Plumb in a RV size bottle, temporarily and run the generator like you would power your house during an outage. Obviously it won't be exact due to outside temperature differences, but it should be close.
When you build the house to you put in a main tie in for the generator or what? I have zero experience with them.
All Bolt Electric sold us ours and installed it during the house build. The generator comes with it's own breaker box/control panel that works with the processor on the generator unit to detect line voltage and switch the house from main power to generator power, then back to main power when it comes back on.
It also starts itself once a week to charge the battery and run a self-test; but it doesn't do an actual power outage simulation.
It also starts itself once a week to charge the battery and run a self-test; but it doesn't do an actual power outage simulation.
1000 gallons for a little more than 2 weeks of use..
Have you guys put a pencil to the daily cost to run that .
I have an electric 2500watt continuous 4000 peak that i have ran a 14" delta chop saw under load and a 1/2" drill under load for many hours off the thing at the same time...
It will run my 110 mig welder with the argon .. it will also run a window unit..
All off of batteries...Yes you must charge them..but solar panels are nice for that...
Seen a guy use a push lawnmower to spin a GM alternator to keep his batteries charged so he can use his flood lights and ac unit
while fishing at webber falls below the dam. That was a pretty slick setup.
Do not know how much gas it used..but the little tank on it would run all night could not have been but 1/2 gallon.
Have you guys put a pencil to the daily cost to run that .
I have an electric 2500watt continuous 4000 peak that i have ran a 14" delta chop saw under load and a 1/2" drill under load for many hours off the thing at the same time...
It will run my 110 mig welder with the argon .. it will also run a window unit..
All off of batteries...Yes you must charge them..but solar panels are nice for that...
Seen a guy use a push lawnmower to spin a GM alternator to keep his batteries charged so he can use his flood lights and ac unit
while fishing at webber falls below the dam. That was a pretty slick setup.
Do not know how much gas it used..but the little tank on it would run all night could not have been but 1/2 gallon.
Yep, and it's UGLY!
Ultimately, I'm not looking to burn through the entire tank all at once though. But I do enjoy the peace of mind knowing that if I lose power in the middle of the night that I'll still wake up to a warm house and a hot shower. Also not having to wonder if I have to unload 2-1/2 freezers full of food. I'd definitely install another generator if I built another house.
good grief that's about 50 gallons per day @ $2.50 gal = $125 per day to run
Honda EU2000i runs for 3.5 hours per gallon at full load, 8 hours per gal at 1/3 load. it's a amazing what a little EU2000 genset will run at the same time. one full size refrigerator and 3 freezers .. all at the same time with EU2000i... was careful to plug in one at a time.
Its amazing, KenL can run his whole house just like he would on any other day and not have to compute wattage and what can and can't be plugged in at the same time. If you think about somebody that gets a beef butchered and has a deep freeze full of meat that can be lost in a long duration power outage, there is a lot of money to be lost. Another thing to consider, some people work professions that has them out working rain or shine, natural disaster or not. So having that generator to run the house without having to babysit switching plugs and cords around all day is definitely peace of mind.
This is starting to remind me of the guy that bashes somebody that buys a Glock when a Highpoint will usually go bang too.
Yep.
I could easily justify $125/day or more to stay in business. Heck, I'd even offer to run fuel out to the generator for the 700ft radio tower nearby because my Internet connection goes through that tower. A day of lost work makes me lose a lot more than $125. There's a reason that my ISP gets called as soon as a hiccough fails to rectify itself within ~5-10 minutes. If no answer, then direct messages get sent.
Just because we're out of power in western Oklahoma doesn't mean that my clients in Florida, Texas, Alaska, or the UK aren't.
I only have a 5500 watt Generac that I picked up from Home Depot for $250 almost 2 years ago. But it will keep what I need going for a week. If travel to refuel is still impossible by then, we've got bigger problems.
was not bashing at all ... just amazed at $125 per day to run costs .. some folks due to medical issues have to have AC all the time and/or need certain equipment running, etc.
notice I'm running 1 full size refrigerator and 3 freezers loaded with food .. all at the same time with one EU2000i. I've got a second EU2000 that can run in parallel, but have not needed to... then I've got a 5500 watt construction genset with 11hp honda that never gets used anymore.
last bad ice storm, power was out for 2 1/2 weeks ... gas station were down too, hard to find gas for awhile... learned you run the smallest possible genset and still function. fuel can get hard to find during extended power outages... there are times where costs is not the issue, but finding fuel is...
