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Old 03-09-2023, 08:24 PM   #28 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by hayden55 View Post
Depends on what you're going to want to run on said generator. But, if you could get a whole home inverter that would start a 240v range or ac plus about 500 watts running at the same time you would have it (typically about 5000-6000w. Then you would just need a string of batteries connected that could handle the peak load, and then probably just charge the batteries from the generator.
The only thing I have that takes 240v is the oven and AC (luxury appliance I rarely use). Even the range is gas (weird they didn't go gas oven). Everything else could be run from a 3,000 watt inverter, and possibly smaller. TV and lights is probably 200 watts. Fridge is a hundred typically. HVAC is 700 watts for the blower.

So, I don't need 240v.

It was nice to have dual energy sources during the power outage. Never really thought about it before, but it builds another layer of resiliency. If I had installed the right carburetor on the genset my dad loaned me, the house could have been 100% powered from the natural gas line.
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