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by HungryGuy on September 7th, 2004

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What kind of "gas mileage" does a motorhome get while parked and running on its electric generator?

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  • by Anonymous on April 27th, 2007

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    For what it's worth our 6.5KW gas genset uses .5 gal/hr under 'no load' and about 1.25 gal/hr under heavy load.

    In case you're wondering why the gen would run under 'no load' condition it would be to power the 110 outlets. (No load doesn't really mean *no* load, but rather minimal load.) A better setup would have an inverter to power the 110 outlets & only run the gen to charge the batteries & for heavy load conditions.

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  • by Thom64 on September 7th, 2004

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    This will depend on what size generator you have and how much you use it.

    If your stove and refrigerator are running on LP gas and you are staying somewhere where you don't need lights much because it gets light early and stays light late and the temperature is comfortable so you don't run heat or AC... you don't hardly need to run your generator - maybe an hour every day or two to keep the batteries charged. You might get weeks per gallon.

    If you watch TV a lot and run a personal computer, microwave, stereo and other accessories frequently, keep the lights on and run the AC constantly you will likely need gallons per day.

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