I had purchased a 3500 watt Powerhouse generator as some of the places we wanted to camp were not full service campgrounds. We wanted to be able to set up and enjoy most creature comforts if we were at a race track or setup on a lake fishing in the middle of nowhere hence the generator. It is big enough we can run the appliances in trailer just not all at once plus keeping the battery charged. All we required was a venue where we could try out our new system.
The Dirt Nationals just happened to be running in Brockville at this time. One phone call and I had two weekend passes and a campsite booked and confirmed. We were all set for a long weekend of racing ,staying at the track with no tent involved and all the comforts of home.
Thursday arrived and prep began . Load all the food and refreshments into the trailer.
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Load the generator and all necessary wiring and adaptors into the truck.
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Fill water tank with water and put spare jugs of water in truck.
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Hook up trailer and do pre-trip inspection of lights and coupling.
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Let’s hit the road.
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It starts to rain .
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45 minutes later we arrive at Cornwall Motor Speedway and the rain has stopped. We check in and proceed to our campsite. Set up is no problem easy peasy lemon squeezey . Slide the generator to the back of the pick-up and make all connections , start it up and the lights come on. Perfect. The water pressure at the toilet is low but the pump isn’t bled yet, then there is no water. That’s not good. crawl under the trailer and discover that when the factory winterized the trailer they did not replace the drain cap and its not something the dealership checked. I picked up a drain cap at the local dealer and checked all the winterizing fixtures. Found out the bypass valve was left open. Closed that and filled tank from the spare jugs. Turned on the pump and let it come to pressure. It shut off and would cycle on a demand basis. Perfect. Water system is now working fine.
Test the fridge. Switching to propane from shore power is seamless.
The rest of the weekend was spent watching races and enjoying all the comforts of home.
