[TowerTalk] Whole House Generator was: Re: Low RFI diesel generator?

[n4zkf]

I run a 35KW propane here. It does 180 Amps @ 220V. I don't have to shed
the whole neighborhood! Hi. During the hurricanes in 04 I have extension
cords running to 5 neighbors houses. Everyone got a lamp, 1 TV and a ref
rig.

We were the only block in 20 that was lit up! My 35 caused a great big
party on this block back then.


73 Dave n4zkf
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On 3/27/13 8:08 AM, "Pete Smith N4ZR" <n4zr at contesting.com> wrote:

>We have a 14KW Generac on awhole house auto transfer switch with smart
>load shedding.  It will shed the AC if something else is starting up
>that needs the current.  Our house is very INefficient, we have electric
>hot water, a well pump and a forced air furnace, so there are lots of
>start-up loads.  At the moment we are just set up to shed AC, but we
>could shed the water heater for a few bux more.  Through last summer's
>4-day outage,  I don't think it had to shed load once.
>
>We thought about the 10 KW and 20 KW options, but went with the 14 KW
>because the cost increase over 10 was trivial once the rest of the
>system was specified.
>
>73, Pete N4ZR
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>On 3/27/2013 1:39 AM, K8RI wrote:
>> > When it's all done, for a normal, single family house, 5kw is way more
>> > than enough.
>> >
>>
>> With a smart panel, maybe. I burned up an 8 KW generator in an 1100 sq
>> ft home and that was just running essentials.. Hence I'm going to a 15
>> - 25 KW backup.  Hot water is gas and on demand. Now that saved a
>> bunch. furnace is high efficiency, natural gas. Dryer is also natural
>> gas.
>> Lights are all, either fluorescent or CFLs.
>
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