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Originally Posted by Orion
We have a portable 4500W (6000W peak) gas powered generator for when our island power goes out. The main use is for water (we also have a submersed 220V pump) and septic pump (120V). We've used it twice since we got it 2 years ago. It easily runs the above plus fridge (important to save food) and most of the lights and TV/satellite. It isn't even close to reaching capacity. I'm using a transfer switch with load guages I got from http://www.electricgeneratorsdirect.com/
They also have some generator selection guides. The main thing is what do you really NEED in a power outage...and as others have said, how long do you expect to be without? We run it before going to bed to get the fridge cold then again in the morning to cool it down again and run water. Nobody likes to hear your generator running full time anyway, so it's only on part time. The generator needs to have 220 outputs if you want to power both 120 and 220 types of circuits through a multi-circuit transfer switch. |
Great site. I like the Winco portables that run LP, NG or regular gas. That is slick!