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re: Using portable AC units during long power outages (Laura experiences?)
Posted on 3/3/21 at 8:29 am to ABucks11
Posted on 3/3/21 at 8:29 am to ABucks11
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about $1,500-2k
I have been curious on this topic as well and have some thoughts and questions other may be able to provide input.
The additional cost seems to be a good deal for the number of years of service as well as the convenience and the savings of having to go buy, store, and maintain portable units for when they are needed.
Would the smaller unit power your central AC if you turned off all other non essentials at the panel box? If you are going to have limited power with the smaller unit using portable units then will it work if you rotate the use of the large power draws for when the are most needed?
If I were building a house would it be economical to design a house that would have a subpanel that would run bare essentials and have that subpanel connected to a generator?
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Posted on 3/3/21 at 9:33 am to fwtex
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Would the smaller unit power your central AC if you turned off all other non essentials at the panel box?
An 8,000 running watts might be enough to power a central unit if that's all you have running on it but the problem would come with the surge in usage when it turns on. The starting watts would need to be considerably higher in my opinion (maybe 14,000-15,000 or higher) to safely run it without damaging the generator. I'm not an electrician but I'm going off of what my electrician told me about using mine to run the central air. To be safe, I'll keep my central air circuit turned off and just rely on a couple small window units. They won't keep my home cool but they'll definitely keep it manageable.
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