Im glad that you like it. I worked for Generac for about 10 years when I lived in Wisconsin. I did everything there was to do there, worked on the line, built engines, did quality testing, did warranty repairs. Good times.
Power Outage=I need a Generator!!!
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+1 We have a Carrier standby generator, powers everything. We also have nat. gas for range, water heater, gas pack.
Get one for next time.
I remember when we made those.
We've got a couple of these at work. Might be a bit overkill for your needs. But hey! You could power the entire block!
Powering the AC unit is going to be tough. I don't have a lot to offer here, other than minding your fuel. Either put pure gas, which can be had in small quantities at places that sell garden equipment (for a pretty penny), or put in some Stabil ethanol fuel stabilizer. This ethanol garbage gels up like you won't believe when it sits. I like my motorcycle sit for a year without running and new gas. I had to pull the in tank filter to empty the tank, and blast the filter with carb cleaner. Nasty stuff.
Yeah I did forget about the peak watts that those things draw to get started. You'd be better off running a window unit to keep the area where you're going to sleep cool and cycling other things you need on and off as you need them. During Gustav we used a generator to run a pair of window units at night and periodically throughout the day, and would plug in the fridge and freezer for a few hours every night just to keep them thoroughly cold.
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The question is similar, so I am writing here. I had an accident at home, for a long time there will be no electricity. Now I'm trying to find a suitable generator. I received many strange offers when I considered supported generators, but decided to buy a new one. Now my choice has fallen on one of these. Thinking about this model Generac 7043. Have you had a similar experience with these or similar generators?
The question is similar, so I am writing here. I had an accident at home, for a long time there will be no electricity. Now I'm trying to find a suitable generator. I received many strange offers when I considered supported generators, but decided to buy a new one. Now my choice has fallen on one of these. Thinking about this model Generac 7043. Have you had a similar experience with these or similar generators?
What sort of accident? This is significant because the only ones I can think of that would knock out power to an entire house for a long duration would involve the panel box all the way to where power comes into the home. Every one of the generators on that page looks like whole house generators. These are connected to a transfer switch between the KWH meter and the panel box, and powers though your house wiring. This means that if you have damage to your wiring, none of these generators will do you any good.
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I'm a little late to the party, but we had a major ice storm that knocked out power in three states several years ago. Out of power for over two weeks. I had a Campbell Halsfield one with a honda engine on it and I had nothing but problems with it. It was pretty much unusable then. We ended up borrowing a guy's portable welder that had plug ins on it.
I have since gotten a Generac GP5500 one and it runs like a champ. Had it for several years and it always starts on the first or second pull. I don't have a transfer switch, wish I did and probably will get one since I have to run an extension cord to the well pump and one to the house to plug into a surge protector panel and can run the well pump, coffee maker, microwave, T.V. and computer (it's rated for electronics), an 18,000 btu portable air conditioner, keep the fridge and deep freeze running during the day and I shut it off at night...the fridge and freezer will keep things good overnight, and I don't have a problem with kerosene lamps at night although it would run the house lights just fine if I had a transfer switch.
It's not powerful enough to run the 240 volt dryer, but it will run the 240 volt washing machine. I think it was about $700. I don't think I'll spring for a $5,000 whole house one since the electric co-op here is great to get things fixed. I don't have to worry about heat since I have propane heat, cook stove, and hot water heater.
This one, you just can't run everything at once but it will get you through. It's in the back of the pump house lean-to about 20 yards away that faces away from the house so the noise is not that much of a problem:
Generac Power Systems - 5500 watt GP Series Portable Generator - 5939
I have since gotten a Generac GP5500 one and it runs like a champ. Had it for several years and it always starts on the first or second pull. I don't have a transfer switch, wish I did and probably will get one since I have to run an extension cord to the well pump and one to the house to plug into a surge protector panel and can run the well pump, coffee maker, microwave, T.V. and computer (it's rated for electronics), an 18,000 btu portable air conditioner, keep the fridge and deep freeze running during the day and I shut it off at night...the fridge and freezer will keep things good overnight, and I don't have a problem with kerosene lamps at night although it would run the house lights just fine if I had a transfer switch.
It's not powerful enough to run the 240 volt dryer, but it will run the 240 volt washing machine. I think it was about $700. I don't think I'll spring for a $5,000 whole house one since the electric co-op here is great to get things fixed. I don't have to worry about heat since I have propane heat, cook stove, and hot water heater.
This one, you just can't run everything at once but it will get you through. It's in the back of the pump house lean-to about 20 yards away that faces away from the house so the noise is not that much of a problem:
Generac Power Systems - 5500 watt GP Series Portable Generator - 5939
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Ooops...I just remembered, that Campbell Hausfeld had a briggs and stratton engine instead of a honda. And briggs and stratton engines are good. No small engine mechanic could figure out what was wrong with it.
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Just like kick starting a Harley...ya gotta make sure the cylinders are on the compression stroke.
Or avoid the gas problem altogether with a dual fuel generator that runs off of propane.
Grains should be used to make bourbon and whiskey, not fuel additives.
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I agree. I also went with a whole house backup generator....a Kohler, which runs off propane. I would have chosen Natural gas, but that would have meant running larger lines to the house, a larger meter, and new gas lines in the house. Works great. You can't accomplish what you want to do with that budget constraint.
I kinda went half way plus.
My wife is disabled and the chair lift we use to get out to the car takes a bit of juice. I bought a 3000 watt unit which will run this. I also installed a transfer switch but only for our furnace. Like I live in Canada man. You don't want to be cold. Dark is fine, cooking on the BBQ, and so on.
What it will not run is the elevator that my wife needs to get from floor to floor or the AC if the power goes out in the middle of summer.
So there we go. . . . if there is a long term problem we leave I guess.
This thing weighs on my mind . . . I may yet do something wired in with greater capacity.
My wife is disabled and the chair lift we use to get out to the car takes a bit of juice. I bought a 3000 watt unit which will run this. I also installed a transfer switch but only for our furnace. Like I live in Canada man. You don't want to be cold. Dark is fine, cooking on the BBQ, and so on.
What it will not run is the elevator that my wife needs to get from floor to floor or the AC if the power goes out in the middle of summer.
So there we go. . . . if there is a long term problem we leave I guess.
This thing weighs on my mind . . . I may yet do something wired in with greater capacity.
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