Posted by oydnar on October 01, 2017 at 11:15:43 from (69.128.198.247):
In Reply to: Standby generators posted by David G on September 30, 2017 at 19:22:19:
About 32-33 years ago, I got looking at my electric rate schedule and discovered that for the amount I use, and the kwh/hr that I use it at, I was paying more at a Residential rate than I would at a General Service rate. The caveat, is a demand meter rather than a regular kwh meter, and a huge surcharge in the rate if I exceeded 5kwh. in total, I have saved over $25k in electric bills. But moreso, I have the average monthly demand and peak demands on my bill. When it came time to buy a backup generator, I knew my peak demand, The generator I chose was very small, but large enuf so that the average demand was 50% load. A 4600 watt/6250 peak Coleman, has a 11hp Tecumseh. 6 gallon fuel tank. I can run my whole house 16 hours on a tank of fuel. I have it wired into a 100 amp double throw blade switch. Only time I hear the engine work at all is very momentarily when my water pump kicks on.
I bought it thru Northern Tool back in the early '90s after Hurricane Bob when my power was out 5 days. Probably got 1500 hours on it, still runs as good as new. My only complaint, is that it is noisey. If it was much more than emergency backup, I'd own a Honda
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