Generator recommendations...
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Larry Gude
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More is more.
Ohms law; 3,500 ain't much.
How much of an object is money?
You can go with this;
Shop for Honda Power Equipment
Or you can find noisy, decent 6/kdubs under a grand
Also, what's your fuel preference?
Ohms law; 3,500 ain't much.
How much of an object is money?
You can go with this;
Shop for Honda Power Equipment
Or you can find noisy, decent 6/kdubs under a grand
Also, what's your fuel preference?
Larry Gude
Strung Out
Baja28
Obama destroyed America
Holy googa munga Larry!More is more.
Ohms law; 3,500 ain't much.
How much of an object is money?
You can go with this;
Shop for Honda Power Equipment
Or you can find noisy, decent 6/kdubs under a grand
Also, what's your fuel preference?
$5K?? 
If I were gonna jump to that wattage, I'd go with this...
http://www.lowes.com/pd_296701-348-30341_5002559_?productId=1243099&Ntt=generators&Ntk=i_products&pl=1¤tURL=/pl_Stocked%2Bin%2BStores_5002559__s?Ntt=generators$Va=29
I have an all electric house so cooking/heating/AC are out. All I need are lights/plugs which keeps me online and my alarm clock working. 13 amps @240V will do me nicely. I'm the guy with low 'lectric bills too.
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GWguy
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I have a preference for units that use Honda or Subaru motors. I've had my 2200w unit since hurricane Gloria, it has never let me down. Briggs units tend to use more fuel, are louder and seem to require more maintenance/attention. I loath Tecumseh motors.
If you plan on going 220V into the breaker panel, go bigger than 3500w. More like 6000-6500, especially if you have well water.
If you plan on going 220V into the breaker panel, go bigger than 3500w. More like 6000-6500, especially if you have well water.
Larry Gude
Strung Out
Holy googa munga Larry!
If I were gonna jump to that wattage, I'd go with this... http://www.lowes.com/pd_296701-348-30341_5002559_?productId=1243099&Ntt=generators&Ntk=i_products&pl=1¤tURL=/pl_Stocked%2Bin%2BStores_5002559__s?Ntt=generators$Va=29
I have an all electric house so cooking/heating/AC are out. All I need are lights/plugs which keeps me online and my alarm clock working. 13 amps @240V will do me nicely. I'm the guy with low 'lectric bills too.
It is a NICE uni!
13 amps ain't sheeeeet. City water pressure?
Baja28
Obama destroyed America
No well water. I know what you're saying though....start up current.
I was kicking around going to the 6kw units but really can't justify it. I don't cook and I can do without heat/AC for a day or so. All I need is the fridge, TV, router/modem and my laptop.
Baja28
Obama destroyed America
Yea, city water.It is a NICE uni!
13 amps ain't sheeeeet. City water pressure?
GWguy
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No well water. I know what you're saying though....start up current.
I was kicking around going to the 6kw units but really can't justify it. I don't cook and I can do without heat/AC for a day or so. All I need it the fridge, TV, router/modem and my laptop.
That's what I run on my 2200w. The big issue is surge. If everything is staggered, I can run the fridge, downstairs freezer, TV and acces., computer, and lights, and in the winter the pellet stove.
huntr1
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Get one with a Briggs motor or, if you want to spend the extra $$, even better would be a Honda motor.
I have a 5K Coleman w/ Tecumseh motor and wish I had spent the extra $100 to get Briggs.
Larry Gude
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Vince
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5500 Watt Portable Generator - Generators - Troy Bilt
Currently have this one. Go to Lowes and price them. Comes with a 220 plug, but you'll have to get something to adapt to where you're plugging it into. Recommend you see what you want to run with it and go from there, and get an adapter kit for the plug in. You won't be able to run heat pumps, but it will run an air con window unit. Don't try to run your deep well pump off of it unless you want to take the chance on burning it up and replacing it. From everything I've read, portable generators might not operate at the exact voltage and freqs required by a deep well pump. I run my frig, freezer, some lights, TV, etc. off of it and not all at once. In the summer, I used it when we had the hurricane come through and had a window air con unit on it as well. Never really loaded it down to see what it could do.
Currently have this one. Go to Lowes and price them. Comes with a 220 plug, but you'll have to get something to adapt to where you're plugging it into. Recommend you see what you want to run with it and go from there, and get an adapter kit for the plug in. You won't be able to run heat pumps, but it will run an air con window unit. Don't try to run your deep well pump off of it unless you want to take the chance on burning it up and replacing it. From everything I've read, portable generators might not operate at the exact voltage and freqs required by a deep well pump. I run my frig, freezer, some lights, TV, etc. off of it and not all at once. In the summer, I used it when we had the hurricane come through and had a window air con unit on it as well. Never really loaded it down to see what it could do.
GWguy
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Care to explain how you coordinate the compressors on the fridge and the freezer?
Easy. Fire one up, let the gen stabilize. A few minutes later, fire up the other one. The compressor cycles never both turn on at the same time after that. They can run fine together, just can't turn them on both at the same time. I've run for 7 days like that.
Larry Gude
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Larry Gude
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Larry Gude
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But Vince, how else will you know when the mains come back on line if the generator doesn't...let you know?
All kidding aside, anyone who doesn't understand what he means, CLEARLY, don't do it!!! Run you some drop cords to your essentials.
Baja28
Obama destroyed America
I'm copying and pasting. What am I doing wrong?you suck at linking to links.
Yea I'll have to turn off the main. I rarely lose power so I'm not going all out with the transfer switch. I'm on the Lowes site lookin.