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Mine is also plugged into the instant hot receptacle. This is a duplex receptacle so the instant hot was plugged in also. After having it like this for a couple of years we finally had a 2 pot meal going trying to use both burners and the breaker kept tripping.
I guess that 20 amps couldn't double cook and heat water at the same time. The instant hot is now unplugged and we have that switch for the cooktop.
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David Styf 82 FC 33 SB SOLD 89 SP 36 Silver Edition SOLD 96 WB Valparaiso, In./Baldwin, Mi. |
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Would not be hard to add a switch for the cook top. My bus has a propane cook top, but there is a factory installed plug under the counter, beside the konstant hot plug, marked "cooktop". Could just switch that plug.
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Peter Haggins Courtenay, BC Canada 96wb42 Mid Door |
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Randy mine is doing the same thing I believe! The cook top beeps every so often and I could not figure out where it was coming from. At the "Q" rally this week I determined it was the induction stove top making the noise even though there were no lights lit on it. I am going to wire a switch to the outlet so I can shut it down like I do my microwave. My batteries were being sucked down quicker than a slurpee on a 100 degree day!
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Chris Hickey 1995 42WB S60 DENVER, CO Last edited by Larpy; 01-28-2023 at 04:39 PM. |
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OK,i can't remember when i changed to the induction stovetop but with covid and all that we have not been on any long road trips where we dry camped a lot,then we went to the Blue Moon airport rally and i was having battery issues,with almost new L16 batteries.
(4 batteries). Like ***? i had use L16's for years with no issues,but i came on a deal to buy 6 1yo L16s and i replaced the 4 i had and added 2 more,i have 6 L16's and i was still not getting the life i thought i should have between charges,something weird was going on. So i searched and turned stuff on and off and still did not find the draw. And then during a after dinner talk with Shawn and Bill i remembered Kip posting about the induction stove sucking power. That was the problem. Today i will figure out how to switch it or whatever,we head to the Love Birds rally in a few weeks and we dry camp along the way. Beep? you say your stove beeps? Maybe mine does too,but i have not heard a beep in 20 years!
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DO NOT SEND PM email me at randy@randydupree.com only. Randy Dupree 2000 LXI 43 Bainbridge,Ga. Port St Joe Fl. www.buybyebluebird.com randy@randydupree.com |
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Thanks for the heads up about the possible parasitic draw. I will check ours soon. Unplugging it is no hassle compared to how well it works.
The old cast iron pot I picked up at flywheelers can sure boil some water in a hurry on that thing! I want to run a test soon to see how much faster it is than the propane.
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Jim Reynolds Winchester, Tennessee '99 LXi |
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Charlie’s in the back turning the knobs!
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Dallas, Pennsylvania 2000 LXI SS “She’s A Beauty” 2003 M380 SS “Clark” W/GOATRAILS (SOLD) |
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Jim and Michele Walters 2000 LX ME 2020 to Present '93 WLWB 2008 to 2020 Bluebird of Happiness 2021 Rubicon Unlimited ![]() 2002 Silverado Diesel 2500 HD 4x4 ![]() 260-224-1278 |
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Have run Kenyon (high end) 2 burner induction range for years on 6 - L16’s. Has special circuit to limit output of both plates to 15a AC total. On initial install removed InstaHot and used that switchable outlet for the range. It stays Off unless being used. Never checked to see whether it has a phantom draw or not. Also have switch for Sharp microwave (in upper cab) and front TV electronics which also stays Off unless being used. Nighttime phantom draw for entire coach load down to < 3a DC when Hurricane & it’s fans not running. Starlink adds about 5a to the mix. But I switch it off before hitting the hay. Goes back On in the morning and have been leaving it On all day. Dishie heater (for snow melting) is Off. At Q have consistently seen 200-250a & sometimes 300a DC total down in morning, if nighttime outside ambient is at or near freezing.. On those nites Hurricane runs quite a bit. But wife not here to use TV all night. On sunny day that amount down is no problem for 1500w of solar to recharge. With Winter sun angle it takes till 2 pm to reach 100% though. Lots of experience running this coach off-grid all Summer. But sun angle and shorter days at Q in late Jan limits amount of total available recharge. That plus I run flat mounted panels as opposed to tilted. Tilting adds about 2 hrs of useful charging time, which is not as important in Summer with those longer sun hours. In Winter, 300a DC down is about the limit without need to use the geny 30 min or so in the morning. At Q sometimes did that to give the the charging process a boost to the Bulk voltage limit (and make coffee/eggs or pancakes in the morning
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Van & Toni in TX & AZ 2004 M380 DS & 2013 Fiat 500 Pop or 2021 Jeep JL NoGasWelcomeAboard on YT Last edited by NoGas; 02-03-2023 at 03:16 AM. |
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I really need to tell the story when I woke up on new year's and we had the AC and heates running at the same time on generator power! I will never have slideouts because I need all the weight and storage capacity possible for batteries, water, and fuel!
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Jim Reynolds Winchester, Tennessee '99 LXi |
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