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<blockquote data-quote="ratski" data-source="post: 2900303" data-attributes="member: 936"><p>It is a Rowenta Iron with an auto on/off feature.</p><p>Draw on it is 1715 Watts</p><p>We measured an amp draw of 12 amps as it cycled up, then it drops back to hibernation. The wattage/amp use after the cycling drops pretty low. It is the power up cycle that causes the genny to trip.</p><p></p><p>The auto on/auto off feature is sort of like what you get with a laser printer. When you turn it on, it powers up, gets everything ready to print and then snoozes.</p><p>I have to think that this is the same thing. </p><p></p><p>It cycles up when powered on to be able to be used rapidly when needed. Both heat and steam cycles are ready to use within about 30 seconds of grabbing it. It has auto off even if left down. If it doesn't move in the down position for over 30 seconds, it shuts the heat off.</p><p></p><p>Pretty standard for these irons from what I have seen over the last 10 years of owning them.</p><p></p><p>I agree that it is pretty hard to wrap your head around it causing this type of an issue, but it is like using a blow dryer when running the generator. Most of those are 1500 Watts or higher. If the generator is rated for 6KW, that is 25% of the total Wattage available. If you are running a large house and already at (lets say) 5000 Watts, kicking on the blow dryer will put you over the top.</p><p></p><p>This was just one of those weird things that took a while to pin down. Posted it to let anyone else know that if they ever have an issue with their power flow using a generator, there might be something like this lurking in their house that they don't know about. I sure didn't. Cost me two hours of my electricians time to get it figured out. </p><p></p><p>Dave</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ratski, post: 2900303, member: 936"] It is a Rowenta Iron with an auto on/off feature. Draw on it is 1715 Watts We measured an amp draw of 12 amps as it cycled up, then it drops back to hibernation. The wattage/amp use after the cycling drops pretty low. It is the power up cycle that causes the genny to trip. The auto on/auto off feature is sort of like what you get with a laser printer. When you turn it on, it powers up, gets everything ready to print and then snoozes. I have to think that this is the same thing. It cycles up when powered on to be able to be used rapidly when needed. Both heat and steam cycles are ready to use within about 30 seconds of grabbing it. It has auto off even if left down. If it doesn't move in the down position for over 30 seconds, it shuts the heat off. Pretty standard for these irons from what I have seen over the last 10 years of owning them. I agree that it is pretty hard to wrap your head around it causing this type of an issue, but it is like using a blow dryer when running the generator. Most of those are 1500 Watts or higher. If the generator is rated for 6KW, that is 25% of the total Wattage available. If you are running a large house and already at (lets say) 5000 Watts, kicking on the blow dryer will put you over the top. This was just one of those weird things that took a while to pin down. Posted it to let anyone else know that if they ever have an issue with their power flow using a generator, there might be something like this lurking in their house that they don't know about. I sure didn't. Cost me two hours of my electricians time to get it figured out. Dave [/QUOTE]
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