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Buying a backup generator for your home is a very difficult decision
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Date: January 17th, 2019 11:46 AM Author: cruel-hearted maize hell All sorts of trade-offs and balancing of cost/utility to consider. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4179707&forum_id=2#37607954) |
Date: January 18th, 2019 8:02 PM Author: cruel-hearted maize hell Think I have settled on this Yamaha inverter generator:
https://www.yamahamotorsports.com/generator/models/ef3000iseb
Enough to easily start our refrigerator, as many LED lights as I want, a couple TVs, and a computer, while still not constituting a fortune. |
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Date: January 18th, 2019 8:34 PM Author: Heady crawly stage I bought one with 5K watts off craigslist for $350. Don't be an idiot. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4179707&forum_id=2#37617783) |
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Date: January 18th, 2019 9:21 PM Author: cruel-hearted maize hell Which generator?
There is no way you bought a Honda or Yamaha inverter generator for that little, even if it was beat to shit. |
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Date: January 19th, 2019 12:37 AM Author: Heady crawly stage No it was not Honda or Yamaha. Who cares? It was a “husky” powered by a Briggs and Stratton engine. 5K watts and 6250 starting watts. Ljl at dumping 2K into a generator. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4179707&forum_id=2#37618978) |
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Date: January 19th, 2019 1:07 AM Author: cruel-hearted maize hell Ljl at dumping anything into anything containing an American company's Chinese made engine. The worst possible combination
On a slightly more serious note, all inverter generators are not the same. Some of the Chinese generators produce a SPS sine wave, while others produce a good sine wave. Given the intended purpose, I have no roblem with spending some extra cash to ensure I get a quality product. |
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Date: January 18th, 2019 8:05 PM Author: Passionate school cafeteria I feel sorry for your kids if you spend power outage times plugging in laptops. You're supposed to light candles and make it cool (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4179707&forum_id=2#37617531) |
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Date: January 18th, 2019 8:07 PM Author: cruel-hearted maize hell Lol, that's not the concern in the slightest. Where I live, ice storms and and very wet snow plust horrible tuhunderstorms are very common. These can result in power outages for several days. Main goal is to keep the heat on. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4179707&forum_id=2#37617553) |
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Date: January 18th, 2019 8:08 PM Author: Fragrant beta trailer park wrinkle A small generator will do that easily. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4179707&forum_id=2#37617563) |
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Date: January 18th, 2019 8:33 PM Author: cruel-hearted maize hell That is a relatively small generator. 2,800 sustained watts is not very much power.
It is between that generator and this Honda:
http://m.powerequipment.honda.com/generators/models/eg2800i
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Date: January 18th, 2019 8:15 PM Author: stirring tan dopamine Your heat should not require much electricity you dumbass. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4179707&forum_id=2#37617633) |
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Date: January 18th, 2019 8:31 PM Author: cruel-hearted maize hell Obviously.
If I am going to buy a generator to maintain heat, I might as well get one that will have no issues with powering our refrigerator, while still being sufficiently light that I can lift it into the back of an SUV or truck. |
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Date: January 18th, 2019 9:27 PM Author: fluffy saffron step-uncle's house police squad Do you not have a fucking wood stove then? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4179707&forum_id=2#37618082) |
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Date: January 18th, 2019 8:12 PM Author: stirring tan dopamine Just buy the cheapest one on amazon that can run your fridge + charge a cell phone.
DONE. |
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Date: January 18th, 2019 8:35 PM Author: cruel-hearted maize hell GE is a real faggot when it comes to providing the necessary information to size a generator to start their refrigerators' compressors. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4179707&forum_id=2#37617791) |
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Date: January 18th, 2019 8:14 PM Author: High-end Vermilion Nibblets this is something you want to spend good money on (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4179707&forum_id=2#37617625) |
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Date: January 18th, 2019 8:33 PM Author: Poppy crusty candlestick maker kitchen I thought generators were massive and had Turbines. Like I always pictured them being about the size of a smart car. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4179707&forum_id=2#37617769) |
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Date: January 19th, 2019 12:00 AM Author: Bateful puppy toilet seat (Fallout player) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4179707&forum_id=2#37618788) |
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Date: January 18th, 2019 8:52 PM Author: cruel-hearted maize hell (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4179707&forum_id=2#37617866) |
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Date: January 18th, 2019 9:01 PM Author: Mint Trip Church Building I have 2 and the last time we had an outage neither worked. Basement flooded because the sump pump wasnt on. Had a friend drive across town in the middle of the night with a generator and about 10 mins after we got it going, the power came back on. But yeah they are very important. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4179707&forum_id=2#37617911) |
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Date: January 18th, 2019 9:03 PM Author: stirring tan dopamine If you bought a house that needs a sump pump to avoid flooding, you're a fucking retard. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4179707&forum_id=2#37617918) |
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Date: January 18th, 2019 9:04 PM Author: Mint Trip Church Building Very cr i tell everyone this (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4179707&forum_id=2#37617930) |
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Date: January 18th, 2019 9:22 PM Author: High-end Vermilion Nibblets Difficult to avoid in certain areas (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4179707&forum_id=2#37618056) |
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Date: January 18th, 2019 9:20 PM Author: cruel-hearted maize hell Out the generators (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4179707&forum_id=2#37618046) |
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Date: January 18th, 2019 9:22 PM Author: Mint Trip Church Building Both Honda, not sure what model etc. Gotta empty the gasoline out if they're gonna be idle for a while i think. They work fine now.
