Recent content by willh2o

Solved for now!!  ;) We turned off one of the a/c breakers in the box. We don't want or need a/c until next season now anyhow. :)) We'll have to get Harvey serviced when we go home anyway. Yeah!!

PS The a/c is a basement unit.

WEIRD!! We can't get the a/c fan to shut off when we turn the generator on. This just started. Strangely we noticed insulation by the back end of the 2004 Itasca Suncruiser yesterday afternoon that didn't make sense. This morning I noticed the same insulation is in the overhead fan ducts...

Well I talked to Dimensions Sensata and they don't make a 300w anymore, 600w is their smallest. They suggest I send them the inverter and they'll fix it and ship it back for just under $300 and take 2 - 3 weeks. Not crazy about that option. FYI, the Dimensions is a quasi sine wave. I am still...

Kyle, with Don Rowe, also said I should NOT use surge protector strips with the inverter. I was just in process of ordering new surge protector strips with longer cords, guess that's not a good idea! I am definitely not electrically inclined and Papa is not here for a few days. Sandra

Oh, Don Rowe has a Xantrex but it is modified Sine Wave. I haven't talked specifically with them about that. The size of the box is 13 x 8.3 x 4.1--still a challenge with the space I have.

Thanks for suggesting www.DonRowe.com, 800 367 3019. Kyle is very helpful. They do not have a Dimesions win12 300T in stock. So it would be a matter of ordering and waiting 2 - 3 weeks until they get it in stock. He says I need a Pure Sine Wave, and that the current inverter has a transfer...

Yes Gary, that looks exactly like the inverter that isn't working. Yes, I have plugged lights directly into the back, and nothing works. What inverter do you suggest? Is is a do-it-yourself replace, or should I hire someone? I am still enjoying life on the Mogollon Rim--no real close stores...

Everything has been working from the inverter since my last post UNTIL now. There is green light on the inverter is on showing power running from the genset, and a green light when the genset is off and the inverter is supposed to be powering. Trouble is that the surge proectectors plugged into...

Thanks that answered my question. Now to convince Dad--or not. Sandra

Just curious. I wonder if the generator would take longer to charge our batteries if I have say for instance the electric water heater on at the same time? My opinion is that I might as well take advantage of the power as long as it won't adversely slow down the battery charge. As always...

;D Yeah, solutionS found! Finally had mobile RV tech, Montey Davis, from Overgaard, AZ in the summer and Quartzite, AZ in the winter, come over and spend an hour + discovering that we needed a new mini-fuse under the dashboard to fix the batteries not charging from the engine. It was marked...

Finally had mobile RV tech, Montey Davis, from Overgaard, AZ in the summer and Quartzite, AZ in the winter, come over and spend an hour + discovering that we needed a new mini-fuse under the dashboard to fix the batteries not charging from the engine. It was marked something about step light or...

Thanks for the response John, My Dad and I were careful to put all the cables back the way they were when we replaced the 2 6V deep cell, golf cart house batteries with Interstate batteries from CostCo. Your comment about If the chassis batteries are reading about 14V and the house bank is...

Ok, we got the generator working, and things were working. This weekend we lost power. We bought 2 new Interstate batteries and thought everything was fine. 1.  Problem is we drove 60 miles today, and it didn't charge the batteries. 2.  We start the generator and it doesn't charge the...