[RE-wrenches] washer on OutBack inverter

[Eric Stevens]

Dave,

The problem may not be with the generator or the inverter function of 
the Outback inverter, but rather with the charger section of the Outback 
which is activated whenever there is generator input.

I had a similar experience with an off-grid customer in Springfield VT.  
He has a traditional FX or VFX set-up that ran fine for years.  Then he 
changed-out his LP cooking range to one with electronic brains and added 
UPS units to his computer.  Running with normal inverter power was fine, 
but if the generator was turned on, the cook-top display went haywire 
and the UPS units stopped working.  Suspicion was immediately directed 
to the generator, but if the system was placed in bypass, everything 
worked fine with the generator power...even with a cheap portable 
generator hooked-up temporarily .

Conclusion was that the Outback charger must be introducing some 
unwanted electronic noise.  The customer decided to live with it rather 
than try to fix it.  My recommendation would be some L-C line filtering 
tuned to 60 Hz to reduce electronic noise.  Try your system in bypass.

Eric Stevens

Vermont Made Energy

Grafton VT

(802) 289-2280

>> On Oct 21, 2024, at 9:12?AM, David Palumbo via RE-wrenches 
>> <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
>> 
>> ?
>> Wrenches,
>> 
>> I need to replace a front load washer in my off grid rental house.
>> 
>> Looking at LG's and I'm wondering if any of you have experience with 
>> them running on OutBack inverter power.
>> 
>> The Maytag washer I'm replacing ran fine on inverter power but would 
>> not operate on Generac Eco-Gen power.
>> 
>> Dave Palumbo
>> Hyde Park, Vermont
>> 802-371-8678 voice or text
>> 
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>> Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 15:12:17 +0000
>> From: David Palumbo <palumbo131m at gmail.com>
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>> Subject: [RE-wrenches] washer on OutBack inverter
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>> Wrenches,
>> 
>> I need to replace a front load washer in my off grid rental house.
>> 
>> Looking at LG's and I'm wondering if any of you have experience with 
>> them running on OutBack inverter power.
>> 
>> The Maytag washer I'm replacing ran fine on inverter power but would 
>> not operate on Generac Eco-Gen power.
>> 
>> Dave Palumbo
>> Hyde Park, Vermont
>> 802-371-8678 voice or text
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>> Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 09:19:18 -0600
>> From: Jay <jay.peltz at gmail.com>
>> To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
>> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] washer on OutBack inverter
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>> Hi David
>> 
>> I?ve never had an issue with any electronic washer with an Outback, 
>> that?s the best I can say.
>> 
>> Jay
> 
> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 12:00:34 -0400
> From: Chris Schaefer <chris at solarandwindfx.com>
> To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] washer on OutBack inverter
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> Ditto. I've been running many different brands of front loading washers 
> for
> multiple clients on OB Radian and VFX/GVFX & FXR as well as Magnum
> MS4448PAE and still here at my own home on a pair of Trace SW5548's 
> since
> 2002. Zero issues.
> 
> Christopher
> 
> On Mon, Oct 21, 2024 at 11:20?AM Jay via RE-wrenches <
> re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
> 
>> Hi David
>> 
>> I?ve never had an issue with any electronic washer with an Outback, 
>> that?s
>> the best I can say.
>> 
>> Jay
>> 
>> On Oct 21, 2024, at 9:12?AM, David Palumbo via RE-wrenches <
>> re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
>> 
>> ?
>> Wrenches,
>> 
>> I need to replace a front load washer in my off grid rental house.
>> 
>> Looking at LG's and I'm wondering if any of you have experience with 
>> them
>> running on OutBack inverter power.
>> 
>> The Maytag washer I'm replacing ran fine on inverter power but would 
>> not
>> operate on Generac Eco-Gen power.
>> 
>> Dave Palumbo
>> Hyde Park, Vermont
>> 802-371-8678 voice or text
> 
> Message: 7
> Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:02:26 -0700
> From: Bob-O <rekindaguy at yahoo.com>
> To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] washer on OutBack inverter
> Message-ID: <6C8326CD-B1EA-4F9E-8A7A-16D76A91EEAD at yahoo.com>
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> We?ve had an LG front loader for years. Kathleen wrote it up in HP 
> (rip). It?s an ?Inverter-Direct Drive? model,  whatever that means. 
> Energy Star, of course. It runs on an OLD FX-2524 and has been flawless 
> (so far?). That sound you hear is me knocking on wood?.
> Bob-O
> 
> On Oct 21, 2024, at 8:13?AM, David Palumbo via RE-wrenches 
> <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
> 
> ?
> Wrenches,
> 
> I need to replace a front load washer in my off grid rental house.
> 
> Looking at LG's and I'm wondering if any of you have experience with 
> them running on OutBack inverter power.
> 
> The Maytag washer I'm replacing ran fine on inverter power but would 
> not operate on Generac Eco-Gen power.
> 
> Dave Palumbo
> Hyde Park, Vermont
> 802-371-8678 voice or text
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