Once we had an ice storm and no power for 3 days with temps in the teens. Had generators keeping house warm and tv & internet on etc. |
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Date: January 18th, 2019 9:30 PM Author: cruel-hearted maize hell Yeah, allowing gas, especially gas that is part ethanol, to sit in the carbs for months (years?) at a time falls squarely on your shoulders, especially when Honda has incorporated the ability to drain the carb bowls of fuel on their generators.
As an added precaution, find a gas station that sells ethanol free gas and replenish your stock of gas every 6 months with ethanol free gas. As an added precaution, use marine Sta-Bil.
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Date: January 19th, 2019 12:55 AM Author: multi-colored foreskin office Use ethanol free gas and put some Stabil in there if you want to be lazy about it. But best not to let gas sit forever (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4179707&forum_id=2#37619056) |
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Date: January 18th, 2019 9:34 PM Author: filthy parlour Where does an idiot like me find out how to buy, install, and use a generator. Do you have to pay to have it wired into your electrical system at the house? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4179707&forum_id=2#37618106) |
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Date: January 18th, 2019 9:36 PM Author: cruel-hearted maize hell There are a couple different ways to go about it. Just find a good electrician, and he will walk you through the process. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4179707&forum_id=2#37618118) |
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Date: January 18th, 2019 9:35 PM Author: ruddy sick school only home generators worth getting are the ones that connect directly to your natural gas lines
the gasoline ones are useless and never work when you need them to |
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Date: January 18th, 2019 9:45 PM Author: cruel-hearted maize hell As long as the necessary precautions are taken, gas powered generators are very reliable, and if you are that concerned, there are a couple vendors offering triple fuel Yamaha inverter generators with a full factory warranties. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4179707&forum_id=2#37618144) |
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Date: January 18th, 2019 9:59 PM Author: Brilliant voyeur shrine (Yamaha sales rep) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4179707&forum_id=2#37618193) |
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Date: January 18th, 2019 11:58 PM Author: Blue coiffed theater Most inverter generators only supply 120 v., so if you need 240 for something like a well pump you are out of luck. I went through the decision process and decided on a 5500 watt portable connected to a manual transfer switch. It puts out 240 v and is able to handle my well pump, two fridges, freezer, microwave, coffee maker, lights, TV, etc. Can run one water heater if other things are minimized. It cost under $1K. Looked at an automatic whole house generator, but given that the heating/cooling is handled by two large geothermal heat pumps it would have been an expensive project requiring installation of a big propane tank, as we have no natural gas service. Emergency heat is handled by a wood stove, bottled gas logs in a fireplace, and a kerosene heater. Have had only one extended power outage (24 hours) in the past 10 years. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4179707&forum_id=2#37618782) |
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Date: January 19th, 2019 12:28 AM Author: cruel-hearted maize hell The Yamaha I linked to above supplies 240 and enough watts to start your well pump. The only time 8t would fall short for you 8s if your refrigerator and well pump both started within one tenth of a second of each other. That's not much of a concern. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4179707&forum_id=2#37618937) |
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Date: January 19th, 2019 12:36 AM Author: erotic newt what if I live in a neighborhood where the power is buried underground? I'll likely never see an outage. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4179707&forum_id=2#37618971) |
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Date: January 19th, 2019 12:37 AM Author: cruel-hearted maize hell Okay (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4179707&forum_id=2#37618975) |
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Date: January 19th, 2019 12:38 AM Author: erotic newt wut should I do. There is always the risk of total collapse and then solar seems cr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4179707&forum_id=2#37618981) |
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Date: January 19th, 2019 12:38 AM Author: Indecent useless brakes Buy the Costco latest champion model (under a grand). they're great and new ones run off all three sources.
I highly recommend having the house wired though. |
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Date: January 19th, 2019 12:08 PM Author: cruel-hearted maize hell Just found a Yamaha dealer in a rural town outside my city who will sell me the Yamaha generator for $1,600, which is $400 less than what anyone is selling it online. Going to go pick that up today. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4179707&forum_id=2#37620573) |