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Re: Only one good thing

Postby Fred588 » Sat Feb 26, 2022 5:57 am

dlodoski wrote:
Fred588 wrote: ...Thanks for this. I had an estimate done for a hole house generator system about five years ago. The generator with installation, and all the things needed to integrate with the grid system came to north of 10,000.00. Having seen how much damage can be done so quickly by a fire, I will not use a system that burns gasoline. The dual systems can be set up for gasoline or propane and I already have a large propane tank that serves the greenhouse and stove. In the three storms this winter, the power was actually off for only three of the nine days I was away (tonight being the ninth). The way I see it, if I had had the generator this year, I would have run it only two days. An 8k watt generator for dual fuel is about $900.00, plus what the plumber will charge. That ought to be fairly inexpensive (for a plumber) because all I will need is a fuel line and valves from the tank to the generator and that will only be 10 to 12 feet. There will be no costs at all for electrical work because I will simply run a heavy duty cable (which I already have) from the generator, through a window, and to my UPS units and space heater. The heater will do just one room and will be set to a maximum of 7.5 amps unless I turn off most of the computers. The emergency system will be completely isolated from the house electrical system and grid.

8kw is roughly 65 amps at 120v. I think your space heater will be ok. ;)


Yes, the space heater at full power draws 15 amps so it will be fine. The limiting factor will be the power cable. A 10 gauge cable is rated for up to 20 (16 to 20) amps. If I really needed to draw more power the generator does have a second outlet.
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