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Old 04-27-2009, 04:54 PM
 
Location: From UK to AK via MI
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If you go to Lowes and i'm sure HD too you should be able to pick up a check list so you can work out what size generator you'll need.
Havent looked but there has to be something similar on the internets, the one problem we used to come up across was folks having a well will need enough juice in a generator for the pump, it seems to be the one thing people forget.

Jan
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Old 04-27-2009, 05:33 PM
 
Location: Interior alaska
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Or this:
Cripes, now we are going to get the animal rights groups in on power generation!

Hey... Maybe at can get them in the Hamster cage instead, sorts like "Put your boogie were your mouth is!"
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Old 04-27-2009, 05:36 PM
 
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Have 'em do the hamster dance.... cruel and unusual punishment.
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Old 04-27-2009, 05:38 PM
 
Location: Bethel, Alaska
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The Humty Dance!!!!!!!!


YouTube - Digital Undergound "Humpty Dance"
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Old 04-27-2009, 07:37 PM
 
Location: Bliss Township, Michigan
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Ok, I watched that video over an hour ago, can't get the song out of my head now.
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Old 04-27-2009, 07:54 PM
 
Location: Bethel, Alaska
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You are welcome!
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Old 04-27-2009, 08:12 PM
 
Location: Haines, AK
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Cripes, now we are going to get the animal rights groups in on power generation!
I dont see the problem with this power source. Afterall it is what Bombardier puts in the Dash-8 engines. Hamsters with lettuce. They chose lettuce over carrots for weight savings.
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Old 04-27-2009, 09:03 PM
 
Location: Not far from Fairbanks, AK
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I guess the 13,500 watt I was looking at is a little over kill then? It does sound like a propane or gas would make sense.. Do they just hookup to your existing home gas line and the propane just has a set of tanks sitting beside it then?

I will have to add up the watt usage of our "stuff" and see what I come up with.
Crossfire:

You have two options in relation to generators:

1. A Generator that produces enough power to cover all the appliances in your home. This would be a large generator from 8K to maybe 13K depending on the total power draw. However, such a generator running on gasoline would use a lot of it, so a diesel generator would be a better alternative.

2. A generator just big enough to run a couple of appliances at a time, in this case, the boiler, and the water pump for the well, and maybe a couple of lights. This would be a much smaller generator, perhaps a 2,500 to 3K, and it does not use a lot of fuel.

I only run a 2K Honda generator to power the boiler and a couple of lights. Once the house is warm, then I unplug the generator, and plug the well pump. A lot of people prefer this type of set-up, because one powers only essential circuits such as the one to the boiler, or the well pump. The stove, clothes dryer, and maybe the washer are out of the question, since these are non-essential. Also, while you may not be able to use the stove, you still can use the wood stove to cook foods if you have to. The wood stove's top reaches temperatures anywhere from 300 to 600 degrees, so you can even use a dutch oven to make breads and such, or a frying pan to fry something.

I have set-up mine as follows: there is a dual-outlet box next to the boiler and the well's pump plugs. Both the boiler and the pump have individual extension cords and plugs, and these are connected in another set of outlets. These last outlets are marked, "commercial power." The other outlet set is marked, "generator power." I run the generator outside the house. On the outside wall there is a male plug inside an outdoors electrical box. This male plug has a set of copper electrical leads, which are connected to the "generator Power" outlets by the boiler and well pump. So, I start the generator, plug a short extension cord to it, and plug the female end of the extension plug into the wall's male plug. Now I go inside the house, unplug the boiler's extension cord from the "commercial power" outlet, and plug it into the "generator power" outlet next to the boiler. Once the house is warm, then I disconnect the boiler's plug, and plug-in the well pump. I do this with a 2K Honda generator.

Now, a couple of my coworkers have decided to buy propane clothes dryers, stove, and also propane water heaters, so a 4K or 5K generator can power the rest of the house as needed.

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Old 04-28-2009, 04:55 PM
 
Location: WE MADE IT!!
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We're a proud owner of 2 Honda EU 2000i Gens. We use them daily to recharge batteries in our battery bank and other things. I love them. They are light and easy to move,quite,fuel efficient, We used ours all winter and never had a issue but we did try and keep it at least in an area that was 35 degrees. They are not known for break downs. And the routine maintenance is easy to do. Even changing the oil is quick and simple.
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Old 04-28-2009, 10:02 PM
 
Location: Not far from Fairbanks, AK
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We're a proud owner of 2 Honda EU 2000i Gens. We use them daily to recharge batteries in our battery bank and other things. I love them. They are light and easy to move,quite,fuel efficient, We used ours all winter and never had a issue but we did try and keep it at least in an area that was 35 degrees. They are not known for break downs. And the routine maintenance is easy to do. Even changing the oil is quick and simple.
I take mine to my campsite during moose season, and use it to light the campsite with a couple of floodlights, to charge batteries, etc. I have also used it twice in the middle of the night to work on moose we have killed. I have a grounding rod with me every time, to ground the generator, and a small tarp I can stretch over it from the trees if raining when working on the moose, plus three 250-watt water-tight floodlights positioned around the moose by the use of blue-color extension cords.
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