Re: Emergency generator

Posted by Check Break on September 08, 2022 at 19:04:20 from (47.143.124.34):

In Reply to: Emergency generator posted by 37 chief on September 08, 2022 at 13:23:02:

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I've been dealing with this for a while. You ain't seen nothing yet. So here's my two cents. If you want a generator that will run your refrigeration, freezer and fridge, plus some led lights, buy a Honda 2200i. Costs $1,200 (2x more than the other brands) but it's reliable power that will run when you need it. Use fuel without alcohol, make it yourself or buy engineered fuel. She'll always fire up when you need her. The next problem is what side of the bus is your refrigeration wired to. The Honda is only 120v. If your fridge is wired to one leg of your panel and the freezer to the other, you're going to have to power one leg then the other. Better to switch things around in your panel so you can send 120v to one leg of your panel to power everything that needs power. I like the 2200i Companion generator. Has one duplex outlet and one 30A twist lock outlet. Use the 30A twist lock outlet and build a patch cord from the generator to an input box wired to your electrical panel. This will give you safe power to the house.

If you want to spend more money, get a Honda inverter generator that supplies 240v and wire it to your panel. This way both legs in your panel are energized and you will have all the power you need, as long as you're not trying to fire up an A/C compressor.

After that, the price goes up. This isn't answering your question, but reliable gas generators like Winco that will power your 4-5 ton A/C start at $6K. Diesels are twice as much. Check out ML Engine in LA if you want a diesel that supplies 12-20KW and runs like a Swiss watch. There's many others but ML builds a great product that's affordable.

Now to digress. I have a CAT 12000W ($3K) generator that powers A/C on gasoline. Bought it to keep my parents (alive) A/C running. I love the thing (a superior design), but have to admit it's probably a POS. CAT abandoned it after 2 years and there's limited parts/limited service available. How can that be you ask? Because they're CAT and we're not. Would have been better off with a Champion, but I didn't know better. Now looking to replace it with a $6K Winco. Why you ask, because I'm an idiot. Had I not bought the CAT to keep my parents alive, I would have made a better decision. All water under the bridge now as they've passed, and either I keep it or replace it. Will be making that decision soon. The reason for the story is this, buy the best you can afford once, don't make the mistake I made. So why Winco, because Champion is less than half the price, has great customer service as far as I can tell, but it's a consumer product made to run a few hours a year and the Winco is made to run 8 hrs a day for years on end. My GF calls me Cheapich, and there's some truth to that, but I like nice reliable toys and I'm getting too old to work on something in the dark.

So, to answer your question, buy an inverter Honda that will supply the power you need. If you need more than 7KW for more than a day or two at a time, buy a Winco gas. If you need more than 7KW for a longer period of time, buy a diesel. Check out ML Engine in Louisiana. The one I bought runs like a Swiss watch, panders to the Cheapich theory of fuel consumption, and can be configured so you get both 3Ph and 1Ph out of the same generator end. Sorry for the long winded explanation, but if it's no value to you, someone else may find some value.

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