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Generator-->Water-->Toilet
Yahoo Message Number: 205
Hi All,

I have a couple of questions for the Lazy Daze owners here. They are sort of related.

1) My Lazy Daze literature states that generators  are now standard equipment. How common are generators  during the years 1985 - 1995? Is there a compartment to  add one after the fact without too much hassle?
2)
 Let's say you go camping without hookups and run down the batteries. Your water pump is then not functional. Can you then work the toilet? Are they all gravity flush? Is the water supply above the toilet so that it can refill without any electrical power? Can you dribble water out of the faucets?

Oops, that number 2 is way more than a couple of questions! Thanks in advance for your informative replies

--- Fritz
Generator-->Water-->Toilet
Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 206
Fritz, LD plumbing is the same as the rest out there, and the water tank sits on the coach floor. If the water pump dies - no water for anything. Ours is an '83, and there is a drain valve on the water tank that is easy to use, so water can be available in an emergency for dumping in the toilet or filling a sink (if you carry a bucket). Presumably the situation with other models/years is similar.

In about 7 years, we have never run down the batteries to that point, but we have beefed up the system to make it real unlikely. Our older model came with one 12V coach battery.
We added a second and two 53 Watt solar panels. We also have optimized other aspects of the motorhome to maximize our dry-camp stays, such that water and waste capacity are the biggest limitations.

We have no generator in our 22' model, and would have to give up valuable exterior storage to have one installed. Not a compromize I am willing to make.

Steve
2004 FL
2013 Honda Fit
Generator-->Water-->Toilet
Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 207
I agree with Steve about the generator. I have a 1985 22' model with no generator or solar, and two
6-volt Trojan batteries. Because I don't have AC (I have
 a swamp cooler) or microwave, I can dry camp for several days by being conservative. As Steve said, water and waste are the limiting factors. My LD has a generator compartment built in and is pre-wired to accommodate one, but I am also unwilling to give up the outside storage space or carrying capacity by installing one. Plus, I'm just not a generator kinda guy! ;-) If at some point I decide I must have one, I'll buy a small quiet Honda generator to charge batteries, etc.

Greg
Greg & Victoria
2017 Mid-Bath  “Nocona” towing a manual 2015 Forester
Previously a 1985 TK
SKP #61264
Generator-->Water-->Toilet
Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 210
Fritz, As the others have said, most units have the compartment ready to accept a generator. I asked at the showroom and they quoted me $3,000 to install one. When you're camping and the batteries start to get low, all you do is turn on the engine for a while and charge them up. $1 worth of gas! They're isolated from the engine battery. That is why it took so long for the brothers at LD to make generators standard.
You really don't need one. Jay
 
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Reply #4 –
Yahoo Message Number: 211
Fritz, I have a '92, 22 footer. Unlike the rest, I have elected to install a generator. The bigest reason is that we live in Phoenix and do some camping in and around the Valley of the Sun. I was frustrated by being limited to where I could camp because of the lack of hook ups. With out hook ups, there can be no A/C.
Quite frankly I like the independence the generator alows. Also, my wife and I travel with two dogs, if we have to leave them in the home for some reason we can control the temperture.
You will loose the outside compartment on the driver's side. I felt it to be a small price to pay.
Just another opinion Don.