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How big is your generator?
Posted on 7/31/13 at 7:56 am
Posted on 7/31/13 at 7:56 am
Generator? Looking at picking one up for Hurricane season. Wanting to run fridge, ac, some lights, and freezer. What's your set up? I'll hang up and listen now.
This post was edited on 7/31/13 at 8:35 am
Posted on 7/31/13 at 8:00 am to Coast Tiger
5500 watt will be fine as long as your ac is window units. If you wish to run central ac,electric stove and water heater you will need a 15KW for starters.
Posted on 7/31/13 at 8:06 am to Coast Tiger
Honda EU2000i
EU2000i
•2000 watts, 120V
•Ideal for TV/DVD, satellite, fridge, coffee pot, and more
•Super quiet
•Easy to carry - less than 47 lbs!!
•Fuel efficient - up to 9.6 hrs on 1 gal of gas
•Inverter - stable power for computers and more
EU2000i
•2000 watts, 120V
•Ideal for TV/DVD, satellite, fridge, coffee pot, and more
•Super quiet
•Easy to carry - less than 47 lbs!!
•Fuel efficient - up to 9.6 hrs on 1 gal of gas
•Inverter - stable power for computers and more
Posted on 7/31/13 at 8:08 am to Coast Tiger
You can get the electric company or an electrician to do an energy audit. You can turn everything on and check it while your AC is running on a hot August day, about 2 p.m. That is your peak demand. If you want no interruption in your usage - I would size the generator to 10 to 15% above peak demand (or just the next class up).
You can also, sort of, do it yourself by checking your meter and seeing how many KW you take from the electric company from about 1 pm to 5 pm on hot, July and August afternoons and divide by 4. That should be a good average high demand number, but I would still size the class above that.
You can also, sort of, do it yourself by checking your meter and seeing how many KW you take from the electric company from about 1 pm to 5 pm on hot, July and August afternoons and divide by 4. That should be a good average high demand number, but I would still size the class above that.
This post was edited on 7/31/13 at 8:09 am
Posted on 7/31/13 at 8:20 am to Coast Tiger
6000kw is good if your ac is a window unit? I have a 17kw standby that runs the central ac and most of the house....
Just really depends on your ac.
Just really depends on your ac.
Posted on 7/31/13 at 8:24 am to Ranger198
I have a 4ton central air unit.
Got a 7month old and if a hurricane comes I want to make sure him and mama will be comfortable.
Got a 7month old and if a hurricane comes I want to make sure him and mama will be comfortable.
Posted on 7/31/13 at 8:31 am to Coast Tiger
Gonna take a big one to run the ac unit. You can go a lot cheaper with a smaller generator and a big window unit and just use part of the house. I have a 9000kw and we run everything but the ac units. Just use a nice big window unit and cool the front of the house.
This post was edited on 7/31/13 at 8:38 am
Posted on 7/31/13 at 8:32 am to Coast Tiger
9 inches
Oh sorry. 6800 W
Oh sorry. 6800 W
This post was edited on 7/31/13 at 8:34 am
Posted on 7/31/13 at 8:42 am to Coast Tiger
I have 12 kw and it will kick off a 3 ton ac unit with hard start solenoid installed on ac unit.
Posted on 7/31/13 at 8:45 am to TIGER2
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hard start solenoid installed on ac uni
What does that do? Im wondering if my 9k can run my little 3 ton unit. Know it cant run my 4 ton unit.
Posted on 7/31/13 at 8:47 am to Coast Tiger
These are mine and so far I like them.
I haven't needed them yet but they are really quite and I have 4 5gal cans ready to fuel them.
They won't run my central air but I have 2 small windows units I load tested and these will easily run both of them, my fridge, freezer some lights and fans with no issues.
I haven't needed them yet but they are really quite and I have 4 5gal cans ready to fuel them.
They won't run my central air but I have 2 small windows units I load tested and these will easily run both of them, my fridge, freezer some lights and fans with no issues.
Posted on 7/31/13 at 8:52 am to Langston
It stores energy for when the ac kicks on. It helps to get the compressor going when it is first turned on. This is what the ac guy told me. When my ac units were new,the generator could kick them on with no problem. after a few years it would not and my ac guy put these on and it has worked fine since the install.
Posted on 7/31/13 at 9:07 am to Coast Tiger
6500, I usually just run a medium sized window unit in the living room if I have too. Will run that, fridge and all the fans necessary to keep air moving.
Posted on 7/31/13 at 11:30 am to Coast Tiger
I have a 5500 watt for my place in Texas. It runs:
-Well
-Lights
-Ceiling Fan
-Small window unit for a bedroom
LINK to approximate what your generator can run.
-Well
-Lights
-Ceiling Fan
-Small window unit for a bedroom
LINK to approximate what your generator can run.
Posted on 7/31/13 at 2:15 pm to CoastieGM
5500 Watt. Wired directly into the house. Runs window AC, TVs, fans, fridge, freezer, lights. I turn on just about all the breakers and justs use what I need, when I need it.
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