Hi, I’m Roland, a fellow Rialta owner, and yes, mine came with a non-working generator also. I spent many hours researching and troubleshooting trying to fix my Generac NP-30G. I also spent hundreds of dollars on parts, only to find that the most critical parts (stator and rotor) were no longer available.

After being unable to fix the Generac generator that came with my Rialta, I decided to try a portable generator. I went with a 2000 watt version because it was the largest I was willing to carry in and out of the Rialta. Well, unfortunately it would not run my air conditioner which was the main reason I needed a generator, so I ended up returning it. Besides, I really wanted a built-in generator, so I wasn’t too disappointed.

After finding the portable generator inadequate to run my air conditioner an a major hassle to haul around, I got the bright ideal of buying a used Generac NP-30G hoping that I could get the parts I needed to fix mine. Well that actually worked for a while, but even though the generator was now working, I wasn’t very confident in it. It seemed very weak as it struggled to power my AC, it was loud as heck, and the exhaust fumes were ridiculous. It also had this weird problem of revving out of control when there was no load on the generator. So once my batteries were fully charged it would just start revving like crazy. I’d have to shut it down out of fear that it would blow.

Then the oil leak started. At first I tried thicker oil and then stop leak. Neither worked. So I pulled the generator to fix the oil leak. When I thought I had it fixed I reinstalled the generator, only to find that it still leaked. I had had enough. That was my third time pulling that generator. The next time would be my last. I had to find a solution to my generator problems.

I wanted so bad to have the power and quietness of the new inverter generators on the market, but built-in like the Generac NP-30G and Onan 3KVC-83B that came in the Rialta. So I started researching the possibility of converting one of these inverter generators into a “RV” edition, and the rest is history! 🙂

So what qualifies me to perform this conversion? The short answer is I worked in the welding and fabrication industry for over 13 years. Seven of those years was in my own business where I specialized in building utility trailers. I trained as a welder in high school and started my own welding business a few years later. I built everything from barbeque pits to steel buildings (including my own welding shop).

In 1990 I got interested in computers and the next thing you know people were asking me for help. An I loved providing it too, so it was a perfect segue into a new career. 28 years later I’m still working as a computer consultant, but I never lost my love for building things. So when I need stuff that doesn’t exist, I create it. You know what they say, “necessity is the mother of invention”. Well the Rialta Renegade is a perfect example.

What I have done here is converted an off the shelf generator into one that will fit into our tiny RV’s, eliminating the need to haul around a portable generator and all the hassles that come with it. And thanks to advancements in technology, the Rialta Renegade is more powerful, more efficient, and quieter than the original OEM versions. Oh Happy Day!

Ready to upgrade? Then give me a call or shoot me an email. I’ll be building these things as long as there’s a need.

Thanks for stopping by!

Roland