I was saw a good deal on one 3500 running watts I thought it might be a little light for home use
I was saw a good deal on one 3500 running watts I thought it might be a little light for home use
3500 would be light .. that's 30A .. probably enough for basic lighting and a refrigerator, but I need one to handle the well pump (20A @ 240v) and the furnace/blowers/HW as well (Furnace and Hot Water heater both on 20A circuits). I got it on sale for around $700 if I recall, about 5 years ago. Costco used to carry them .. the Honda engine made up my mind.I was saw a good deal on one 3500 running watts I thought it might be a little light for home use
3500 would be light .. that's 30A .. probably enough for basic lighting and a refrigerator, but I need one to handle the well pump (20A @ 240v) and the furnace/blowers/HW as well (Furnace and Hot Water heater both on 20A circuits). I got it on sale for around $700 if I recall, about 5 years ago. Costco used to carry them .. the Honda engine made up my mind.
I was thinking it would be a bit light. I'd be mainly running a couple of heaters and lights and in a long term outage freezer and fridge. The way my pump is configured I can't run it and I have heat pumps so that's a no go too
I'm kind of feeling this one but I'm still up in the air on it
Costco Wholesale - (https://www.costco.ca/Firman-P08004-10%2c000W-Gas-Powered-Portable-Generator-with-remote.product.100323500.html)
I was thinking it would be a bit light. I'd be mainly running a couple of heaters and lights and in a long term outage freezer and fridge. The way my pump is configured I can't run it and I have heat pumps so that's a no go too
I'm kind of feeling this one but I'm still up in the air on it
Costco Wholesale - (https://www.costco.ca/Firman-P08004-10%2c000W-Gas-Powered-Portable-Generator-with-remote.product.100323500.html)
A couple of things to think about with that unit. See how big the gas tank is? My guess is it will suck gas like a 18 wheeler.
Secondly, it doesn't have an inverter so it's not safe for sensitive electronics like Tv's and PC's.
The next issue is my bet is it runs full blast and doesn't power down according to how much power you use.
I also bet it is VERY noisy.
I had 2 generators one time when a hurricane knocked out our power for 14 days. I used 2 generators to power 2 houses, One was a 5000w from tractor supply and the other was my first Honda EU3000is. The 5000w from TS used 4 times the fuel that the Honda did.
The 5000w from TS ran 8 hours on 5 gallons of gas, the Honda would run 14 hours on 3 gallons of gas.
The Honda's have a power saver mode that allows it to power (idle) down according to how much power you pull.
The one from TS was extremely noisy and can be heard from 100 yards away. The Honda is so quiet you can't here it at all from 20 feet away.
If you store it for long periods of time you will need to use ethanol free fuel and treat it with a fuel treatment.
Really this from the guy buys useless stuff for just one gig all the timeI say for now just keep renting the ones you've been renting since they've worked well for you in the past. I agree using them 3 times a year isn't worth you buying one.
Over the years , I do believe Mix has somebody ( Partner maybe) using his account.Really this from the guy buys useless stuff for just one gig all the time
That's your opinion and I get use out of things more than once.Really this from the guy buys useless stuff for just one gig all the time
honda. or yamaha.
I got a powerstroke from costco, $450 or so. 1700w continous, light, quiet and very handy.
I've run two dxr12 tops, two etx18 subs, 2 laptops, mixer, mic, lighting (all led) and string lights - when cranked to 9 volume wise you can see the sring lights 'flash' the beat...so it's close to max. But that's a LOT to run off one genny.
You can hook 2 honda's together to get 220...something mine can't do.
mine has been great - no issues and i've run power tools off it, tripeed the breaker many times - stuff you're not supposed to do with it (so i recently read).
I'm not debating what you state ... I'm adding to it for clarification.
Many pieces of equipment have a 'startup surge' - AC, Servers, PC's, Laptops, etc. This 'surge' is displayed as a max power rating / wattage on the power supply. If the max power rating / wattage of your AC unit is 3000 watts, then the AC cannot ask for any more power - because it would be impossible for the supply to deliver it. Additionally, properly designed circuits do not use any more than 80% of the expected load. For a 20 amp circuit, you should be below 16amps. For a 15 amp circuit, you should be below 12 amps. 60 amp circuit, you should be below 48 amps. As applies to a piece of equipment, this means if 3000W is the max rating, it should not normally use any more than 2400W (3000W - 600W). If you are using more than this, you need a different piece of equipment.
'Running' or 'Continuous' load markings are different - as they do not account for the additional 'startup surge', which can be calculated by using a best practice method of adding 20% to it (3000 x 20% = 3600W).