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re: Educate me about standby generators
Posted on 3/17/16 at 12:47 pm to jmarto1
Posted on 3/17/16 at 12:47 pm to jmarto1
Unless there is a person in the house will serious medical issues I don't see the point. Get a couple of small portable generators and you'll be fine. Realistically, how often does your power go out for an extended period of time ?
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Posted on 3/17/16 at 12:57 pm to ElderTiger
So stack generators? Seems like a good idea
Posted on 3/17/16 at 1:03 pm to ElderTiger
Asking the cost of a stand by generator is like asking the price on a car "It really depends." Houses with the same sq. ft. can have very different power requirements, such as all electric vs. a combination of gas and electric.
Each house has to be sized because of the electrical equipment it contains like AC units, Freezers, refrigerators, ovens/stove, dryer, etc.
Other factors for natural gas generator are how far from the generator is the gas meter, or is a tank required. The brand of generator is also a factor, a Cummings or Kohler will be more expensive than a Generic but for a good reason.
Do you want to run your whole house or just certain items will effect the cost.
Each house has to be sized because of the electrical equipment it contains like AC units, Freezers, refrigerators, ovens/stove, dryer, etc.
Other factors for natural gas generator are how far from the generator is the gas meter, or is a tank required. The brand of generator is also a factor, a Cummings or Kohler will be more expensive than a Generic but for a good reason.
Do you want to run your whole house or just certain items will effect the cost.
Posted on 3/17/16 at 1:36 pm to ElderTiger
I've only been in the house for 6 months so not sure. The worst outage has been for about two hours.
AC/some lights/fridge and freezer
Think about what you really need in an extended outage such as after a storm. Can you heat water on the stove to bathe with? If that is the difference between an 11kw and a 16kw then you may want to suck it up to save the money. I'm guessing with my 2000sqft house an 11kw will do me as a 16kw will do my whole house.
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Do you want to run your whole house or just certain items will effect the cost.
AC/some lights/fridge and freezer
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I want to be able to run the household pretty normal in the event of an outage..stove and furnace are gas, but have two 220 water heaters and AC running on electric. Two refrigerators and one deep freeze. Any sizing suggestions?
Think about what you really need in an extended outage such as after a storm. Can you heat water on the stove to bathe with? If that is the difference between an 11kw and a 16kw then you may want to suck it up to save the money. I'm guessing with my 2000sqft house an 11kw will do me as a 16kw will do my whole house.
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