Here we have a Cummins gas generator.
This is the quiet gas 7000.
This unit will power inside of your coach
when you're not plugged into shore power.
Operating the generator is very simple.
There's a remote switch inside,
also there's a switch outside,
if you're outside to start the generator.
If your RV is equipped with a transfer switch
it will automatically switch over
from shore power to generator,
or if you are running the generator,
and you plug into shore power,
it automatically transfers that power over
to the shore power.
If you don't have a transfer switch,
you just have to make sure
you plug your power cord in to your coach
to complete the circuit
to get the generator power inside.
As far as the servicing goes on this generator,
they recommend the first service
to be done before 50 hours.
After that,
it's done every 100 to 150 hours.
So look at the owner's manual
to see when that scheduled service should be.
They also recommend,
if you're storing a coach for any period of time,
they like to see you run the generator
at least every 30 days
for about two hours
under a load.
What we mean by under load,
is make sure you turn
one or two of your air conditioners on,
and let it run under a load,
so it prevents any varnishing
or gumming of the carburetors,
and keeps the system running smooth.
So if you want to start your generator from the outside,
we'll start by taking this access cover off.
Some generators will have two little locks here.
Just release them.
this one here,
you'll just take from the top,
pull back
and lift up.
There's a little groove at the bottom here,
that sets on the lower travel,
and these are the tabs up here,
that lock it into your grommets in place.
This is where you want to check your oil level.
It's very important to check the oil level
when the generator is cold,
and check it every time
before you start it.
It doesn't hold a lot of oil,
so if the generator is just a little bit low on oil
it won't operate properly.
The generator will start up,
and then shut down.
That's a safety mechanism
so you don't do any
damage or harm to your generator.
So if your generator does start
and shuts down,
check your oil.
Also,
this gas generator
is supplied by the fuel that's in your coach,
so if your RV
has less than a quarter of a tank of fuel
this generator will not run.
it's just meant
so you don't run your RV out of fuel
while you're dry camping.
Here is your start/stop switch
here at the generator itself,
and you have two breakers.
These are very very important.
Whenever you're gonna
either unplug your coach,
or shut off your generator,
turn on your generator,
you want to make sure
you have all electrical appliances inside your RV
turned off.
So turn off your air conditioners,
the electric water heater,
all that has to be off,
before you shut down
or power up a generator.
If you don't,
it can cause a surge or a spike.
And if it does,
what will happen is,
you have breakers here,
it'll actually trip these breakers to off,
and the generator will run,
but provide no power inside.
So if you are running your generator,
and you have no power inside,
come out here first,
make sure these breakers are not tripped.
If they are,
just go ahead and reset them.
Very simple to do,
just like the same breakers you have in your home.
If it's been sitting for a while,
you want to start by priming it.
And all you just do is,
you push and hold down the prime button.
Just hold it down for a few seconds.
There's a light.
It primes the fuel pump.
Once that's done,
you're just going to go ahead
and hold the start button
until the generator starts.
Now if you start cranking it,
and it's cranking for a period of time,
don't over crank it!
Stop,
hit the stop button again,
wait a second,
and then go ahead and hit your start button.
On the Winnebago Grand Tour,
you have a power generator door,
your generator will come out
from the front of your coach.
Behind the panel is the switch,
just push and hold the switch,
the generator will come out.
When you want to pull it back in,
go ahead and hit the switch,
and you can pull it right back in.
On the model we have back here
is the Grand Tour
with a 10,000 quiet diesel.
You can start your generator two ways.
One is gonna be a switch located on the generator itself,
and then you'll also have a switch inside.
If your generator hasn't been run for a little while,
you'll hold the stop button down for a few seconds,
that'll prime the fuel pump
to get fuel into the generator.
Then you go ahead
and hold the start button down
until your generator starts.
Once your generator is running
it'll take about one to two minutes
for it to do the transfer over
to supply power to your coach.
If for some reason
you're not getting power in your coach,
the first thing you want to look at is,
make sure that the breaker
on the generator itself
hasn't been tripped.
Some generators have one,
and/or two breakers,
which is just the regular 110 breakers
that you see in a fuse panel.
Come on out,
inspect that
if the breakers trip,
go ahead and reset it,
and that should provide power to your coach.
As far as maintenance goes,
the maintenance on a generator
is gonna vary,
so just look at your owners manual
for that maintenance schedule,
but on average,
it's about 150 hours
you would want to service your generator.
On the 10,000 quiet diesel,
it's 250 hours,
or once a year.
You want to check the oil level
once a month on your generator.
It holds a very little bit of oil,
and if the oil level is low,
it will prevent the generator from running.
So if you start your generator up,
and it does cut off within a few seconds,
please check the oil level.
a very little bit of difference in that level,
makes a big difference.
Also, your generator will run off your tank,
so you have to make sure
you have at least a quarter of a tank or more
in your fuel tank to run your generator.
Once your tank falls below
one quarter tank,
it will cut the generator off.