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December 29th, 2022, 01:10 PM #71Senior Member
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Re: House generator advise
I've had the same thought, the longest our power has been out was about 4 hours and most times it goes out it's only a couple of minutes which is also rare. When this latest cold spell hit we got super lucky, our house had power but every house up the street lost power and it took 42 hours to get it restored in 0 degree weather.
That has made me rethink getting a portable one just to have if we end up in a similar situation. What would be the easiest way to figure out how big a generator to go with?
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December 29th, 2022, 01:13 PM #72Senior Member
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December 29th, 2022, 02:16 PM #73Senior Member
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Re: House generator advise
You can start here https://www.championpowerequipment.c...ator-selector/ . If it's for the house, choose Home Essentials and you can check what you want to power and it will tell you how many watts you need.
For reference, I have this model:
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I have a 3 bedroom colonial and it powers everything I need except the heat pump but I can run 3 of theos ceramic heaters to keep certain areas warm. By shutting things off that I'm not using at the time, I can run the hot water heater for awhile, a couple burners on my electric range, microwave, etc. We stay comfortable. Get at least the dual fuel - gasoline/propane.
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December 29th, 2022, 02:50 PM #74Senior Member
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December 29th, 2022, 03:48 PM #75
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December 29th, 2022, 03:53 PM #76Senior Member
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Re: House generator advise
There is a drop down box to select more than 1 item. Once you select an item, e.g. refridgerator, a box appears on the right allowing you to increase the number. I would treat refridgerators and freezers the same.
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December 30th, 2022, 10:04 PM #77Member
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March 10th, 2023, 10:35 PM #78
Re: House generator advise
Well the HF Predator 9000 got its first real run tonight and performed well. Power was off while we were out to eat, transformer blew. Had it running about 45 minutes total until it came back. Ran my geothermal and rest of the house, less the hot water heater and a few other things. House hadn't lost much temperature, else could've been a different story/results TBD....but I cant ask for more than that.
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March 11th, 2023, 11:00 PM #79
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March 12th, 2023, 11:59 AM #80
Re: House generator advise
I bought this light tower at auction. Runs entire house, but it's not automatic and a little DIY was needed to connect to house.
https://www.ironplanet.com/jsp/s/item/5290311
I have a trickle charger on battery and oil pan heater in the winter time, so it always starts in really cold weather. Nice thing is I can haul it to the range for night shoots when needed. Definitely not for everyone, but works great for me.Washington County Machine Guns & Tactical Range -- CMP Affiliated Club -- FFL 07 / FFL 10 / FEL 20 / SOT 02 / ITAR
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