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tdeperte · 08-24-2019, 08:43 AM

Twice now I have lost 120 volt power while plugged in at campsites. Since the inverter takes over seamlessly there is no notification. Besides looking at the dark inverter remote on the front bulk head is there any other way to know you lost shore power? I wish one outlet was not wired to the inverter so I could plug in a simple alarm. You could easily destroy your batteries if you don't know you lost incoming power while on generator quiet time.

twinboat · 08-24-2019, 08:55 AM

Funny, but I plugged Christmas lights into the pedestal at a CG with power outage issues.

If the lights went out, I knew the power was out.

Maybe you could do something like that with an alarm.

jacwjames · 08-24-2019, 09:06 AM

I installed a Onan AGS EC-30W which requred it be plugged into an outlet not powered by the inverter. One of my outlets behind the Norcold was not powered by the inverter so I used an extension cord, drilled a small hole from a cabinet next to the fridge into the cavity behind the fridge and stretched the cord and then spliced it back together, leaving the female end exposed in the cabinet, I then ran the small plug end up to the remote start and I was done. When the remote start is activated and the temp in the RV reaches the set point the generator starts.

If you have a plug like this you could use it to provide an indicator when shore power is on.

If not go right to the service panel and just splice into a wire.

Solo_RV_Guy · 08-24-2019, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by tdeperte

Twice now I have lost 120 volt power while plugged in at campsites. Since the inverter takes over seamlessly there is no notification. Besides looking at the dark inverter remote on the front bulk head is there any other way to know you lost shore power? I wish one outlet was not wired to the inverter so I could plug in a simple alarm. You could easily destroy your batteries if you don't know you lost incoming power while on generator quiet time.

I have a plug in voltage monitor that is also a night light. If it's off, so is my shore power.

In your coach - with the inverter - just plug it into an outlet that is not powered by the inverter.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JN1JDC1/

netjam · 08-24-2019, 01:13 PM

The Verona has virtually every outlet powered thru the inverter. In mine I added a new circuit and breaker to the shore panel panel ( shore power only directly powers the ac, dryer and hot water.....no plugs) and added extra plugs. That way I can run 2 things at once and not blow the 2000watt inverter and as a bonus, when that plug doesn’t work, I know shore power is out.

netjam · 08-24-2019, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Solo_RV_Guy

I have a plug in voltage monitor that is also a night light. If it's off, so is my shore power.

In your coach - with the inverter - just plug it into an outlet that is not powered by the inverter.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JN1JDC1/

Not possible in a stock Verona.

vsheetz · 08-24-2019, 01:19 PM

Laundry is likely an outlet not on inverter that a power monitor could be detected. However the alarm needs to be disabled at time - li mh e when traveling - then re-enabled once camp is set up.

palehorse89 · 08-24-2019, 01:29 PM

Recent thread, maybe some idea's http://www.irv2.com/forums/f103/shor...ht-457523.html

Soppy · 08-24-2019, 03:05 PM

My air conditioners quit working and my battery voltage starts to drop.

tdeperte · 08-24-2019, 09:58 PM

I think vsheetz idea will work in my situation since every other outlet in the Verona is on the inverter. I don't have the washer or dryer so those outlets are available for a plug in monitor alarm. I forgot about those outlets, thank you. I'll just unplug it for travel.