Well the wife wants me to start looking for a home generator since we where without power for 16hrs after a tornado hit our neighborhood last week. I know some of you have them, so my question would be what brand did you get and what wattage did you go with? I’m on the list for a free quote, but was just wondering what size is best. I have a 4,000 square foot house with two 4 ton ac units and I also have 2 refrigerators and 2 freezers plus a pool. The hot water heaters are gas, but everything else is electric. Just trying to get some info and see what some of you went with thanks.
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Originally posted by Zmaxhunter View PostWhat fuel source do you want to use?
If you have NG, a 22kw will be reduced to a 19.5kw unit.
Propane units will burn about 3.5gln per hour.. full load.
Call your utility provider.. ask them for your max kw usage.. and when was it..
Buying an oversize unit wastes fuel.
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I ordered mine from https://www.nationwidegenerators.com at the end of 2020 and did the physical installation myself. I paid an electrician to do the electrical connections and commissioning. We got it installed one week prior to the freeze and it performed flawlessly for us, only ran a total of 6 hours combined on 2 occasions.
I saved over $2,500 off a total quoted turn key price doing a bit myself.
If nothing else, looking around will give you an idea of the profit in some turn key quotes.
Tim
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My neighbor put his order in to Generac last March for a 24kw and after I helped him pour the pad for the generator and he had the gas service upside the service there is still no generator. I guess that is why Generac stock has gone to he'll. Definitely made in China even if they claim assembled in USA.
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Generac hooked up to city gas or separate a 250 gallon propane tank
This diesel is good stuff to https://discussions.texasbowhunter.c...ight=generator
When I ran a large duck and fishing resort we used diesel as a backup, just keep the fuel tank clean and have extra fuel handiLast edited by S-3 Ranch; 01-16-2022, 09:19 PM.
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