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    Choosing a Generator

    Yeah, taking it with a bag of salt. That price is about half what they usually sell for in this area, which was a big red flag Don't know if you saw it, but there is also a big X across the 120v receptacles
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    Choosing a Generator

    Just saw this locally. Very tempting for just $2000. https://houston.craigslist.org/hvd/d/humble-allmand-brothers-75kw-light/7520233018.html Good Diesel Engine, 1800RPM, Liquid Cooled, Towable! I could literally just push it into my back yard.
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    Choosing a Generator

    We're all just a bunch of nerds, really :p
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    Choosing a Generator

    My plan here is to pour a concrete pad about 20ft behind my NG Generator and have it there. I am going to put a shed at the end of the yard anyway, so I'll probably eventually trench over there right in front of the pad, and then run the wire directly back to the panel Blue would be the trench
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    Choosing a Generator

    Ah, easy enough then. I may just wire it directly into my interlock breaker in that case
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    Choosing a Generator

    I'm guessing the 802's have a 30a receptacle?
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    Choosing a Generator

    I still do need to figure out how I will handle fuel. I don't have a diesel vehicle to rotate out with
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    Choosing a Generator

    Yep, pretty much new prices. Been doing some math and power testing this morning and the 802 does make the most sense. The only times I see peaks to over 5kw are when I'm using the electric range. Of course if I was running on the MEP, I just wouldn't use it Whole house cooled to 74, these mini...
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    Choosing a Generator

    Apparently the GL7000 is a favorite in Puerto Rico, and they pretty much get bought up instantly, but that is third hand information. I've been keeping an eye out for solar trailers, almost all of them have either a GL7000 or a GL11000 on it. If I can find one for a good deal, I could snag the...
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    Choosing a Generator

    Hey guys, quick question for you all. Are the MEP's good being left out in the sun, rain etc? Or is it suggested they are kept covered? I just installed another mini split. My peak load today with all AC's running is 4.6kw. Best of all, these inverter mini splits have ZERRROOOOO inrush. They...
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    Choosing a Generator

    I suspect a lot of people will have issues with gas pressure if we have another outage. I had to argue with my generator installer to get them to pay to upgrade my meter In the end I contacted CenterPoint Energy myself and got the meter upgraded, and then got a refund from the generator...
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    Choosing a Generator

    But you may be right, how could it be that the 1030 only uses 0.34 at full load? Seems a little too good to be true
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    Choosing a Generator

    Wow, thats a lot more linear than I would have thought!
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    Choosing a Generator

    I was referencing this for the full load being 0.34, is that incorrect? I do notice it says "Average" https://www.marcorsyscom.marines.mil/Portals/105/PfM/LCES/ES/Power%20Team/Mobile%20Power/Info%20Sheets/GENERATORSET5KW60HZAMMPSSKIDMOUNTED.pdf?ver=2018-11-13-150411-423
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    Choosing a Generator

    To my knowledge, and as far as I could ever find. there was no natural gas outages to homes Just recently I read an article about how they prioritized residential NG over power plants to prevent deaths from cold, and issues with having to relight pilot lights in the middle of a freeze I've...
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    Choosing a Generator

    GL7000 Is more in line with gas. Still cheaper for more KW though. I guess 1800RPM really helps on the MEP's For 3.5kw since there is official stats
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    Choosing a Generator

    The runtime is also interesting. If I have 70 gallons of gas I can run for 5.2 days, with Diesel I can run for 11.6 days
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    Choosing a Generator

    I was guessing 0.25 for a 3kw load
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    Choosing a Generator

    I've been doing some calculation here. Gallons per hour are a bit of an estimate for the MEP-1030, but if anyone has legit numbers for 3kw of load, I'd love to see them. But boy oh boy. Perhaps I need to rethink my fuel storage ideas. The Generac load at 6.25kw is assuming I'm living my life...
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    How long can you store Diesel?

    I'll preface this by saying I've never owned a single machine that runs on Diesel. All my experience with Diesel has been from SmallEngineMechanic, DieselCreek, Andrew Camarata etc on YouTube, And it seems quite often one of them will get some old bulldozer or loader that has been sitting for...
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