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re: Anyone installed a home generator recently? Seeing how much I can roughly do it for
Posted on 7/13/23 at 9:55 am to TeddyPadillac
Posted on 7/13/23 at 9:55 am to TeddyPadillac
this is the biggest trifuel i know of. i ordered the westinghouse version that appears to be identical, but is out of stock everywhere now.
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Posted on 7/13/23 at 10:02 am to TeddyPadillac
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trifuel generator
I came extremely close to a Firman Trifuel, transfer switch, and a nipple off my gas line that sits right next to my electric panel. I have 3 central AC units (upstairs, downstairs, master + a small nursery on their own). Technically, there is no door between the master “zone” and the main downstairs area- it’s like an open doorway, so my thought was: run the 2 refrigerators, the freezer, buy/build some sort of ugly barrier for the master, run the lights in there, cook on the gas stove, hook up the circuit that contains the gas water heater (could probably even find a battery backup that would work on that thing), keep internet up, and we would be living like kings. All I’d need to do is wait for power to go out, walk outside, hook up one wire, one hose, and push a button.
So of course, we bought a Gillette SP-410.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 10:39 am to lsujro
I havne't looked too much into the trifuel ones and how they operate, but i assume they don't just automatically switch from one gas source to the other.
For instance, i can't run it on gasoline, and when the gas runs out it will automatically start using NG that's hooked up to it. I would assume there's something manual that has to happen to make that switch.
For instance, i can't run it on gasoline, and when the gas runs out it will automatically start using NG that's hooked up to it. I would assume there's something manual that has to happen to make that switch.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 1:10 pm to TeddyPadillac
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I probably couldn't run the dryer, but if i turned the AC off i could.
I dont want to be in a situation where I am rationing off power.
I want it to be where both of our families or friends could come over and I could house an extra 6 or so people and have the house function where no one is thinking about what they can and cant use.
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Having a pool makes it easy to get everyone out of the house during the day and let the generator take a break.
Situation I also not trying to have. Hey 70 plus year old dad (who isnt in the greatest of health), go outside in the 100 degree heat and get your arse in the pool. The machine thats made to run needs a break.
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As you can see, i'm a cheap arse. But hey, I'm not telling anyone how to spend their money
You could have just started with this
Posted on 7/13/23 at 1:11 pm to Deactived
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You could have just started with this
i didPosted on 7/13/23 at 1:15 pm to TeddyPadillac
I didnt read previous posts
Posted on 7/13/23 at 6:19 pm to TeddyPadillac
if you're an older individual with money and don't want to fight with rolling a generator out and connecting it, it makes sense
Posted on 7/14/23 at 12:27 am to Deactived
I have an elderly neighbor two doors down who’s got her diesel generator atop a steel (I guess) platform approximately 5 ft above her slab on a piece of her property which is actually, based off of where her front door is, the “side” of her house.
Because she’s on an oversized corner lot, it’s as if, relative to the next door neighbor on her left, it was positioned in the front yard. Most gas generators in our hood are usually on the side of the house, close proximity to the meter, feet away from AC.
All that to say, glossing over their site, Cummins offers sound-attenuated enclosures in three different levels. Each level offers a different level of sound output during operation. I’m just wondering what differentiation of materials between each level
Because she’s on an oversized corner lot, it’s as if, relative to the next door neighbor on her left, it was positioned in the front yard. Most gas generators in our hood are usually on the side of the house, close proximity to the meter, feet away from AC.
All that to say, glossing over their site, Cummins offers sound-attenuated enclosures in three different levels. Each level offers a different level of sound output during operation. I’m just wondering what differentiation of materials between each level
Posted on 7/14/23 at 12:56 am to Deactived
Hit submit too soon on accident,
also…
Upgrade options available are:
-Enclosure wind rated to 150 mph
-Kits to upgrade existing sound attenuated enclosures to next sound level
I’d like to know more about the kit. Hers sounds like a 5hp Briggs and Stratton bolted to the back of a Thunder Cart from almost 300 ft.
