[Bernie]

Over the years owners have had power to their stored coach shut off for whatever reason. It could be due to an area wide power outage or a tripped breaker or may just be temporary. But if the power is off for an extended period (and in this case we did not know) it will not be long before the battery power is depleted. I think most of our coaches have phantom loads and they will eventually kill a set of batteries. But even before the batteries are dead the inverters will shut down as Tom mentions. It won’t be long before the stuff in the refrigerator (if any) begin to rot.

A power outage can be a temporary event and nothing to get excited about, or it can be an expensive problem if not dealt with.

Like Gary I have my generator exhaust capable of being plumbed through the garage wall. I not only will protect the coach by running it in an emergency outage, I will feed power to my house. But I do not leave it on any kind of auto-start because we are only a few paces from the bus. It is a different story if the bus is stored remotely.

If I did not know the extent of the loss of power in terms of time I would likely start the generator, bring all batteries to a full charge and them put the bus to sleep. The process is more complex as coaches get newer I think, but my first objective is to secure the safety of the coach and its batteries.