motorhome,generator

Seems yet another thread about gennies has turned into a for or against thread, the OP didn't ask for opinions on whether he should have one merely what size he would need for his intended use, personally I would go for the Hyundai 1000 si, should be capable of doing all that is needed it works for us.
 
FULL TIMER said:
Seems yet another thread about gennies has turned into a for or against thread, the OP didn't ask for opinions on whether he should have one merely what size he would need for his intended use, personally I would go for the Hyundai 1000 si, should be capable of doing all that is needed it works for us.
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If this had been worded "I've used my MH for some time and found I need a gennnie" I would agree with you, but the OP appears to believe a gennie is needed without ever using a MH, it is only right that the pro's and con's are pointed out. So far on this thread the OP has only given a vague clue as to the usage and nobody has laid out all the pro's and con's in one post of different ways of getting what he needs. I'm never very good at doing this and anyway am about to go out, so hopefully someone might get it sorted.
 
FULL TIMER said:
Seems yet another thread about gennies has turned into a for or against thread, the OP didn't ask for opinions on whether he should have one merely what size he would need for his intended use, personally I would go for the Hyundai 1000 si, should be capable of doing all that is needed it works for us.
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Well, in that case, & 'For his intended use' as you point out, Surly a 500w Genny would probably be adequate to just run a TV and some Trauma Fan Heating, Which is the ONLY two things that they seem to require that it runs, So Why OVER DO it with 1000 si model ?. Most 500w Models would be possibley Smaller, Lighter & Cheaper !

& to be fair, I tried pointing the OP into Recognizing, & Assessing their Power Requirements by doing a bit of a Power Audit to establish exactly WHAT power THEY actually require at any given point, & Therefore WHAT power SOURCE would meet there requirements.
They can filter out the chaff from unhelpful posts for themselves.
 
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Why do you need to keep using Capital letters in most of your replies. :scared:


QUOTE=Nesting Zombie;774624]& to be fair, I tried pointing the OP into assessing their Power Requirements by doing a bit of a Power Audit to establish exactly WHAT power THEY require at any given point, & Therefore WHAT power SOURCE would meet there requirements.
They can filter out the chaff from unhelpful posts for themselves.[/QUOTE]
 
Alf said:
Why do you need to keep using Capital letters in most of your replies. :scared:


QUOTE=Nesting Zombie;774624]& to be fair, I tried pointing the OP into assessing their Power Requirements by doing a bit of a Power Audit to establish exactly WHAT power THEY require at any given point, & Therefore WHAT power SOURCE would meet there requirements.
They can filter out the chaff from unhelpful posts for themselves.
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Yeah, I've Noticed that,,,Annoying sometimes isn't it. But it's the Word my Spell Check Bar Thingymajig puts up as a Choice when I type on my Phone !. Well that & Me being UN Educated to any real level.
 
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I didn't say I don't agree with most of what has been posted however if the OP is going to be wilding all the time especially through winter I very much doubt solar is going to do the job on its own especially using his blown air heating , as full timers we have found that we can get away with it most of the time if we are careful with usage but we are not living like this to constantly worry about power usage which is why we keep a small genny as a back up, hardly ever need it in the summer months and most of the time we are on a CS site so have hook up, but the times we are away especially during autumn / winter months and when using the diesel blown air heating it gets used to top up the batteries using the on board chargers ,normally only need a hour or so and recharge the laptops/tablets at the same time hence the HY1000si we could probably get away with a 500 watt model but it would be running flat out all the time,
 
FULL TIMER said:
Seems yet another thread about gennies has turned into a for or against thread, the OP didn't ask for opinions on whether he should have one merely what size he would need for his intended use, personally I would go for the Hyundai 1000 si, should be capable of doing all that is needed it works for us.
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Understand your comment but we are trying to advise in he best and cost effective ways,I am a gennie owner but only pointing out the solutions
No need to fire in like this,
 
I am now running my genny . I am down the coast from John O groats I have 200w of panels and the last week they have not been worth a toss. You might not need them often but you can guarentee electricity with a genny. Remember a 1kw genny will not run a hair drier if you need to but would run the articles you listed. I have a Honda eu20i which is 2kw and the hair drier has just been used.
 
