Mile High
Denver, CO
Senior Member
Joined: 02/05/2008
View Profile
|
jetboater454 wrote:Mine is factory installed and those holes not covered and my door is not warped.Actually hardly any heat from those holes.Is the exhaust pipe gasket tight? The camper factory ALWAYS installs correctly, right? 
My exhaust is fine. Covering the holes is direction from Onan for reasons I just experienced.
2006 Ford F350 4X4 SB CC SRW Powerstroke 6.0
2013 Redwood 36RL - full paint - disk brakes
"Comparison is the thief of joy! - Theodore Roosevelt"
|
laknox
Arizona
Senior Member
Joined: 01/06/2008
View Profile
Good Sam RV Club Member
 Offline
|
jauguston wrote:You said "Our generator". Hopefully it is a RV generator and not a portable. If it is a portable all bets are off. They cannot be mounted and run in a compartment.
Jim
Tell that to a lot of guys who are mounting things like Honda 3000's in tool (or other) boxes. :-)
Lyle
2002 GMC Sierra 2500 HD Duramax Crew Cab 4x4
Banks Bullet Tuner and Monster Exhaust
B&W Turnover Ball with 5th Wheel Companion
2004 Komfort 25FSG Fifth Wheel
1936 John Deere Model A
International Flying Farmers 55 Year Member
|
Mile High
Denver, CO
Senior Member
Joined: 02/05/2008
View Profile
|
laknox wrote:jauguston wrote:You said "Our generator". Hopefully it is a RV generator and not a portable. If it is a portable all bets are off. They cannot be mounted and run in a compartment.
Jim
Tell that to a lot of guys who are mounting things like Honda 3000's in tool (or other) boxes. :-)
Lyle People will try anything - doesn't mean its right.
|
jauguston
Bellingham, WA
Senior Member
Joined: 07/03/2005
View Profile
Offline
|
No reason to tell them. There is no cure for stupid.
Jim
2005 Coachman Sportscoach Elite 402 40'
350hp Cat C-7 w/MP-8
7500w Onan quiet diesel generator
6-Kyocera 130w solar panels SB3024i MPPT controller
Pressure Pro TPMS
1987 Suzuki Samurai tintop Toad w/VW 1.6 turbo diesel power
|
hogbikes
Seattle
New Member
Joined: 02/17/2006
View Profile
Offline
|
Hey Guys! Al here, Lorrie made the first post and got the ball rolling and then promptly put a fire under my behind to keep it rolling!
When we ordered our coach I had it wired for a generator "just in case" we wanted one later.
Well, it's later and I still don't want one but it's become a necessity! We have a residential refrigerator, 3000 watt inverter and 4 batteries. When we took delivery we hit the road for several hours all was dead! Somehow some genius at Teton thought it remotely possible to charge 4 batteries (while using them) with a 14 gauge wire! I ran 2 aught wire from my alternator to the back of the truck and two leads into the front of the coach. Now when we get where we are going the fridge is cold and all batteries are full. With two furnaces we have no problem with the cold,,,,,We can't get out of the heat!!! This far down the road, the generator is a must!
The coach is wired with a 4x4 electrical box near the install aria and a "Lyght Power Systems 50 AMP Transfer Switch"
Our generator is a "Kohler Confidant 7" equipped for propane.
It is a few years old by now but has never been run or installed. I have no installation instructions except for wiring diagrams.
My dilemma is there are no physical accommodations for the generator which means I have to build the dog house and butcher a large hole in my floor! Not very excited about the butchering part.
Thank you all for your input, pictures and time..
Allen & Lorrie
Our Posse
2007 Chevy Duramax Dually
2006 Teton Home Frontier Experience
2007 Custom Chopper
|
|
|
Artemus Gordon
Redding California
Senior Member
Joined: 03/04/2011
View Profile
Good Sam RV Club Member
Offline
|
Mile High wrote:laknox wrote:jauguston wrote:You said "Our generator". Hopefully it is a RV generator and not a portable. If it is a portable all bets are off. They cannot be mounted and run in a compartment.
