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A gas furnace uses very little electricity (it has a small fan). You are not going to run an electric furnace on a portable genset. Maybe a baseboard heater or two....How will you be heating your home during a prolonged outage?
I ask because if you're not using a wood stove or something then you're gonna need something big enough to run your furnace, and tank.
I know.A gas furnace uses very little electricity
like the beer fridge …I’d suggest buying a generator for not only the tank, but also to power some home ‘essentials’
Those Honda's are nice. We have one at work for corded tool use. Easy to lug around, quiet, they start all the time and we usually keep gas in it. I should have bought one for myself for reef and camping. I bought a cheap higher wattage $400 one which is in an outdoor shed needing a new carb...and it is a pain to start when it does work.If you can't afford a whole house generator, I would (without question) steer you towards the Honda Inverter generators.
They are expensive - but worth every penny. They start easily with one or two pulls. They have fuel pumps so can draw from external fuel cells. Two can be daisy chained for higher output. They are (hands down) the best portable generators on the planet. The output is stable and accurate. SUPER QUIET.
You can let them sit forever and not worry about them starting. Moth other brands (even name brands) will be problems in the long run.
I would also not overbuy. There is nothing worse than lugging around an 10kW genset when you really only need 2kW or 3kW. Even then, I would buy two small Hondas instead of 1 large unit if I needed more output.
I have a whole house standby (Kohler 20kW) but also have a Honda EU2200i. Prior to the standby, the Honda would run the tank, refrigerator and full standup freezer, a few computers and lights and never break a sweat. Small and light enough that she could carry it and start it.
Prior to that we had numerous other generators. A 5kW Harbor Freight and a 9kW harbor freight and a few other "commercial" units. All of them were beasts, could be a bear to start (even the electric start 9kW and 7kW DeWalt) and she could barely move them. They were hard to maintain and had CRAP voltage regulation and super loud.
I would resist the urge to buy a knock of of the EU2200i - you will save $400 dollars but in the end regret wasting $800.
I wouldn’t try to back feed unless you really (I mean really really) fully understand what you are doing and know the consequences both legal and safety. . Easy way to burn up a generator or hurt/kill somebody.I would highly recommend a tent for it. when you need a gen it's usually bad weather and want to keep electronics dry. https://www.gentent.com/ as for a transfer switch, they make one that attaches to the electric meter which is easier than wiring the thing to the electric box with a lock out switch etc... https://www.generlink.com/
Hmmm, shocking!I wouldn’t try to back feed unless you really (I mean really really) fully understand what you are doing and know the consequences both legal and safety. . Easy way to burn up a generator or hurt/kill somebody.