StevePrater
07-29-2019, 07:34 PM
I have a question that has been puzzling me for over a year now.
Due to poor plumbing work on my part, I sprung a leak in my Class C 2008 Gulfstream BTouring Cruiser. The leak reached and killed my converter.
Not knowing where the converter was located caused me do do a long hard search throughout the coach. In the course of the search, I found an inverter mounted under the closet in the bedroom, near where the Onan 4000 onboard generator is mounted. One call to Gulfstream later they told me the converter was mounted on the floor under the kitchen cabinets, which had to be disassembled to gain access.
Long story short, the converter was replaced and all is good in that respect.
My question is, why does my coach have a INVERTER? I know what a inverter is, and what it does, I just can't figure out why I have one. NOTHING 120 works unless plugged in to shore power, or the generator is running. Hot water heater is 12v/gas, Dometic fridge is Propane/120 autoswitching, Lights are all 12v, 2 televisions, and none work without being plugged in to shore power or generator running, same for the microwave/convection oven.
So why does my unit have a inverter? Maybe it's defective and I should have 120 "somewhere" from my batteries?
Due to poor plumbing work on my part, I sprung a leak in my Class C 2008 Gulfstream BTouring Cruiser. The leak reached and killed my converter.
Not knowing where the converter was located caused me do do a long hard search throughout the coach. In the course of the search, I found an inverter mounted under the closet in the bedroom, near where the Onan 4000 onboard generator is mounted. One call to Gulfstream later they told me the converter was mounted on the floor under the kitchen cabinets, which had to be disassembled to gain access.
Long story short, the converter was replaced and all is good in that respect.
My question is, why does my coach have a INVERTER? I know what a inverter is, and what it does, I just can't figure out why I have one. NOTHING 120 works unless plugged in to shore power, or the generator is running. Hot water heater is 12v/gas, Dometic fridge is Propane/120 autoswitching, Lights are all 12v, 2 televisions, and none work without being plugged in to shore power or generator running, same for the microwave/convection oven.
So why does my unit have a inverter? Maybe it's defective and I should have 120 "somewhere" from my batteries?