Running generator all night to power A/C

[franklyfrank]

Originally Posted by J. Morgan

So, the people in the big class A had to be;

A. Stupid
B. A-holes -or-
C. Both

I think it was simple laziness. The guy didn't want to drag his butt out to handle the 50 AMP cable. Easier to flip a couple switches inside, plop down on the couch and continue watching TV.

[dmbecke]

Can the neighbors running load AC's in their own RV's really here any generator ?

[AlinCal]

Noise pollution

[AtomicNo13]

Where appropriate, use your gender. At Walmart, park away from the store... Where there are others, see what they do. Often overnight Parker's will group together and use their generators.
It's all a matter of good taste and respect for others.
Certainly one would not run one in a forest with others within earshot, not at a campground with power available.
All very simple!

[Mollysdad]

Originally Posted by AtomicNo13

Where appropriate, use your gender.

Okay!

[Shiny16]

Originally Posted by Mollysdad

Okay!

Be careful. Most Walmarts parking lots have cameras.

[J. Morgan]

Originally Posted by Shiny16

Be careful. Most Walmarts parking lots have cameras.

Wallmarts are too damn busy, (albeit entertaining at night) but we prefer Lowe’s.....

[3wd67rg]

Safe to run the genny all night? We have a different Airstream so I am unable to answer that question. We live and travel in the southwest where summer temps have risen greatly due to climate change, 90 to over 100 beginning in June now. Currently it's October, I sleep nude and I'm still kicking the blanket off because of the heat. Heat makes it nearly impossible to sleep and this is in our house. Our bodies were designed to sleep best at 70 degress or less.

In our Airstream, it quickly heats up inside even when under the trees. When we visit Texas and park in our usual RV park, we are running the AC 24/7, and if we have to run two AC units, then we run the genny. San Antonio temps break over 105 degrees from May to October or November. So AC is just a way of life there. Every RV was running their genny for AC. This summer we went to Idaho August through September 15th. We used AC every single day and almost every single night. So was everyone else.

I think maybe we who live in hotter climates best understand why AC is so Necessary in an Airstream or RV of any SOB. I don't actually like AC much. I don't have it in my house, I love the cool air, but I hate the closed in feeling, no fresh air at all. It wasn't until 2014 that I first felt it was hot enough for AC. I had the Air Conditioner up until last year, and then I asked Chris to please put it in the attic. So now that you know that about me, you'll understand just how hot it has to be, for me to consent to a totally closed up Airstream with no fresh air.

We have never had a word said to us about it by anyone anywhere. I think it's pretty much the norm in all the places we go. We don't use it all night when we might run out of gas. The problem would not be worth the comfort. Chris knows roughly how much gas the genny uses per hour.

I realize that I am holding a different view. I'm not sorry to be different, I've been different all my life. I decided to write this in support of all those who are different, have different views, and/or live differently. We were never created to be clones.

Peace out

[AlinCal]

When it's hot it's hot. All bets off when it becomes unbearable. I though have been camping when it's beautiful outside and temps bearable with a nice Breeze and low humidity and had neighbors not come out of there bus with drapes drawn and onboard Ginny running 24/7. Only to ruin others time there to enjoy the outdoors.
But I do enjoy quite and many don't care a bit.

[TravlinMan]

I'm in Tucson right now plugged into a 15 amp in a driveway. I ain't got one of those easy start devices, so no ac for me. It was 95 today. About 80 right now. Fans are doin their job. No generator needed. I'll take this over winterizin!

[NevadaGeo]

Just a bit if information; what if your doctor says you got sleep apmea and you gotta wear a cpap machine to sleep. And you haven't found the combination of batteries and inverters to run that thing with out killing your battery dead by morning. And your other battery dead the next night. Dead to it won't take a charge. So you might have to run a generator at night to sleep. Hate to. Maybe some 6 volt batteries and solar panel would do the job.

[WayneG]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsMlsDgMXJM

Its not so much I HATE the noise, it is that I am a light sleeper and as some people enjoy the luxury of their generator running during sleeping hours, many of the rest of us endure the noise of their luxury and are less than bright eyed & friendly in the morning.

[uncle_bob]

Originally Posted by NevadaGeo

Just a bit if information; what if your doctor says you got sleep apmea and you gotta wear a cpap machine to sleep. And you haven't found the combination of batteries and inverters to run that thing with out killing your battery dead by morning. And your other battery dead the next night. Dead to it won't take a charge. So you might have to run a generator at night to sleep. Hate to. Maybe some 6 volt batteries and solar panel would do the job.

Hi

There are CPAP machines that will run all night directly on 12V and not come close to flattening normal house batteries. To the extend that 6V batteries have an edge, it's only in certain cases and by about 10% capacity.

Bob

[franklyfrank]

Originally Posted by NevadaGeo

Just a bit if information; what if your doctor says you got sleep apmea and you gotta wear a cpap machine to sleep. And you haven't found the combination of batteries and inverters to run that thing with out killing your battery dead by morning. And your other battery dead the next night. Dead to it won't take a charge. So you might have to run a generator at night to sleep. Hate to. Maybe some 6 volt batteries and solar panel would do the job.

I don't believe the solar panels will be much help after sunset :-)

[franklyfrank]

Originally Posted by WayneG

Its not so much I HATE the noise, it is that I am a light sleeper and as some people enjoy the luxury of their generator running during sleeping hours, many of the rest of us endure the noise of their luxury and are less than bright eyed & friendly in the morning.

Me thinks you should run your generator every night until you get accustomed to the sound and it will not bother you anymore. You know like people living next railroad tracks. Its called conditioning :-)

[J. Morgan]

Its like this. Person A is a light sleeper, person B cant sleep when his Airstream is heat soaked to 105 degrees.....

Which person’s sleep has precedence?

(And really, how much noise does a modern quiet generator make anyway)

[Adventure.AS]

“(And really, how much noise does a modern quiet generator make anyway)”
A Red 2000 runs at 59dB. A bird song is 44dB and a quiet rural area is 30 dB. (Bear in mind that the dB scale is not linear, but logarithmic.)

[J. Morgan]

Originally Posted by Adventure.AS

“(And really, how much noise does a modern quiet generator make anyway)”
A Red 2000 runs at 59dB. A bird song is 44dB and a quiet rural area is 30 dB. (Bear in mind that the dB scale is not linear, but logarithmic.)

The question was kinda rhetorical, but at what distance is a birdsong heard at 44dB?

Now, I am not a youngster with super hearing, but to even hear my generator running in my tailgate up pickup bed Friday night I had to be within 40 or 50 feet.

[AlinCal]

Originally Posted by J. Morgan

Its like this. Person A is a light sleeper, person B cant sleep when his Airstream is heat soaked to 105 degrees.....

Which person’s sleep has precedence?

(And really, how much noise does a modern quiet generator make anyway)

Move camper to cooler climate.

[J. Morgan]

Originally Posted by AlinCal

Move camper to cooler climate.

There are lines that should be recognized by humans engaging in just about any activity, thats why I sprung for a QUIET generator. If I am uncomfortable, I am going to use it, with due discretion of course.