We have replaced all of the AC appliances on board. Old equipment, it was possible to run the refrigerator + water heater + battery charger off the generator.
New equipment, generator main breaker trips after approx 10 minutes. The overall load has increased slightly.
Main AC panel is supplied from a 30A 120v shore power (single conductor).
The generator is 3.6 kw, single phase. One conductor feeds to the AC selector switch. The second conductor is unused. Genset main breakers are 15A 120v per conductor (two breakers)
Is there a safe and approved procedure to wire as follows? Install a secondary selector switch to feed the AC water heater. Primary selector "shore / genset" TO secondary water heater "shore / genset?" The secondary selector switch would pull from the second conductor on the genset.
This change should make the genset run smoother, less vibration from a balanced load of approx 7.5A per conductor vs single conductor @ 15A.
New equipment, generator main breaker trips after approx 10 minutes. The overall load has increased slightly.
Main AC panel is supplied from a 30A 120v shore power (single conductor).
The generator is 3.6 kw, single phase. One conductor feeds to the AC selector switch. The second conductor is unused. Genset main breakers are 15A 120v per conductor (two breakers)
Is there a safe and approved procedure to wire as follows? Install a secondary selector switch to feed the AC water heater. Primary selector "shore / genset" TO secondary water heater "shore / genset?" The secondary selector switch would pull from the second conductor on the genset.
This change should make the genset run smoother, less vibration from a balanced load of approx 7.5A per conductor vs single conductor @ 15A.