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Joined: Sep 2004
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wife wants a whole house stand-by generator.
what make, size, etc. Need to go propane.
I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....
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We install them. Generac. Square footage of house. Appliances. I should be able to size it pretty close
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Generac. I would get the smallest one with the auto crank feature. I think it use to be 10 or 13KW. If you dont lile a new indtall price, watch gov deals, they have them pretty often. Be sure to get the transfer switch as well. I would imagine the install price will be higher if you go that route but if you have a buddy that could put it in, you could save enough to make it worth while.
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I’ve been thinking about this myself. My opinion is if you are gonna spend the money spend a little extra and make sure you run the whole house even the hvac.
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Damn... My buddy is looking at them...
Just go ahead and get your checkbook warmed up and get ready to stroke a big one.
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Generac. I would get the smallest one with the auto crank feature. I think it use to be 10 or 13KW. If you dont lile a new indtall price, watch gov deals, they have them pretty often. Be sure to get the transfer switch as well. I would imagine the install price will be higher if you go that route but if you have a buddy that could put it in, you could save enough to make it worth while. You’re saying 10-13kv will run the whole house?
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Generac’s product line is changing. I believe those very small units have been discontinued. Anyhow, a 13 kw would produce a peak of 54 amps on 240V. If it were me, I would buy once and cry once. 26kw with a 200A transfer switch without knowing anything else.
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Generac’s product line is changing. I believe those very small units have been discontinued. Anyhow, a 13 kw would produce a peak of 54 amps on 240V. If it were me, I would buy once and cry once. 26kw with a 200A transfer switch without knowing anything else. Kinda what I was thinking, my issue is I have 2-200 amp, service
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Generac. I would get the smallest one with the auto crank feature. I think it use to be 10 or 13KW. If you dont lile a new indtall price, watch gov deals, they have them pretty often. Be sure to get the transfer switch as well. I would imagine the install price will be higher if you go that route but if you have a buddy that could put it in, you could save enough to make it worth while. You’re saying 10-13kv will run the whole house? I am not an electrician, but work related I have several properties that I manage with generators. I know that a 28,000 square foot facility with two kitchens, bay doors and 20 plus offices with a lot of IT equipment on an average day pulls about 33 KW. I am sure it peaks more than that at times. With that said, we have a 200 KW there. I am more than confident a 100 KW would be enough to run it. I am confident the 13 KW would run my house and lights in the 40x80 shop as it is in a daily use. If I wanted to run the air compressor, use every light, empty both water heaters, cook a meal, use the microwave while the wife is drying her hair, I would want to get the peak usage pin pointed before I made a purchase.
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I put in a 24KW Generac it will run the whole house with heat or air we do have a gas stove and double oven though everything else is electric.
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I could be wrong, but I think the average house draws a little over 1 kw. Of course it spikes when using appliances that are off unless manually turned on. I think a loy of chicken farmers can get by with a 30 KW.
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I install them for a living. I’m partners with a guy who is a sales and service dealer. 13kw should in theory run your house, but bumping up to a 24 or 26 allows you peace of mind of being able to live life uninterrupted. I believe the increase in price of the generator is only $1500-2000. Install price and material stays the same. Customers never say they wish they’d gone smaller.
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If you can afford it, get a “water cooled”, glycol cooled.
Just like your truck, car.
Typical 2-3000 square foot house should be able to survive comfortably with 15-18kw. May not run everything…..survive,Yes.
Keep in mind different fuel types produce different capacities.
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I could be wrong, but I think the average house draws a little over 1 kw. Of course it spikes when using appliances that are off unless manually turned on. I think a loy of chicken farmers can get by with a 30 KW. 1000 watts?? A refrigerator is 800 watts. A TV is around 500.
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I could be wrong, but I think the average house draws a little over 1 kw. Of course it spikes when using appliances that are off unless manually turned on. I think a loy of chicken farmers can get by with a 30 KW. 1000 watts?? A refrigerator is 800 watts. A TV is around 500. Starting watts vs running watts. As long as everything doesn't start/peak at the same time. I think most refrigerators run at 100-130. Again, no electrician, just basing what I have seen on a few specific cases.
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You’d be lucky to run a treehouse with a 1,000 watt generator
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