Jim
Tell that to a lot of guys who are mounting things like Honda 3000's in tool (or other) boxes. :-)
Lyle People will try anything - doesn't mean its right.
It can be done. My box is secure and safe. I run my 3000iseb in a converted tool box. Passive and power ventilated. Internal temp is significantly lower than outside hour after hour. Have non spark ( marine fan ) to exhaust inside of box prior to starting and delay activation of large heat resistant attic fan! Have remote temp gauge with remote and Halon fire suppression ( just in case)! Very happy with results. Can operate in rain or snow and nearly theft proof? So it can be done safely and at a reasonable cost!
* This post was
edited 08/21/12 12:26am by Artemus Gordon *
2012 Montana 3750 Hickory Edition, 2013 Ford F450 Crew Cab 4x4 Platinum options
2012 3750 Montana
Generator Box
|
Mile High
Denver, CO
Senior Member
Joined: 02/05/2008
View Profile
|
Artemus Gordon wrote:Mile High wrote:laknox wrote:jauguston wrote:You said "Our generator". Hopefully it is a RV generator and not a portable. If it is a portable all bets are off. They cannot be mounted and run in a compartment.
Jim
Tell that to a lot of guys who are mounting things like Honda 3000's in tool (or other) boxes. :-)
Lyle People will try anything - doesn't mean its right.
It can be done. My box is secure and safe. I run my 3000iseb in a converted tool box. Passive and power ventilated. Internal temp is significantly lower than outside hour after hour. Have non spark ( marine fan ) to exhaust inside of box prior to starting and delay activation of large heat resistant attic fan! Have remote temp gauge with remote and Halon fire suppression ( just in case)! Very happy with results. Can operate in rain or snow and nearly theft proof? So it can be done safely and at a reasonable cost! I've seen your install and it looks fine - my comment was directed at those trying to install that type of gen in a cabinet on the RV. Yours is more like weather protection for an outdoor generator.
|
Artemus Gordon
Redding California
Senior Member
Joined: 03/04/2011
View Profile
Good Sam RV Club Member
Offline
|
Mile High wrote:Artemus Gordon wrote:Mile High wrote:laknox wrote:jauguston wrote:You said "Our generator". Hopefully it is a RV generator and not a portable. If it is a portable all bets are off. They cannot be mounted and run in a compartment.
Jim
Tell that to a lot of guys who are mounting things like Honda 3000's in tool (or other) boxes. :-)
Lyle People will try anything - doesn't mean its right.
It can be done. My box is secure and safe. I run my 3000iseb in a converted tool box. Passive and power ventilated. Internal temp is significantly lower than outside hour after hour. Have non spark ( marine fan ) to exhaust inside of box prior to starting and delay activation of large heat resistant attic fan! Have remote temp gauge with remote and Halon fire suppression ( just in case)! Very happy with results. Can operate in rain or snow and nearly theft proof? So it can be done safely and at a reasonable cost! I've seen your install and it looks fine - my comment was directed at those trying to install that type of gen in a cabinet on the RV. Yours is more like weather protection for an outdoor generator.
Thank you!
|
jauguston
Bellingham, WA
Senior Member
Joined: 07/03/2005
View Profile
Offline
|
My comment was intended for the same audience.It "can" be done but takes a fair amount of thought and mechanical skill.
There is a Honda EU1000i in that box that you can barely hear running 20' away. It has over 1200 hours on it in that box that I designed and built so it can be done.
Jim
|
Mile High
Denver, CO
Senior Member
Joined: 02/05/2008
View Profile
|
jauguston wrote:My comment was intended for the same audience.It "can" be done but takes a fair amount of thought and mechanical skill.
There is a Honda EU1000i in that box that you can barely hear running 20' away. It has over 1200 hours on it in that box that I designed and built so it can be done.
Jim ewwww god - that gives me the heabie-jeabies. A fuel fired generator inside a combustible box next to a plastic jug of gasoline. Give me a friggen break man! Not to mention its within a few feet of your fiberglass wrapped motorhome!
I know you will defend your design based on luck so far, but that design breaks every fire prevention rule out there, not to mention basic common sense.
|
|
|
