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(@Jennifer Ministries)
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  On 9/4/2019 at 2:58 AM, Ray,IN said:

I have never seen anyone drive a metal rod into the ground when using a portable genset, for any use. Now if you have an EMS in your RV, you must  make a 15A plug with a jumper between neutral and ground, then plug it into the genset; otherwise the EMS will trip out to prevent what it perceives to be a ground fault.

Kirk, John T, and other sparkys, If I'm wrong there, please correct my thoughts.

Dear Ray,

Thanks a ton for your nice replay. actually what is happened with me i have shared. 

will take listen in your suggestion and hope so it will help a lot. 


   
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(@Kirk W)
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  On 9/4/2019 at 5:31 AM, Ray,IN said:

Now if you have an EMS in your RV, you must  make a 15A plug with a jumper between neutral and ground, then plug it into the genset; otherwise the EMS will trip out to prevent what it perceives to be a ground fault.

Kirk, John T, and other sparkys, If I'm wrong there, please correct my thoughts.

You are not wrong. 


   
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 Friz
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First time out ours overheated after about 30 minutes and stopped.  It ran fine when sitting on the driveway. When I realized what had happened, I had it all the way forward in the truck bed up against the box wall, I moved it back to the hitch and it ran fine. Even considered plugging a 20" box fan into it to increase air circulation but have not had to yet.  


   
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(@Renie&me)
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OP here. Thanks for all the responses. Since I asked this question, I've upgraded to the Predator 3500. As a solution to my use, based on a lot of these comments, I plan to run it in front of the hitch, under the trifold cover. I've got a 10' length of high temp silicone hose which will allow me slide the cover slightly forward, connect to the exhaust, and run the exhaust over the bedside all the way to the ground away from the trailer. I've run it this way and found that temps are not getting over 200* at the exhaust or anywhere along the tubing. I think this should work well. Any flaws in my thinking? 


   
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