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On 11/4/2011 6:33 AM, Bill Horne wrote:
4. It's no good to buy a small generator and think that it prepares you for the winter. Without a proper setup and regular tests, you wind up with a marginally useful device that needs too much attention and provides sub-standard capabilities. I agree... To make sure a generator will run when you need it to run you need to run it at least once a month under 1/2 load for at least 30 minutes, You need a good supply of STABLIZED gas and small engines often do not like alcohol in the gas so just siphoning the car.. not a good idea. Plus.. To do it right you should have a proper GENERATOR TRANSFER panel/switch(es) put in the house. How I did it: Onan Emerald Gold 5.5KW generator (120 volt only) in the motorhome. Holds 70 gallons, burns just over 1 an hour at FULL load. 30 amp Twist lock in the MH basement (along with a pair of TT-30 Pigtails) fed by dedicated 30 amp breakers in the distribution box Transfer switches in basement (not all the lights, more on that in a bit) and an "inlet" on the back of the house. Plug in the cord, crank her up (install Gen-Turi first) and start flipping switches. Now, that not all lights. I left a couple of lights that I do not often use on the main box and did not route the circuit through the transfer switches. That way when power fails I turn those lights ON. When they actually come on... I know it's time to shut down Mr. onan. -- Nothing adds Excitement like something that is none of your business. ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1869 / Virus Database: 2092/4597 - Release Date: 11/04/11 |
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