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7,000 Watt Automatic Home Generator System
Prices Start at $3850.00
Installed!
(Standard installation)
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10,000 Watt Automatic Home Generator System
Prices Start at
Installed!
(Standard installation)
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Selecting
a Generator |
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Basically there are two categories of generators, portable and stationary.
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Portable generators are the least expensive, require manual refueling with gasoline, manual starting and can only run a few appliances. Stationary generators on the other-hand are more costly, can be run on a continuous fuel source (natural gas), start automatically and can be sized to power an entire house.
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Here
are a few questions you should ask yourself to help
start the selection process:
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- What
appliances do I/we need / want to run?
- Do
I/we want to manually start and refuel the generator
every few hours?
- Do
I/we want the generator to self-start & have a
continuous fuel supply?
- How
much do I/we want to spend – what will the budget
allow?
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After answering the questions above list the electrical
loads of the appliances you would like to run. Wattage
or amps and volts are normally listed on all electrical
appliances
(amps x volts = watts). Determine the total watts
for all the appliances you intend to run simultaneously.
For example; to run a gas furnace fan, television, sump
pump, refrigerator, freezer, electric water heater,
microwave oven, hair dryer, 5 lights and a dishwasher
you would have a total load of approximately 10,000
watts. This load equates to a large portable unit or a
small stationary unit. Taking into consideration the
answers to the three other questions you should be able
determine your generator type and size.
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The next step in the process is to contact a reputable
electrical contractor and work together to select the
specific generator to meet your needs. Remember that
qualified people meeting all national and local codes
should install all electrical equipment.
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