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Old 01-31-2005, 09:06 PM
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I was wondering if anyone on the board has installed or had some say in the installation of a generator that switches over in case of power failure for a small home.

Probably have to calculate how much juice I would need.

I lost power on Sunday due to weather and thought to myself, this is the last straw while freezing my ass off (no heat since I don't use natural gas).

Looking for some good manufacturers with great reputation.

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I was wondering if anyone on the board has installed or had some say in the installation of a generator that switches over in case of power failure for a small home.

Probably have to calculate how much juice I would need.

I lost power on Sunday due to weather and thought to myself, this is the last straw while freezing my ass off (no heat since I don't use natural gas).

Looking for some good manufacturers with great reputation.
you missed your opportunity - after Y2K, people were unloading them like crazy!

i'm sure Honda's are good, but you'd probably rice it out with raw furry scoops and stuff.
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Old 02-01-2005, 08:16 AM
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Re: Generators

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I was wondering if anyone on the board has installed or had some say in the installation of a generator that switches over in case of power failure for a small home.

Probably have to calculate how much juice I would need.

I lost power on Sunday due to weather and thought to myself, this is the last straw while freezing my ass off (no heat since I don't use natural gas).

Looking for some good manufacturers with great reputation.
http://www.generac.com/
Generac makes some great units using either Kohler or Briggs & Straton motors.

As far as sizing, Generator Joe http://www.generatorjoe.net/page.asp?id=40
will help you decide what size you need.

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You're likely to need something more than a Briggs and Stratton-powered generator to provide to any sort of capacity for home heating. Even a single radiant space heater draws lots of juice.

Maybe something like this:

big time, major league generator

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You're likely to need something more than a Briggs and Stratton-powered generator to provide to any sort of capacity for home heating. Even a single radiant space heater draws lots of juice.

Maybe something like this:

big time, major league generator

dcb
The bigger ones use the Kohler engines.
I thought he had oil heat, not electric. With electric heat you will need a BIG generator.
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Old 02-01-2005, 11:29 AM
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Thanks for the tips guys. I'm going to check out those links and see what will meet my needs.
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You're likely to need something more than a Briggs and Stratton-powered generator to provide to any sort of capacity for home heating. Even a single radiant space heater draws lots of juice.

Maybe something like this:

big time, major league generator

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I thought you said it was big? We have a Hercules at work. It's a 4 cly desil big bastered that can run the whole shop and the other 5 houses on the property.
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we have a diesel at work (? Megawatts) that will run about 8 floors of telecommunications equipment in our building. three rooms full of batteries, too.
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I thought you said it was big? We have a Hercules at work. It's a 4 cly desil big bastered that can run the whole shop and the other 5 houses on the property.

This better?
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Yeah, much better!
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