Using inverter

[ginagary]

When we are traveling on the road, I keep the inverter on in our 07 Journey so that I have the outlets and microwave available for use. When we get to our destination, should the inverter stay on or does it automatically go off when you contact to outside power?

[bachler]

Hello Hello; Hello;;; I may need some hot water today So I'll leave the heater on and the water running;; My oh my;; Leave it off.. when you need it turn it on. Or is that to much of a problem;;;

[Jimmyzw22]

My HR Endeavor inverter is always on, without it I have no power to my plugs. Even when on shore power.

[palehorse89]

Oh my oh my.....most inverters know when you plug into ac power and switch. I think most mfg. Of them tell you to shut them down when not in use. I forget mine from time to time and no problems so far. I try and remember it and shut it off when not traveling.

[Dennis Parker]

On the road Invert!! plugged in dis invert



Dennis Parker

[Monacoach]

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Hello Hello; Hello;;; I may need some hot water today So I'll leave the heater on and the water running;; My oh my;; Leave it off.. when you need it turn it on. Or is that to much of a problem;;;

It is to much of a problem for me because I have to go outside to turn the invertor off or on.

[Petro]

I have a 2000W Xantrex and I leave it on while I am camping. The down side might be if you lose 120V power you may not know it until your batteries get low. My understanding is while plugged in the inverter goes into standby mode and does not hurt anything. When in storage for the winter I turn the inverter off.

Don

[Stogie]

Turn the Inverter off when not in use.
Turn the pump off when not in use.
Turn lights off when not in use.
Turn the Generator off when not in use.
Turn the engine off when not in use.
All these I can do but I still have not figgured out how to turn my wife off when not in use.

[maybesoon]

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Originally Posted by bachler Hello Hello; Hello;;; I may need some hot water today So I'll leave the heater on and the water running;; My oh my;; Leave it off.. when you need it turn it on. Or is that to much of a problem;;;

Wow, where did that come from? Talk about assumptions.

You can leave your inverter on. The amount of energy it uses is nothing compared to the amount going back into the batteries from the charger (say when you are driving).

Any electricity your motor home makes through solar, alternator or converter/charger and isn't being used or stored in the batteries is going to waste.

It is nothing like leaving a hot water heater on where you are consuming a fuel without benefit.

[MaverickBBD]

I attended a Xantrex seminar at G.N.R. The rep said leave it in Stand by mode. That way when there is no external A.C. power it will be there when needed. When plugged in it will be overridden by charger.

[bluepill]

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Originally Posted by Stogie Turn the Inverter off when not in use. Turn the pump off when not in use. Turn lights off when not in use. Turn the Generator off when not in use. Turn the engine off when not in use. All these I can do but I still have not figgured out how to turn my wife off when not in use.

So.....................

Exactly WHEN did you retire from your stand up career?

[bluepill]

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Originally Posted by MaverickBBD I attended a Xantrex seminar at G.N.R. The rep said leave it in Stand by mode. That way when there is no external A.C. power it will be there when needed. When plugged in it will be overridden by charger.

+1 What he said.

[wa8yxm]

Depends a lot on the inverter... I keep my Prosine 2.0 turned on all the time. it has an automatic transfer switch, line power sensing and switches to "Standby" if shore power (or generator power) is present. Only inverts if needed.

Some inverters (For example the X-power I have in storage) do not have line power sensing and thus draw battery power all the time. Those I'd turn off.

[rodz]

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Originally Posted by Monacoach It is to much of a problem for me because I have to go outside to turn the invertor off or on.

You should have an inside switch somewhere. On my Monaco it was in the overhead cabinet over the entrance door.