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Started by ducatiz, February 08, 2010, 10:08:43 AM

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rgramjet

#60
February 09, 2010, 09:07:12 AM
Power just came back on.  Honda eu2000i powered the following without a hiccup:
-48" GE Monogram Fridge
-High efficiency furnace.
-Direct Vent gas hot water heater
-Upright freezer
-Couple lights
-TV/DVD for the kiddos.

Mayberrys in New Jersey had the best price on them (by far) when I bought.  Love that little machine!
Quote from: ducpainter on May 20, 2010, 02:11:47 PM
You're obviously a crack smokin' redneck carpenter. :-*

in 1st and 2nd it was like this; ringy-ting-ting-ting slow boring ho-hum .......oh!........OMG! What the fu.........HOLY SHIT !!--ARGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
-Sofadriver

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wbeck257

#61
February 09, 2010, 11:51:33 AM
Power backup? I work for the power company, I go find why your power is out and fix it.

Which leads me to this - please, please, please make sure that you have some sort of disconnect from your normal service. Either by plugging the appliances that you want to run directly into the generator or making sure that your generator is disconnected from your normal source.

Backfeed is a scary thing in my world.
2006 Ducati S2R1000, 1974 Honda MT125, 1974 Penton Jackpiner 175, 1972 Yamaha R5

mitt

#62
February 09, 2010, 12:20:53 PM
Quote from: wbeck257 on February 09, 2010, 11:51:33 AM

Either by plugging the appliances that you want to run directly into the generator

Backfeed is a scary thing in my world.

that is why I really like this single circuit xfer switch, so un-informed people aren't running their furnaces through their main panel and possibly back feeding the grid.



mitt

ducatiz

#63
February 09, 2010, 02:53:31 PM
Quote from: mitt on February 09, 2010, 12:20:53 PM
that is why I really like this single circuit xfer switch, so un-informed people aren't running their furnaces through their main panel and possibly back feeding the grid.

mitt

i don't know if you meant that towards me.. i hooked mine up on the fly.. i disconnected both mains and our ground goes to an actual ground, so my patch-in couldn't cause backfeed.  the only thing that got energized was part of the panel -- i did check that with a voltmeter.  i don't have a transfer switch in place, but i will be looking into it now that i've actually had to use the backup. 

we want a full house setup, but since we are planning additions, we have to wait since the location can't be done until then.  i've been looking at the generac 10-15kw setups with their automatic switchover.  that would be awfully nice rather than rigging the panel like i did. 
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"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

mitt

#64
February 09, 2010, 03:31:44 PM
Quote from: ducatiz on February 09, 2010, 02:53:31 PM
i don't know if you meant that towards me.


No not at all.  I was meaning it towards me & my family as much as anyone else listening, and replying to wbeck257 talking about his fears as a line man. 

I have been in the emergency situation before, and took some short cuts that were not right, but they were safe, and worked for a couple days.  That is why I bought the xfer switch above during a non-emergency.

I like the little xfer switch, cause it is $80, and I think even a novice like my wife could hook up the generator to the furnace if I wasn't home.  It is simple and safe, almost like plugging in a TV.


mitt

The Architect

#65
March 01, 2010, 04:14:06 PM
Guess what I did Saturday night?  After being without out power for almost a whole day, I gave in to my family breaking my balls I saw my family was uncomfortable and went out and bought a generator.  Fortunately Home Depot had just received an emergency shipment from out of state. 

On my way home I got the phone call.  "You're not going to believe this.  The powers back!"   :P

It's a 5500w.  I'll post some more info when I open the box. 

ducpainter

#66
March 01, 2010, 04:17:23 PM
Quote from: The Architect on March 01, 2010, 04:14:06 PM
Guess what I did Saturday night?  After being without out power for almost a whole day, I gave in to my family breaking my balls I saw my family was uncomfortable and went out and bought a generator.  Fortunately Home Depot had just received an emergency shipment from out of state. 

On my way home I got the phone call.  "You're not going to believe this.  The powers back!"   :P

It's a 5500w.  I'll post some more info when I open the box. 
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You can run your whole house with that. [thumbsup]
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 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
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mitt

#67
March 01, 2010, 05:17:21 PM
Quote from: The Architect on March 01, 2010, 04:14:06 PM
Guess what I did Saturday night?  After being without out power for almost a whole day, I gave in to my family breaking my balls I saw my family was uncomfortable and went out and bought a generator.  Fortunately Home Depot had just received an emergency shipment from out of state. 

On my way home I got the phone call.  "You're not going to believe this.  The powers back!"   :P

It's a 5500w.  I'll post some more info when I open the box. 

If it is any consolation, I haven't needed mine since I bought it either  ;D   I did run it for a couple hours last summer to keep the beer cold during a short power outage.

Better to have and not need than need and not have.

mitt

The Architect

#68
March 02, 2010, 03:36:38 AM
Quote from: mitt on March 01, 2010, 05:17:21 PM
If it is any consolation, I haven't needed mine since I bought it either  ;D   I did run it for a couple hours last summer to keep the beer cold during a short power outage.

Better to have and not need than need and not have.

mitt

And that's why I didn't turn around and return it.   ;)

ducpainter

#69
March 02, 2010, 03:43:44 AM
Quote from: The Architect on March 02, 2010, 03:36:38 AM
And that's why I didn't turn around and return it.   ;)
Don't even put any fuel in it.

The ethanol garbage will ruin it before you get a chance to use it.

Stash it away for when you need it.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


ducatiz

#70
March 02, 2010, 04:37:51 AM
Quote from: ducpainter on March 02, 2010, 03:43:44 AM
Don't even put any fuel in it.

The ethanol garbage will ruin it before you get a chance to use it.

Stash it away for when you need it.

amen to that.  although it's a good idea to know if it works at all....

i'd put a little in with some stabil marine, run it thru and then drain it out.  i drain my little generator after use.   i put in like 5x the amount of stabil, run it for a few minutes and then drain it. 
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"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

CMDRDAVE

#71
March 02, 2010, 04:46:32 AM
Quote from: ducatiz on March 02, 2010, 04:37:51 AM
i'd put a little in with some stabil marine,

Why "marine"?
Insert witty comment here-->

rgramjet

#72
March 02, 2010, 04:52:42 AM
Stabil Marine
"•America's #1 Selling Marine Fuel Additive Brand!
•BEST Ethanol Problem Fighter
•More than FOUR TIMES the Fuel System Cleaner than in Regular STA-BIL
•DOUBLE the corrosion preventer than in Regular STA-BIL
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Quote from: ducpainter on May 20, 2010, 02:11:47 PM
You're obviously a crack smokin' redneck carpenter. :-*

in 1st and 2nd it was like this; ringy-ting-ting-ting slow boring ho-hum .......oh!........OMG! What the fu.........HOLY SHIT !!--ARGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
-Sofadriver

What has been smelled, cannot be unsmelled!

ducpainter

#73
March 02, 2010, 04:54:04 AM
I'm trying Starbrite "Startron".  http://mystarbrite.com/startron/

I'll let you know if it works.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


ducatiz

#74
March 02, 2010, 05:22:02 AM
Quote from: ducpainter on March 02, 2010, 04:54:04 AM
I'm trying Starbrite "Startron".  http://mystarbrite.com/startron/

I'll let you know if it works.

i think the startron is equal in performance to the stabil marine.  the stabil is just easier to find-- advance auto carries it.
Check out my oil filter forensics thread!                     Offended? Click here
"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.
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