little possum
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Peppermint and budlight.. Watching it rain outta the hotel window. Boringsss
Sure is quiet in here....do I need to start a fight?
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little possum
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Work trip. Wah. hahah Only 2 hours home.. lol. Glad it aint cold. Id be snowed in. It has been raining since this morning.
Rain stopped, temp fell below freezing now its snowing.
wife's wanting a generator. what would be a good size for emergency use for a 2000-sf house. i know a lot more info is needed to accurately answer this but just wanting ball park answers. got an idea, just needing verification.
while yall are watching out for them widow markers also watch out for falling ice.
while yall are watching out for them widow markers also watch out for falling ice.
wife's wanting a generator. what would be a good size for emergency use for a 2000-sf house. i know a lot more info is needed to accurately answer this but just wanting ball park answers. got an idea, just needing verification.
while yall are watching out for them widow markers also watch out for falling ice.
while yall are watching out for them widow markers also watch out for falling ice.
Really depends on what you intend to run off that generator. Things like refrigerators and anything with a heating element needs more Watts.Are you on city water?
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Workin today. Later.
Running around before work.
That whole "Food-Shelter" thing.
Hope all is well!!
morning gents, ladies, and all you other assorted creatures.
the generator would be used for emergency power to run the fridge, tv, some lights. would also be used to generate some hot water (electric) but would be shuffled with the fridge for electricity. i'm on rural water so don't need to worry about a pump. just like to know the minimum sized gen i'd need. thanks much.
be safe out there, keep yer head on a swivel.
the generator would be used for emergency power to run the fridge, tv, some lights. would also be used to generate some hot water (electric) but would be shuffled with the fridge for electricity. i'm on rural water so don't need to worry about a pump. just like to know the minimum sized gen i'd need. thanks much.
be safe out there, keep yer head on a swivel.
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I'm looking at something along these lines.
http://www.electricgeneratorsdirect.com/Generac-Guardian-6438-Standby-Generator/p10694.html#reviews
The missus ain't going to know how to flip a bunch of switches etc.
The only thing that worries me is the fuel consumption?
Guess I could just manually shut her down when not needed.
Heck a HF would be better than nothing eh?
http://www.electricgeneratorsdirect.com/Generac-Guardian-6438-Standby-Generator/p10694.html#reviews
The missus ain't going to know how to flip a bunch of switches etc.
The only thing that worries me is the fuel consumption?
Guess I could just manually shut her down when not needed.
Heck a HF would be better than nothing eh?
sam's has a 10K for $800. portable
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The wife (bless her heart) is about as dingy and helpless as they come.
My plan better stick with an auto switch type.
We don't have any back-up now, so until the bucks start multiplying we might just find a craigslist one for now?
My plan better stick with an auto switch type.
We don't have any back-up now, so until the bucks start multiplying we might just find a craigslist one for now?
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Things like an electric hot water heater or electric dryer really take a lot of juice (resistance loads) as jerry said. I have a contractor style gas Kawasaki around 4 KW that I sometimes use. It runs the fridge, lights, oil boiler, well pump etc. basically the whole house, no problem....but will not pull the electric hot water heater too. In the winter I get my domestic hot water from the furnace so that's not an issue.....in the summer I turn the furnace off and turn the electric one on...much cheaper to run. Advise on generators is hard to give because the KW ratings are not the same on all brands.......for instance you go with Onan or Kohler you can generally believe when they say 6500 watts output that is full time/continuous output not a surge output that is described by lesser brands that may only put out 5000 watts continuous but are called 6500s. Like most anything else you buy a cheap unit you get a cheap unit of limited abilities.....you buy the "Caddy" you literally get a smoother ride (stable/steady/even power) with extra horses when you need 'em...LOL!! If you are a handy "engine man" might be better to buy a high quality low speed genset used in good shape rather than a brandy new cheepie. Quality units generally turn 1200 or 1800 rpm.....cheeper/lighter units turn 3600 rpm....all depends on how much you use it as to what you need and can afford. I lived 11 years off grid with gensets and solar panels/inverter/battery bank.....what started out cheap ended up expensive and vise/versa....but I was dependent on a good working genset....had to start anytime 24/7/365 at temps from +95 to -20 with decent fuel economy. Personally...if I were buying and could afford it....I would go with a 3 cyl .water cooled 10KW diesel in Northern Lights or Kubota brand or similar.....very good units...quiet.... smooth...good fuel economy......but spendy to buy....
Didn't know ya lived off the grid so long.
Interesting the way technology/government money has changed.
Take er easy Lad.