thanx all for the ans,,,,I intend using m/h over the winter as well as summer use ,so opted for genny instead of solar panels
 
What I would say is don't leave old petrol in the generator as it goes stale and causes problems. :idea-007:
 
Weewull said:
hi all
just bought a motorhome and wish to do wild camping as apposed to camping sites and want to purchase a mobile petrol generator,,,,,what output wattage genny will aye need to power the traumatic blow heating and a 240v telivision
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I use a Honda EU20i over the winter, reliable and easy starting.
Usually my Truma Combi 4E is on gas but recently I tried it on electric from the genny. The genny was more or less running flat out so I reckon the EU10i 1000 watt genny wouldn't run the Truma Combi, just something to consider.
I've recently fitted an additional 110amp leisure battery and heading off tomoss for a few days wilding. It will be interesting how my 220amps of batteries perform if I don't move for a few days as my 100 watt solar panel is next to useless this time of year.
 
Dont get me wrong, once spring is here the solar are worth every penny. But over winter are not worth a toss. Today has been a very nice bright day the panels didn't start doing anything untill after 10 this morning and then by 3 it's all over and done with. I've been looking periodically at the controller and the best I have seen today is 0.9 amp. Yesterday was snow all day so they don't do much buried in snow.
 
Weewull said:
swift kontiki 660 ,,was going to opt for genny that is as quiet as poss.i have been looking at them but being new to m/h I don,t know how much power the heating uses
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Weewull

Fully understand your problem, but, I'm afraid a generator is NOT the answer, and here's why:-

1 There is NO silent petrol generator
2 It takes up space in your limited space
3 It also needs you to carry fuel to feed it, also taking up space
4 It is, unless you really do real wilderness, totally anti social
5 If it is to power any useable amount of electric heating you'll need 2Kw, Ok maybe 1Kw, either way a sizeable machine

Ok, so now for the good news!!:-


You must already have gas heating, of some sort, OK it'll need a fan to distribute it, that needs some electricity.
You surely have a gas fridge which doesn't
You surely must have a gas water heater, which also doesn't

So, the simple, silent, lightweight, and no maintenance solution can be on your roof!! Solar panels, 200 to 300w and a good leisure battery (poss 2) will do all you can need. If that isn't enough, then a B2B (google it) box will do more than generator, and you already own the generator, your alternator!

Hope this helps, hard hat now on to protect me from the antisocial generator fraternity!!!:sad:
 
Weewull said:
I have 2 leisure batteries which need renewed,and wish to keep the 240v tv,,,,,,so I was thinkin of a genny for doing the nc 500 sometime next year and will prob stay more than a couple of nights in the one place,ps I have no solar panels
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If you really, really need the 240v tv, get an invertor!!
 
Dont understand why folk require hair driers m/wave curling tongs etc,towel to dry hair if you still have any or like me cut it v/short,a towel can be dried over a hot engine.
M/wave why bother you have gas,curling tongs,well my tail is curly from birth.
Join the army and they will teach you how to live with out all these silly trappings.
 
IanH said:
Weewull

Fully understand your problem, but, I'm afraid a generator is NOT the answer, and here's why:-

1 There is NO silent petrol generator
2 It takes up space in your limited space
3 It also needs you to carry fuel to feed it, also taking up space
4 It is, unless you really do real wilderness, totally anti social
5 If it is to power any useable amount of electric heating you'll need 2Kw, Ok maybe 1Kw, either way a sizeable machine

Ok, so now for the good news!!:-


You must already have gas heating, of some sort, OK it'll need a fan to distribute it, that needs some electricity.
You surely have a gas fridge which doesn't
You surely must have a gas water heater, which also doesn't

So, the simple, silent, lightweight, and no maintenance solution can be on your roof!! Solar panels, 200 to 300w and a good leisure battery (poss 2) will do all you can need. If that isn't enough, then a B2B (google it) box will do more than generator, and you already own the generator, your alternator!

Hope this helps, hard hat now on to protect me from the antisocial generator fraternity!!!:sad:
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strange that you are against using a generator but would run your vehicle engine to charge the battery, all very well if on the move but not very practical if staying in one spot especially with modern diesel engines, I certainly wouldn't be running my 3.9 diesel engine when I have a perfectly good small generator that is more than adequate
 
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