eheffa
Senior Member
Hi,
I tried a search without success.
I recently bought & installed a used Village Marine Stowaway 600 Watermaker. (110V AC). We had hoped to run the unit off the inverter while underway.
It draws ~12 A when running. This is not an issue for our 9 KW generator but when I attempt to run it off the almost new inverter (Magnum MS2812 rated for up to 23 A ) it trips the over current breaker on the inverter.
It appears that when the high pressure pump on the Watermaker starts up, it has a brief spike of up to 90 A of draw which trips the inverter.
I understand that installing a soft start circuit might make the watermaker draw less when starting. These Soft Start modules don’t appear to be cheap & most on the market are designed for Air Conditioners.
Does anyone here have any experience in solving this issue?
Thanks for any feedback you can offer.
I tried a search without success.
I recently bought & installed a used Village Marine Stowaway 600 Watermaker. (110V AC). We had hoped to run the unit off the inverter while underway.
It draws ~12 A when running. This is not an issue for our 9 KW generator but when I attempt to run it off the almost new inverter (Magnum MS2812 rated for up to 23 A ) it trips the over current breaker on the inverter.
It appears that when the high pressure pump on the Watermaker starts up, it has a brief spike of up to 90 A of draw which trips the inverter.
I understand that installing a soft start circuit might make the watermaker draw less when starting. These Soft Start modules don’t appear to be cheap & most on the market are designed for Air Conditioners.
Does anyone here have any experience in solving this issue?
Thanks for any feedback you can offer.