Have 1250 sq ft of living. 3 ton air conditoner, 2 freezers and 1 Ice Box. Looking to run the a/c and keep the ice box and freezers working with bare min. on the lightening in the house.
2006-08-26 09:08:46 · 6 answers · asked by gulfrunner 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
I would suggest a 15 kw home standby generator if you want to run your AC.
Check out this site - http://www.homegeneratorsystems.com/
2006-08-28 06:47:23 · answer #1 · answered by jptheman25 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Portable generators are available for power outages as well as campsite or jobsite use.
Permanently mounted stand-by generators provide automatic power when the regular power supply is interrupted. Powered by natural gas, they can power selected circuits within a few seconds of a power failure. These are wise investments for areas that may experience frequent power outages.
Depending on their wattage output, generators will run anything from a small lamp to a number of large appliances. To determine the size generator you will need, total the wattage of the maximum number of items you will be running simultaneously. For items with start up ratings higher than their run ratings, use the higher rating to determine your power requirements.
Inductive load appliances and tools such as refrigerators, washers, and power tools require additional wattage for starting the equipment. The initial load only lasts for a few seconds on startup but is very important when calculating your total wattage.
View this Wattage Chart :
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=howTo&p=BuyGuide/SelectGenerator.html
2006-08-26 09:11:15 · answer #2 · answered by Visit Budget101.com 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 13 and 15 KW models sold at Lowes and Home Depot have chart showing the average total home usage. According to there generator stats the unit could supply power to the entire home. If you have Natural gas available the cost to operate will be low.
2006-08-26 09:15:03 · answer #3 · answered by audioworm31 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what you need to do is figure out how many watts each will draw and add up the total. remember some appliances on start up will draw more watts initially so you need to allow for this. to convert watts to amps check your dictionary. then how do you plan to tie it in. Just plug in individually? Or what? If individually you will need to also properly size the wire to the load in order to prevent a fire.
2006-08-26 09:13:33 · answer #4 · answered by gary o 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in Florida and went through three hurricanes. I ran my whole house with a 15K generator. However, I do not tax it by running all appliances at one time.
2006-08-26 12:01:14 · answer #5 · answered by duke1414 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ad up the amp. or watt. draw on what you want to run off it. then get one with about 10% more output than that
2006-08-26 09:16:51 · answer #6 · answered by norsmen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