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Old 08-05-2023, 03:45 PM   #15
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1100 cooking watts is not running watts.

A 13,500 BTU AC draws less watts the listed in mild weather.

I think your generator has bad gas or a gummed up carburator jet.
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Old 08-06-2023, 02:17 AM   #16
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1100 cooking watts is not running watts.

A 13,500 BTU AC draws less watts the listed in mild weather.

I think your generator has bad gas or a gummed up carburator jet.
The a/c does draw less after it's up and running. I'm just surprised it's able to start up without causing the genset to struggle.
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Old 08-06-2023, 03:53 AM   #17
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Thank you for the reply. Yeah I agree the Predator it's quite capable of handling my needs. I'm not sure what charger you're referring to, unless you're talking about the charger built into the trailer. There is an outlet on the predator for charging a battery but I don't use that or haven't at least at this point. As I mentioned in my post, there's no issue of the starting of the AC or the need of a soft start. The generator is handling it just fine and it's running just fine. It's the other things in the trailer that seem to be having a problem and I don't know what the cause is.
My comment about 80amp charger really refers to those who have upgraded their chargers from the standard 30 amp charger (typically when they install a LiFePo4 battery). If you have the standard 30 amp OEM charger, then the charger would not be adding a large enough load that it would impact the generator. Note, I said in my first post, “IF” your charger can output 80 amps. Sorry, didn’t mean to confuse.
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Old 08-06-2023, 09:33 AM   #18
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You say some of your plugs are acting up as well.. This may be a PIA but unplug the microwave and try it in several other plugs and see what the effect is, does it do the same thing? Also if you are comfortable with a multi meter test the voltage out of the plugs i have seen the voltage range from 108 (not enough to run appliances) to 120 volts depending on how good the power source is..
Also does your unit have a power conditioner/ power protection built in? From experience working in a park for years 50% of these units are set to low from factory and will cause surging to appliance's

When was the new AC installed prior to these issues or after? Their may be a wiring fault that is backfeeding the circuit causing issues as well. If i had the unit infront of me i could probably diag it in a few min

From my experience working at a park for god knows how many years 90% of the electrical issues customers complained about i traced back to their units and a faulty component or improper wiring.. I should have charged our customers a hourly rate for diag the whole time..LOL.
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Might want to try one of these.

https://www.microair.net/products/ge...r-bonding-plug
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Or, make your own for about $4 or $5:

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