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OK, I run a food truck, originally I was using a 2500 watt generator made by Onan Cummings. The generator ran my commercial steamer (1800 watts) and my refrigerator (500 watts). I quickly ran into problems with generator as it would shut off frequently.
I determined the 2500 generator was not big enough to run my load. I switched to a 3550 watt generator to run the same load (2300 total watts). I'm running into the same problem. Now the generator won't shut off completely, it continues to run, however the circuit break trips and I don't get power to my steamer and refrigerator.
Now this doesn't happen all the time, some times it works the entire time I am serving (2-3 hours), sometimes it trips and I have to reset the circuits and it works for a while then trips again. I'm not sure what the issue is as a 3550 watt generator should run my load.
Other variables: I use a 20amp power strip and run two extension cords from the power strip to the steamer and refrigerator. I am not using heavy duty extension cords, I'm using your typical orange cords. 1 cord is 50ft and 1 is 100ft. Could there be in an issue in how I'm plugging my equipment into my generator?
I've also noticed the problem occurs more often when the generator is exposed to heat, I try to keep it in shade but that only works some of the time.
Please help!
I determined the 2500 generator was not big enough to run my load. I switched to a 3550 watt generator to run the same load (2300 total watts). I'm running into the same problem. Now the generator won't shut off completely, it continues to run, however the circuit break trips and I don't get power to my steamer and refrigerator.
Now this doesn't happen all the time, some times it works the entire time I am serving (2-3 hours), sometimes it trips and I have to reset the circuits and it works for a while then trips again. I'm not sure what the issue is as a 3550 watt generator should run my load.
Other variables: I use a 20amp power strip and run two extension cords from the power strip to the steamer and refrigerator. I am not using heavy duty extension cords, I'm using your typical orange cords. 1 cord is 50ft and 1 is 100ft. Could there be in an issue in how I'm plugging my equipment into my generator?
I've also noticed the problem occurs more often when the generator is exposed to heat, I try to keep it in shade but that only works some of the time.
Please help!