Generator Thread ....When the power goes out...

[THREEJAYS]

Started mine today. It’s just a 3500w but will do what I need

 

[shootsacanon]

Better dust that baby off. It might come in handy soon. Helene is on her way.

Thanks for the reminder.

 

[Dan Muk]

Non ethanol and fresh oil change, ready to rip 👍

 

[LARGO9]

I bought a 12,000 watt gen about 1.5 month ago, got 8 5gal cans, having the AC guy install a soft starter which will really help with the start up cycle on the AC. Plus I have a 5500 watt as back up.
Think I'm ready

 

[Timber Cruiser]

Just left the gulf because of that god damned storm. Sux. Fish were bitin good.

 

[Dan Muk]

I bought a 12,000 watt gen about 1.5 month ago, got 8 5gal cans, having the AC guy install a soft starter which will really help with the start up cycle on the AC. Plus I have a 5500 watt as back up.
Think I'm ready

NICE!

 

[davans]

Ran mine for a while today.

 

[rockyfatcat]

Solar has its place.
The only place I would invest in a generator is Florida due to the heat. Being 67 the heat would be unbearable.
I am curious to find out the cost to run a generator for a week. I read earlier on past threads that someone mention 500.00 on propane for 3 days. That's 167.00 a day. Thats equivalent to a hotel stay.
However saving the food in the fridge and being home to protect valuebles is a plus.

I have a 24Kish Generac whole house generator and a 1000 gallon propane tank. The 1000 gallon tank can only hold 800 gallons and if it runs 24/7 it'll burn the 800 gallons in a week. If the power goes out. The Generac will auto start in about 30 seconds.

Air conditioning, food in the fridge, and freezers are never an issue.

When the power comes back on, it stays on for a little bit and monitors the power before shutting down all by itself.

If I had a natural gas available in my area, I wouldn't need the propane tank.

 

[james357]

I have a 24Kish Generac whole house generator and a 1000 gallon propane tank. The 1000 gallon tank can only hold 800 gallons and if it runs 24/7 it'll burn the 800 gallons in a week. If the power goes out. The Generac will auto start in about 30 seconds.

Air conditioning, food in the fridge, and freezers are never an issue.

When the power comes back on, it stays on for a little bit and monitors the power before shutting down all by itself.

If I had a natural gas available in my area, I wouldn't need the propane tank.

I looked up propane cost per gallon. 2.93.
Wow. 800x2.93 = $2,344.00 a week. Its cheaper to throw the food away or cook as much as possible and toss the remainder.

 

[leetheman81]

I looked up propane cost per gallon. 2.93.
Wow. 800x2.93 = $2,344.00 a week. Its cheaper to throw the food away or cook as much as possible and toss the remainder.

what he said x100