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As we get into Hurricane season I did the math on fuel costs for generator..
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:34 am
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:34 am
I have 22kW Generac. For Ida, it ran for @ 7.5 days straight 24/7, stopping only to change filter and oil once, @ 20 minutes.
Whole house with 3 central air units. one unit I turned off after a day.
Total gas used was 315 ccf, which is @ 275 ccf more than normal.
They way I figure 7.5 days of use roughly equals 330 gallons of natural gas.
Total cost for those days @ $275
Whole house with 3 central air units. one unit I turned off after a day.
Total gas used was 315 ccf, which is @ 275 ccf more than normal.
They way I figure 7.5 days of use roughly equals 330 gallons of natural gas.
Total cost for those days @ $275
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Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:36 am to rltiger
I don’t care if it’s $1k. I’m not sitting around in the heat listening to everyone bitch.
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:37 am to rltiger
quote:subtle
Whole house with 3 central air units.
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:38 am to LSUBogeyMan
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not sitting around in the heat listening to everyone bitch.
Was at a friends house when the power went out and their whole home kicked on five seconds later. My first thought- "I am getting one of these as soon as possible."
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:39 am to jbgleason
Cheaper than a hotel.
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:40 am to rltiger
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it ran for @ 7.5 days straight 24/7, stopping only to change filter and oil once
Better get that thing serviced before hurricane season starts again. One oil change is not enough for that much running time. I ran mine for 17-20 hours a day for 12 days and changed my oil six times.
Anyway, I’m sending my wife to a hotel for the next hurricane season. frick that shite.
This post was edited on 4/11/22 at 11:41 am
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:42 am to TDsngumbo
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12 days and changed my oil six times.
That seems like a lot of oil changes.
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:42 am to bird35
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Cheaper than a hotel.
No it isn’t
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:42 am to rltiger
My back of the envelope math said it was about twice as expensive as electricity (at that time, likely closer to 1.5x now). Well worth it to have zero interruption. Annual service was done in October and everything is in tip top shape, ready to go for next season.
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:43 am to rltiger
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Total cost for those days @ $275
Have a 20KW Cummings, house has a single 4 ton AC unit, ran 13 hours during a outage last May,. At the price of NG at that time it worked out to $1.40/ hour. price of NG has doubled since then so looking at around $75/ day this season if running the the AC
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:44 am to SportsGuyNOLA
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Cheaper than a hotel.
quote:What motels you staying at that are <$45 a day?
No it isn’t
Edit: Also keep in mind the electricity bill is $0 for those 7 days so if you contrast the price of $45 a day if gas to what you pay daily for electricity you are probably paying $35 a day probably. Still sucks, but its cheaper than a motel for sure.
This post was edited on 4/11/22 at 11:58 am
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:45 am to TDsngumbo
Are you using old oil? Don’t need that many changes for synthetic lube
This post was edited on 4/11/22 at 11:46 am
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:46 am to bird35
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Cheaper than a hotel.
Technically, but there were extended stay hotels in Hattiesburg that were $35/day for (mandatory) 10-days ($350 total) in a city unaffected by power outages, food shortages or 12-hour gas pump lines.
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:50 am to SuperSaint
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subtle
How so?
2 smaller units, one for Upstairs and one for Downstairs with dual air vents in bedroom in case upstairs unit goes out, plus small unit in a detatched back apt.
I had one old large whole house A/C unit go out and sat in heat for 7 days waiting for parts. replace with two smaller separate units.
Point is a 22kW can run all that.
Enough of this, It's hard to type in backseat of my Bently when the driver keeps turning on the way to the heliport.
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:52 am to Ryan3232
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What motels you staying at that are <$45 a day?
The kind that will give you lots of colorful stories for the children/grandchildren, baw.
This post was edited on 4/11/22 at 11:53 am
Posted on 4/11/22 at 11:57 am to bird35
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Cheaper than a hotel.
And you didn’t have to toss out your frozen or refrigerated foods.
Posted on 4/11/22 at 12:02 pm to bird35
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Cheaper than a hotel.
Operating it is cheaper than a hotel...but how much did it cost to buy and then install? I really have no clue but know it aint cheap. Purchase price has to be factored in when calculating break-even...
This post was edited on 4/11/22 at 12:10 pm
Posted on 4/11/22 at 12:06 pm to rltiger
We’re just going to our second house in the Hamptons for the summer.
Posted on 4/11/22 at 12:06 pm to bird35
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Cheaper than a hotel
Hell of a lot cheaper then replacing all the food in the fridge and deep freezer
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