How do I decide what kind of standby generator to buy?
July 26, 2009 by Power Generator and Backup Power Tips
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Can you answer curlytopped’s question about Generators?:
I just bought a house that has a lot of trees around and is pretty secluded. I have already had two power outages lasting 2 or more hours. I think I have to buy a generator, but have no idea of where to start…….
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I just bought a house that has a lot of trees around and is pretty secluded. I have already had two power outages lasting 2 or more hours. I think I have to buy a generator, but have no idea of where to start…….
Home Natural Gas Generators
Generators Feedback: Determine how many watts that you need to power the appliances and lighting that is essential and the least expensive fuel.
The best generators are wired directly into the house circuits and switch on automatically. The least expensive to operate and the most reliable are gas units. The initial cost is higher, but their reliability is great.
Generators Feedback: There are a lot of variables when selecting a standby generator depending on what you want to run when the power is out.
Have a look at this link. It describes some of the considerations. You can also Google ’standby generators” to get more info.
Generators Feedback: It would not be worth the cost for 2 hour outages. The size and cost of what you would buy will be dependant upon what you desire to operate. To power the whole house automatically could cost well over $5k.
A portable generator 8500 Watts peak power will run lights and small items and refrigerators and feeezers. But is under $1k.
Generators Feedback: hi. i recommend a standby automatic generator. this means it is wired to a separater box and then wired to your panel box. these units are fueled either by propane or natural gas making it easy becuase it is converted in the unit. it runs automatically once a week to test itself. the unit senses when the power is out and starts itself with-in one minute and turns itself off when the power comes on. these types are ideal due to there is no fuel that you have to watch. as for size that will determine what you will want to run in your house. i am a gas tech and the majority that im am piping are 7k and 10k units. this is more than enough to power a fridge and sump pump and furnace and generally 3 rooms for your lights and outlets. here in new york for a 7k generac (guardian) the price is right around 2800 dollars installed. yes a little costly at first but simple ease of mind as when the power is out try to find a gas station to buy the gas or having to refill every 8-12 hours and having to pull a generator out to hook up.