Posted by Kevin (FL) on January 20, 2009 at 08:41:53 from (70.149.236.123):
In Reply to: Generator help posted by 7lazy77 on January 20, 2009 at 08:09:16:
When you mention the camping part, that pretty much means you need two different generators. For camping, a 1kw unit, whether an expensive Honda or cheap Harbor Freight will fit the bill. Nice and quite and light to carry around too. I like the ones with 12v DC voltage capability for charging batteries.
For whole house capacity, a 10-15 KW unit is nice to have. Ours is a 12 1/2 KW diesel. If you only need to keep fridge & freezer & a few lights on during power outages, then a 5-7 1/2 KW is good, though the 5KW is borderline for most homes. Many folks buy the 5KW for (down south) hurricane backup because of the cheap price, but its not good to max out a gas-powered air-cooled genset for very long periods.
Assume you'll need specific things running up on the plains but you'll have to figure out total load and size the generator with a 30% margin or more.
Like I said before, you should consider a small genset for the camping/outdoor stuff and the "large one" for home backup power...
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