Use onboard Onan to power house in emergency?
So I was thinking, hey, I got a fancy schmancy Onan, built right into the camper, so why would I need to buy some portable unit to run various things in the house during an emergency?! So I grab my...
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If you really want dependable emergency power do it correctly. Every one is right on the money with installing a transfer switch to protect the linesmen. You can manually trip the main but then you do not know when the power comes back on unless you live in an urban area. I also recommend a propane generator. It does not care how long the fuel sits and if you are like me you will have multiple bottles (to use for back up) that are used for the gas welder, powering the shop water heater and the shop space heaters. You also do not need to power the whole house. You just need to keep the food cold, the heater running, the well pump going and a light or two. A 5500 watt generator does this nicely and the total hardware cost will be around $1100 dollars. Labor is extra but nobody dies or gets a rude awakening while 25 feet up in a bucket.
Randy
Randy
