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Post by Die Bullen on Jul 17, 2021 12:45:27 GMT
Looks like a good one! At $1000 I really should get something like this, rather than spending $10k on a whole house generator, which I keep delaying. Several years ago my house was wired with a subpanel of emergency circuits in case we ever needed to cut to generator power so all I would need now is a transfer switch
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2021 13:18:04 GMT
Looks like a good one! At $1000 I really should get something like this, rather than spending $10k on a whole house generator, which I keep delaying. Several years ago my house was wired with a subpanel of emergency circuits in case we ever needed to cut to generator power so all I would need now is a transfer switch i would guess(I`m a licensed electrician) that unless you have over 2500 square feet of living area, or you depend entirely on electric heat, that 10,000 watts would cover most of your needs. I have gas over electric in this house for heat. About the only thing I don`t/won`t use when the power goes out is the electric range and dryer. The BBQ and the microwave keep me fat and happy during outages. When I was selling wholesale electrical I had Generac for a supplier. They make great stuff also if you want to spend more, or need something with more power for a larger home. If I had a need for more than 10,000watts, I would have most probably bought one of their products....a much bigger outlay of cash although.
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Post by Die Bullen on Jul 17, 2021 16:13:30 GMT
Looks like a good one! At $1000 I really should get something like this, rather than spending $10k on a whole house generator, which I keep delaying. Several years ago my house was wired with a subpanel of emergency circuits in case we ever needed to cut to generator power so all I would need now is a transfer switch i would guess(I`m a licensed electrician) that unless you have over 2500 square feet of living area, or you depend entirely on electric heat, that 10,000 watts would cover most of your needs. I have gas over electric in this house for heat. About the only thing I don`t/won`t use when the power goes out is the electric range and dryer. The BBQ and the microwave keep me fat and happy during outages. When I was selling wholesale electrical I had Generac for a supplier. They make great stuff also if you want to spend more, or need something with more power for a larger home. If I had a need for more than 10,000watts, I would have most probably bought one of their products....a much bigger outlay of cash although. My house definitely isn't anywhere close to 2500 square feet. My only really heavy draw item in the house is the central AC unit. Because we have steam heat, which consumes very little power, we ran our critical systems off the car running an inverter after hurricane Sandy. If you are a licensed electrician labour really is completely free for you, other than you can't take other jobs while you are doing your own. I constantly go back and forth between wanting a portable unit and wanting a Generac built in unit. As you can see neither side has won yet...
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Post by Die Bullen on Jul 24, 2021 1:56:19 GMT
BTW one thing did just occur to me related to emergency preparedness.
Staples. We now buy flour in 50 pound batches as well as keeping 75 pound of rice and probably 50 pounds of pasta on hand.
Flour became near impossible to get around here last spring because bread was scarce and everyone was baking their own. My wife and daughter do like to bake so I buy 10-15 bags every time the stock gets low. Rice was also scarce and we tend to eat a lot of it so I always keep a bag of Basmati, a bag of American rice and maybe a bag of jasmine rice on hand. Pasta is a no-brainer and I do the same that we do with rice. Buy a lot at one time and eat it over a several months and replenish.
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