can anyone tell me if a generator with a power output of 1.6 kw will run a large motorhome
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Whatever you get, make sure it's loudcan anyone tell me if a generator with a power output of 1.6 kw will run a large motorhome
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not even enough for a house kettle. but if its only for a few lights and charging the batteries tv you should be ok.can anyone tell me if a generator with a power output of 1.6 kw will run a large motorhome
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For anything other than kettles and water heater, 1KVA is fine. You dont need to boil water on electric, thats what your gas is for .
As was said, a couple of hours in the day will keep your batteries topped up, i have a 2Kva Honda that will run an A class and a decent size caravan, plus 2 double tube lights and two fridges without even breaking a sweat .
A bigger one doing nowt will cost more to run that a small one running hard , but its bigger and heavier.
My freind has a dinky little E start job that he has built in to his garage , so he can ping it on from inside if he needs to, just has to be well ventilated and the pipe extended
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Also true mines got a 2.7 litre Diesel , yours is bigger than mineOur MH has a 3 litre diesel generator under the bonnet, tops my batteries up when / if needed
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And when they point their exhaust at their neighbourI suppose the annoyance with gennys is when people just use them to power there 230 volt gubbins without any consideration for others , i can go along with that .
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I have no idea, because i have never done it , but having no power isnt something i can live with, having everything go flat in the evening or overnight isn't an option for us.I've heard this reasoning several times before. If you didn't top your batteries up with a genny every day, how long would you last? We get at least 3 days on a 90AmH battery.
It's a very silly rule Graham, if i was to comply last night as i dried my Golden locks i would have gassed three motor homes as they had doors on our "wrong"side so instead i used not so common sense.And when they point their exhaust at their neighbour
I noticed what I thought a very sensible requirement on one group's rally rules recently - generators must be sited on the user's habitation side
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I have no idea, because i have never done it , but having no power isnt something i can live with, having everything go flat in the evening or overnight isn't an option for us.
I'm not suggesting no power, just considering how long the batteries would last without being topped up every day. The battery meter would give a good indication of charge. Just a thought as some users have found that they are spending a lot of money topping up a couple of large leisure batteries every day when the same batteries would last for several days without a genny.
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The microwave problem is because an 800W microwave produces 800W of microwave energy. They are rather inefficient and the rating plate on the back of my 800W unit says it requires an input of 1250W.We have a 3kva generator built in that will run everything in the van, including the air con unit, rated at 2kw.
A lot of electrical items will require more than their stated power consumption when they switch on, for example, in our last van, we had an 800 watt microwave oven but our 1kva generator would almost cut out when we tried to microwave anything, so we didn't bother. It also wouldn't run the Hab heating system.
I would go for a generator that has at least a third more power than the most power hungry item you are going to use, but use it considerately.
so going back to the op,can anyone tell me if a generator with a power output of 1.6 kw will run a large motorhome
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I simply take issue with Angel Delight myself. Horrible stuff always tasted like soap to meI take issue with an Angel Delight being whisked up in a food mixer. The Beaters on mixers are terrible difficult to lick - any experienced cook knows that. If I can do it in 30 seconds flat using an ordinary hand whisk or in 45 secs with a large table fork then I'm damn sure a great big rufty tufty bloke like JJ could manage! And licking the implement clean as we know, is a cook's perk.
Butterscotch for me please!
I simply take issue with Angel Delight myself. Horrible stuff always tasted like soap to me
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