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So I said earlier that the house was all electric but our heat and water heater are gas but no gas lines for stove.What is your normal heat source in your house?
Maybe something to look at for the future. I don’t have a transfer switch on mine. Good suggestion. Wife and I have contemplated a whole home generator big enough to power Our home and the building. We were thinking of doing something big when she gets this years bonus around Christmas. We were thinking 4 wheelers before the city bought the field in front of our house to build an elementary school.It does not take much power to run the furnace if it is gas. I have a transfer switch on mine and have run it with a small generator.
Wow, 8750W wasn’t enough to power the stove or washer/dryer? I have a 5500W that powers both, simultaneously, and the rest of the house. That seems so odd.Once you get through this and have time to plan it out, having a whole house generator with a auto start is really nice. But I've managed to be very comfortable for years with just part of the house powered with a generator and a separate box for the generator.
I currently have a Predator 8750watt generator that powers about 3/4 of my house. Everything but the kitchen stove and the washer and dryer. I do have my hotwater heater on the powered circuit.
Good luck. Hope your power comes on soon.
I’m sure I would be fine with a larger generator since outages don’t really happen often. Last one was for 6 or 7 hours last fall or spring I think. Other than that we only have outages for a few minutes at a time. I’m interested in the auto start function as that is what will save me when we are all away from the home for work and school.Once you get through this and have time to plan it out, having a whole house generator with a auto start is really nice. But I've managed to be very comfortable for years with just part of the house powered with a generator and a separate box for the generator.
I currently have a Predator 8750watt generator that powers about 3/4 of my house. Everything but the kitchen stove and the washer and dryer. I do have my hotwater heater on the powered circuit.
Good luck. Hope your power comes on soon.
How large is your heater? The pump won’t be an issue as they are generally low consumption. If all you need are those then the little 1,000 watt from Harbor freight like I have will do you. Just remember that you may also want to be warm and your wife might want coffee in the morning. If I had to do it over I would have at least doubled to 2,000 but now wishing I would have done even larger so I could power more than just tanks and a few small things.It crazy because I have been thinking about a small generator or battery pack just for the unexpected. But, I'm not sure which one to buy since I would want to power the aquarium heater and return pump.
The 8750 watt was bought after the gentran was wired into the house. Those circuits were left off because the first generator we had was 1/2 the size.Wow, 8750W wasn’t enough to power the stove or washer/dryer? I have a 5500W that powers both, simultaneously, and the rest of the house. That seems so odd.
Best of luck, OP. Wishing you and your animals well.
Power consumption the last few hot months was 2,600 to 3,200 kWh. I was hoping to get away with around $10-$12k. Do you mind me asking what the total for your outfit was installation and all?I am not sure what your budget is but I was able to get a 22kW generator installed on my house that automatically kicks on in a power outage. They told to think about changing the oil if it runs for a week or two without stopping. Takes 20-30 seconds to kick on.
Thank you for the information and yeah it's a 20G Waterbox 50W Heater & Nero5. I'm a single man with no kids or wife so I would rather the tank survive lolHow large is your heater? The pump won’t be an issue as they are generally low consumption. If all you need are those then the little 1,000 watt from Harbor freight like I have will do you. Just remember that you may also want to be warm and your wife might want coffee in the morning. If I had to do it over I would have at least doubled to 2,000 but now wishing I would have done even larger so I could power more than just tanks and a few small things.