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Originally Posted by morrow157
I an a new owner of a Thor 29KW and wondered if running the generator while driving is ok. The kids like to have power to the outlets but I wasn't sure if it is a good idea or not? Also, do I need to be cautious of how much I use the generator? I'm not sure what the useful life of a generator is so wasn't sure how much to limit it's use. My second question is how important are the surge protector and water filter for hooking up at a campsite? It does have a tankless water heater so I was told I should try to run soft water through it to avoid hard water buildup, but that may also be a separate issue. Thanks in advance for any help for this new guy!
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I though I would add my two cents worth of advice. I would not worry about running you generator if you follow the required maintenance until it reaches its service life of 5,000 hours. (That is 208 days of 24 hours). I live is south Texas and the generator runs anytime we are in the coach and aren't onshore power during the summer. We are averaging just under 200 hours per year generator time.
Yes I carry a portable water softener. It is a 602abc 8,000 grain model with manual regeneration. I have had it for 4 years and it preforms flawlessly. We have soft water at the house and fill the tank at home and use it exclusively until it runs out or we stop for a couple days. When we are parked and setup for a while, I hook up the softener and refill the coach's tank just before we leave. I find I need to regenerate every 14 days in the west and every 20 days east of the Mississippi.
You really need an EMS (not just a surge protector) if you are going to plug to a campground pedestal. How many microwaves and A/Cs do you want replace?
As for a water filter- I carry one but I can count on one hand the number of times I hooked it up in the last 27 years.
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