Whole house generators (slightly OT)
Enduring Sunday's 6.5 earthquake was no big deal... I only lost one picture window. The real hassle was being without power for 16 muggy hours. If that happened very rarely I'd be happy with my little 6000 watt Costco special that runs the reefers and a few lights. However, Hawaiian Electric Company's newest generator is 30 years old and they just haven't kept pace with growth on the island. That results in ever more frequent outages lasting up to 30 hours (recently).
So, I think it's time for big honkin' generator to serve the whole house. I've been looking at the Generac line and I'm considering a
35,000 watt unit to serve my 200amp home. I'd appreciate any info or suggestions that any of you have to offer. I'd like to run it off Natural gas with LP gas as a backup. read more and respond »Posted 5 years ago by BruceR in General Home Automation