At any rate, I know you’re done dealing with it, but for you’s guys who have the transfer and portable generator system set up, what’s your set up for positioning them after an outage(tarps with bungee, etc.), or do you have something dedicated to allow for air circulation/shade/cover from rain. My old man had his set behind the dumpsters at his pharmacy to where he could flip their lids back and prop them horizontally giving them some shelter from rain/condensation and provide shade which, so says he, helped their efficiency/longevity. The dumpsters also did a nice job of redirecting their sound….somewhere else. lol
also…
Upgrade options available are:
-Enclosure wind rated to 150 mph
-Kits to upgrade existing sound attenuated enclosures to next sound level
I’d like to know more about the kit. Hers sounds like a 5hp Briggs and Stratton bolted to the back of a Thunder Cart from almost 300 ft.
At any rate, I know you’re done dealing with it, but for you’s guys who have the transfer and portable generator system set up, what’s your set up for positioning them after an outage(tarps with bungee, etc.), or do you have something dedicated to allow for air circulation/shade/cover from rain. My old man had his set behind the dumpsters at his pharmacy to where he could flip their lids back and prop them horizontally giving them some shelter from rain/condensation and provide shade which, so says he, helped their efficiency/longevity. The dumpsters also did a nice job of redirecting their sound….somewhere else. lol
Posted on 7/14/23 at 8:32 am to BRgetthenet
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for you’s guys who have the transfer and portable generator system set up, what’s your set up for positioning them after an outage(tarps with bungee, etc.),
Mine is under my carport, which is behind my house. The two side walls are lattice so they are open as far as fumes go.
Yeah it's loud, but i don't really care, and i want to hear it b/c if some son of a bitch wants to come steal it, i will notice the lack of sound when it goes off on top of noticing immediately that the electricity went out.
Posted on 7/14/23 at 9:51 am to TeddyPadillac
I plan on getting something like this to put in the edge of my other lot. I have 25' cord already. I will put a vent or extend the exhaust out.
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This post was edited on 7/14/23 at 9:53 am
Posted on 7/14/23 at 12:21 pm to BRgetthenet
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I’m just wondering what differentiation of materials between each level
I have mine about 25 feet away from the house in the backyard and it has a line of bushes between the house and it and plenty of shrubs and trees around the other sides of it. With it being liquid cooled, the guy said you will never know it's there
Posted on 7/14/23 at 2:19 pm to SkintBack
Skintback, how can we get in touch with you.
Posted on 7/14/23 at 3:28 pm to Bill_86
Had a 22kw generac installed a couple of years ago. Total cost was just under $11,000.
Posted on 7/14/23 at 3:32 pm to BRgetthenet
I have a 32kw Generac liquid cooled. It sits on the other side of a brick wall approximately ten feet from my bed. If you know what you are listening for and paying attention, you can hear it crank to test-cycle each week. If you are standing next to it, you can have a conversation at basically a normal volume. Last time the power went out, I arrived home from work after it went out. I checked Entergy's map and it said the street behind me was out. I heard their air cooled generators, but I didn't hear mine. I did not actually know I was on generator power until I walked outside and around the side of the house. Then I heard it. They are very quiet.
This is another benefit of the liquid cooled units. They run at 1800 rpm rather than the 3,600 rpm you see in the air cooled space.
This is another benefit of the liquid cooled units. They run at 1800 rpm rather than the 3,600 rpm you see in the air cooled space.
Posted on 7/15/23 at 4:40 pm to Bill_86
Generac 24 kw (natural gas) $6,700
Electrical $4,000
Plumbar to run gas line $1,900
Total cost about $12,700
Electrical cost was high because I had long runs in my attic to reach my electrical panel and transfer switch on the far side of my house.
Electric and gas were then both trenched underground per metro code to the generator about 8 feet away from my house.
Electrical $4,000
Plumbar to run gas line $1,900
Total cost about $12,700
Electrical cost was high because I had long runs in my attic to reach my electrical panel and transfer switch on the far side of my house.
Electric and gas were then both trenched underground per metro code to the generator about 8 feet away from my house.
Posted on 7/15/23 at 5:38 pm to bapple
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But everyone is different and plenty get by with just a small portable powering the essentials. No judgement here
I can run damn near everything in my house on an 8500w
Posted on 7/15/23 at 9:59 pm to G Vice
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Electrical cost was high because I had long runs in my attic to reach my electrical panel and transfer switch on the far side of my house.
Electric and gas were then both trenched underground per metro code to the generator about 8 feet away from my house.
I did the mirror image of this - located the generator by the utility meter and ran a poly gas line through the attic. Finished cost was around $13k and it should be operational with little maintenance for 15-20 years.
Posted on 7/16/23 at 5:45 am to Bill_86
Spent 25k for a 32kw Cummins
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