LE1 Generator Selection

[Steve and MA]

9 hours ago, Geronimo John said:

Did the same testing on the ole Dometic Hammer Mill A/C and a Honda 2200.  With soft start it did well. 

We used our old EU2000i with a SoftStart equipped Dometic for a couple of years. Our OEII has the 3000 watt Xantrex. We only used the generator for summer boondocking in the Texas Hill Country, never at high altitude. The combination worked well most of the time.  We couldn't use the microwave concurrently with the AC, and if the batteries weren't at 100%, the Xantrex had to be dialed back to the lowest charge rate.  When outside the trailer, the generator was much louder than advertised due to the higher rpm and frequent surging as the AC compressor cycled. It was annoying.  At least when inside the trailer the generator surging couldn't be heard over the noisy Dometic.  We recently switched to the Truma AC and a 3200 watt generator.  They're both much quieter, inside and outside the trailer.

[Ronbrink]

On 11/13/2024 at 7:57 AM, Ronbrink said:

Also, gasoline as produced and sold today is of rather low quality. You cannot keep it on hand, in a gas can, for more than a month or two before it starts to produce a lacquer-like sludge.

Not only that, ethanol blends are hydrophilic and have an affinity to absorbing moisture, thus causing condensate water in a tank.