Major ICE storm

[Bob & Carol Howald`]

Jack: Sorry, I don't know much about the late model coach's. I do
know that I have powered my 93 from 50amp service here at home using
10-3 cord's (30amp-120 cheater at the 50amp box)with excellent
result's. Try that use your 30amp cord.?? Going to warm up here
Tuesday, how about there?......Bob 93pt Illinois




In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "adieu2y" wrote:
>
> Bob, Happy to hear you are surviving the storm. With your BB
outside
> you must be doing better than most.
> We're in Co. visiting our grand children and trying to survive 7 -
10
> degree with our Gen. and Wabasto running non- stop. We have tried to
> run shore power to the coach so I could free load off our children's
> electricity instead of my diesel.
> Why doesn't the coach like our set up? We ran 35 ft. of #10/4
from
> the service panel to a 50 amp female box and pluged in the shore
power
> cord. My lights show green but the inverters do not show any bulk
> /float charging. Any thoughts? Jack VanDenBerg 05 lxi in Boulder.
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Bob & Carol Howald`"
> wrote:
> >
> > Well, we've had our major storm here in the midwest. Got about 1"
of
> > ice on Thursday night and about 4 inch's of snow on top of that.
All
> > electric was off in most of our area. We had major tree damage
and the
> > place looks like
> > a bomb went off. We lost our electricity for 46 hours. I started
the
> > kabota generator in the coach and ran 125' of 10-3 extension
cords. we
> > powered 2 hi-eff. furnaces plus 3 refers plus numberous lights
hot
> > plate's etc plus the coach heat. No problem at all. ran the gen.
for 45
> > hrs continuiously. (glad I use Synthetic oil in
everything)..Can't wait
> > to get to South Padre! On the other topic, I use 2 24,000 #
air
> > over hyd jack's when working on the coach and then place 12000 #
jack
> > stands. When feeling uncomfortable about the blocking I
ocasionally use
> > 6x6 wood blocks that I use with the boat blocking. I have to use
a 4000
> > # floor jack just to lift the front of my dodge diesel truck!
> > Looking forward to thaw here in the heart land. Bob&Carol
> > 93pt40,Il.
> >
>