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Posted by Chas Hurst on January 25, 2010, 10:12 am
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> our last power outage was five days. I expect to need a minimum of 12
> gallons a day. that would be 60 gallons/ a ten day outage (possible)
> would be 120 gallons. That isn't easy to store.....
> James
How many days were the roads and gas stations closed? And I very much doubt
you'll need 12 gals a day.
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Posted by mkirsch1 on January 26, 2010, 10:34 am
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> our last power outage was five days. =A0 I expect to need a minimum of =
=A012
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> gallons a day. =A0that would be =A060 gallons/ =A0 =A0a ten day outage =
=A0(possible)
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> would be =A0120 gallons. =A0 That isn't easy to store.....
WTF are you doing that you need to run the generator for that long?
In an EMERGENCY, you don't need the air conditioner, sixteen
computers, electric dryer, all the lights on. Your priorities should
be preservation of the food supply, communication, and protecting the
shelter. Basically, refrigerator, freezer, radio/TV, and a sump pump.
Hell you don't need anywhere near 8KW for that.
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Posted by rmorton on January 26, 2010, 3:31 pm
On 1/26/2010 10:34 AM, mkirsch1@rochester.rr.com wrote:
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>> our last power outage was five days. I expect to need a minimum of 12
>> gallons a day. that would be 60 gallons/ a ten day outage (possible)
>> would be 120 gallons. That isn't easy to store.....
> WTF are you doing that you need to run the generator for that long?
> In an EMERGENCY, you don't need the air conditioner, sixteen
> computers, electric dryer, all the lights on. Your priorities should
> be preservation of the food supply, communication, and protecting the
> shelter. Basically, refrigerator, freezer, radio/TV, and a sump pump.
> Hell you don't need anywhere near 8KW for that.
I have lurked on the sidelines and watched this thread progress and I
must agree you don't NEED 8KW. However after experiencing several
outages that stretched into the 10 day or longer periods it is certainly
nice to have some creature comforts along about the 4th or fifth day.
Running a generator at full load will shorten the life expectancy of the
unit while running it at 50 percent load will allow the unit to operate
longer with fewer repairs and use less fuel. It will also provide a
cushion that allows you to be neighborly and keep others food from
spoiling. By the next outage, they will probably have their own
generator so they can enjoy a few creature comforts instead of merely
existing. Then when yours goes down you can always walk over with a
heavy duty extension cord over your shoulder and not feel guilty. Just
my humble opinion from past experience.
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Posted by jamesgangnc on January 26, 2010, 3:58 pm
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> On 1/26/2010 10:34 AM, mkirs...@rochester.rr.com wrote:> On Jan 25, 8:59 =
> >> our last power outage was five days. =A0 I expect to need a minimum of=
=A012
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> >> gallons a day. =A0that would be =A060 gallons/ =A0 =A0a ten day outage=
=A0(possible)
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> >> would be =A0120 gallons. =A0 That isn't easy to store.....
> > WTF are you doing that you need to run the generator for that long?
> > In an EMERGENCY, you don't need the air conditioner, sixteen
> > computers, electric dryer, all the lights on. Your priorities should
> > be preservation of the food supply, communication, and protecting the
> > shelter. Basically, refrigerator, freezer, radio/TV, and a sump pump.
> > Hell you don't need anywhere near 8KW for that.
> I have lurked on the sidelines and watched this thread progress and I
> must agree you don't NEED 8KW. =A0However after experiencing several
> outages that stretched into the 10 day or longer periods it is certainly
> nice to have some creature comforts along about the 4th or fifth day.
> Running a generator at full load will shorten the life expectancy of the
> unit while running it at 50 percent load will allow the unit to operate
> longer with fewer repairs and use less fuel. =A0It will also provide a
> cushion that allows you to be neighborly and keep others food from
> spoiling. =A0By the next outage, they will probably have their own
> generator so they can enjoy a few creature comforts instead of merely
> existing. =A0Then when yours goes down you can always walk over with a
> heavy duty extension cord over your shoulder and not feel guilty. Just
> my humble opinion from past experience.
I have been fine with a 4k one. I can't run the central ac's but I
can run both gas furnaces and the kitchen fridge and bar minifridge.
I hardwire it to the house and we use the lights, microwave,
hairdryers, computers, and other appliances just as we normally
would. I do tell everyone not to leave lights on and to consider the
fact that we're on the generator. Yoiu can hear it crank harder when
the microwave or a hair dryer is usd but most ofthe time it's no where
near full load. Typically 5 gal of gas lasts the whole day. I put in
a whole house fan to compensate for the loss of ac.
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Posted by Stormin Mormon on January 26, 2010, 8:18 pm
One time at a friend's, the electrician left his generator
running while he was doing some wiring. They plugged in a
coffee maker, you could really hear the engine work harder.
I can run a window ac 10,000 BTU, on my 2500 watt generator.
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Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
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I have been fine with a 4k one. I can't run the central
ac's but I
can run both gas furnaces and the kitchen fridge and bar
minifridge.
I hardwire it to the house and we use the lights, microwave,
hairdryers, computers, and other appliances just as we
normally
would. I do tell everyone not to leave lights on and to
consider the
fact that we're on the generator. Yoiu can hear it crank
harder when
the microwave or a hair dryer is usd but most ofthe time
it's no where
near full load. Typically 5 gal of gas lasts the whole day.
I put in
a whole house fan to compensate for the loss of ac.
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> gallons a day. that would be 60 gallons/ a ten day outage (possible)
> would be 120 gallons. That isn't easy to store.....
> James