STANDBY GENERATORS
We are looking to buy a new stick and brick house close to the grand kids and when completed want to equip it with a standby generator... For those with a standby generator what fuel type do you ha...
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Jarlaxle wrote:John & Angela wrote:
My choice for fuel would be any fuel that can be put in a tank at your home. Diesel, propane or gas. That way you rely on yourself and not a compressor station somewhere down the line. 8Kw is more than enough for critical loads on any normal sized house properly wired through a transfer panel. JMHO
Not necessarily. It wasn't for my mother's house: she has to power a well pump (220V, I think 9 amps) and a power-hungry forced-air furnace. (And she DOESN'T have an electric water heater.)
Its true that many generators are not wired for 220. Gotta plan for that. However an 8 Kilowatt should be able to handle pumps, furnace motors, lighting, refrigeration etc. A proper backup panel should be used. This insures only critical loads are switched over and people can't turn on dryers,, ovens etc. My personal preference was and still is a 6 to 8 KW diesel gen with a 100 gallon tank.
