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cullyisgully
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Thats nice I was thinking of getting one of them :thumbsup:
I am truly jealous, Mike. That's one thing I really want but have had to put it off. I see you were smart enough to get LP/NG. Which way are you going to go? I decided that I'd go LP, as natural gas could be turned off depending on the situation. Are you going to have the complete auto transfer switch installed so you don't even have to be home?
spsfreak1977
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Best thing I have ever bought
jaynie1028
Member
How much does something like that go for?
I have my whole house hooked up to a 4KW portable. It's enough for the tank, fridge, TV, lights... I never found it's limit, but I also never tried using the microwave, coffee maker or toaster while on generator power. Obviously, finding gasoline was a challenge, but once I found it, I needed a lot of it, my little 2 cylinder, 4KW genny burned 1 gallon/hr. That's $100.00/day 
Thank God I had it, but I do hope that before I need it again, I can step up to what you have there, Mike.
I'm pretty hung up on running mine on LP, but either way, you're right, 6KW is probably more than you'll use.
I love the fact that the Generac generators start themselves and run a monthly self check so you know that when the time comes, it's ready for you.
Thank God I had it, but I do hope that before I need it again, I can step up to what you have there, Mike. I'm pretty hung up on running mine on LP, but either way, you're right, 6KW is probably more than you'll use.
I love the fact that the Generac generators start themselves and run a monthly self check so you know that when the time comes, it's ready for you.
You would be surprised what you can run off a 30 amp 220 generator. Mine will do everything in the house but the dryer at the same time. If I turn off what I'm not using it will run at least 1 burner on the elec stove. Only down side of a permanent standby is if something does go wrong you have to fun someone to come service it
mdiack77
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Not trying to self promote, but my company installs and services them. It's very comforting to know that within 15 seconds of a LIPA failure, that power is restored with the standby unit. Setup automatically, it self tests every week for 12 minutes in quiet mode. One bit of advice, you should manually transfer power every 4 months to test the power output. It does not do that on its weekly tests. Remember to change filter, oil and spark plug every 100 hours.
I personally have a 20kw with 2 150 amp transfer switches powering my whole house. I got it right before sandy - and luckly the water stopped just before my house where the unit is located. It would have sucked being 3 weeks without power.
Weekly tests are even better than what I though, I was thinking monthly.
Do you mean flip your main breaker (disconnect from the grid) and fire up your generator, manually flip the transfer switch to power your house with the genny to make sure its making power?
Couldn't you just create a "local power failure" just at your house by flipping off the main causing the genny to come on automatically?
From my research, that's what I thought, Mike. I was doubting my memory though, I don't have any hands on experience with them, and to be honest, I can't picture how an automatic transfer switch works. It appears that mdiack77 would know more than me, I've never been close to a set up like yours in person, I've only seen pictures and read descriptions, etc. He does the installs.
Once I hold a transfer switch in my hands and get a good look at it, I expect I can figure out what it does.
Once I hold a transfer switch in my hands and get a good look at it, I expect I can figure out what it does.
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