brand new to RVing. I have 3 dogs and live in Texas where it’s quite hot. I want to be able to place my dogs in the travel trailer with the AC on while I am driving and pulling the trailer down the road. I want to know, can you operate a generator that is mounted on a rack on the outside of the trailer while pulling it with a truck down the road? No one has given me a straight answer. Some people say “yes”, while others say “no”. Please help, need your advice!!!

]]> By: Woody Martin http://blog.rv.net/2008/02/are-generators-easy-to-install-part-5/comment-page-1/#comment-1272 Woody Martin Sat, 01 Mar 2008 14:48:43 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/2008/02/01/are-generators-easy-to-install-part-5/#comment-1272 If I want to use a portable gen such as Honda 3000 inside my gen compartment(2003 Cedar Creek), other than piping the exhaust outside of the compartment, will the gen operate properly in regards air intake, heat disapation, etc. I also wonder if operating in a confined compartment would compromise the warranty. If I want to use a portable gen such as Honda 3000 inside my gen compartment(2003 Cedar Creek), other than piping the exhaust outside of the compartment, will the gen operate properly in regards air intake, heat disapation, etc.

I also wonder if operating in a confined compartment would compromise the warranty.

]]> By: Al Grayson http://blog.rv.net/2008/02/are-generators-easy-to-install-part-5/comment-page-1/#comment-878 Al Grayson Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:02:25 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/2008/02/01/are-generators-easy-to-install-part-5/#comment-878 The generator compartment is supposed to be lined with sheet steel. Generators have been known to catch fire! A steel lining gives a little time to put a fire out. The sheet steel should be installed on standoffs (spacers) instead of flat against wood or other flammable materials (heat passes readily through metal). The sheet steel should be made up by a sheet metal shop with the inside corners seamed tight. Fireproof sound absorbing insulation is a plus. The generator exhaust must not be near a door, openable window or coach interior air intake. A generator engine that runs on the same fuel as the motorhome engine is convenient. If propane is available on your motorhome or travel trailer, that is also convenient, and non-smelly. Plus, spark engines run on propane last a long time and do not require nearly as much maintenance as gasoline engines. If your generator gets its fuel from the motorhome engine's fuel tank, install a separate fuel pick-up dip tube instead of Teeing off the propulsion engine's fuel line. This secondary dip tube should not go to the bottom of the tank. This leaves enough fuel in the tank to get you to the fuel station even if the generator runs out of fuel. An inverter-type generator is much friendlier than an old constant-speed generator set. It runs only fast enough to provide the power you are using, so makes less noise at less than maximum power. Better generators also have sound-absorbing housings. The generator compartment is supposed to be lined with sheet steel. Generators have been known to catch fire! A steel lining gives a little time to put a fire out. The sheet steel should be installed on standoffs (spacers) instead of flat against wood or other flammable materials (heat passes readily through metal). The sheet steel should be made up by a sheet metal shop with the inside corners seamed tight. Fireproof sound absorbing insulation is a plus.
The generator exhaust must not be near a door, openable window or coach interior air intake. A generator engine that runs on the same fuel as the motorhome engine is convenient. If propane is available on your motorhome or travel trailer, that is also convenient, and non-smelly. Plus, spark engines run on propane last a long time and do not require nearly as much maintenance as gasoline engines.
If your generator gets its fuel from the motorhome engine’s fuel tank, install a separate fuel pick-up dip tube instead of Teeing off the propulsion engine’s fuel line. This secondary dip tube should not go to the bottom of the tank. This leaves enough fuel in the tank to get you to the fuel station even if the generator runs out of fuel.
An inverter-type generator is much friendlier than an old constant-speed generator set. It runs only fast enough to provide the power you are using, so makes less noise at less than maximum power. Better generators also have sound-absorbing housings.

]]> By: james healey http://blog.rv.net/2008/02/are-generators-easy-to-install-part-5/comment-page-1/#comment-396 james healey Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:05:40 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/2008/02/01/are-generators-easy-to-install-part-5/#comment-396 well i was wondering how much camco paid you to hilight thier product (gen-turi) cause there are a few more generator extension products out there. I dunno, maybe i cant afford you, i wasn't even giving the opportunity of refusal. well i was wondering how much camco paid you to hilight thier product (gen-turi) cause there are a few more generator extension products out there. I dunno, maybe i cant afford you, i wasn’t even giving the opportunity of refusal.

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