Stand by generator thread

[FlareKing]

I have been looking into getting one for my house. I was wondering if anyone here has one. If so what you got?

[hillbillyreefer]

I bought a 10kw diesel welder, killed to birds with one stone.

[sourdough doug]

Not a bad idea to have one with the threat of brown and black outs starting to happen.. What provisions have/had you to do for a safe hook up...:character0175.

[hillbillyreefer]

Originally Posted by sourdough doug

Not a bad idea to have one with the threat of brown and black outs starting to happen.. What provisions have/had you to do for a safe hook up...:character0175.

A disconnect switch at your meter should be all you need. You need to isolate your generator from the grid, wouldn't want the guy trying to fix the problem getting zapped by your generator.

[JB_AOL]

2000w Champion Generator w/ a really long extension cord..lol.

IF power went out, what do I need... Basically keep the food cold, and run a couple of lights, maybe a heater. I don't need to power the whole house.

[Doug P]

I got a 20k kohler last year , I was looking at generac and there was to many bad reviews on it, the electrician bill was about 2/3 the price of the generator.

I am very happy with it.

[martinnordegg]

Originally Posted by sourdough doug

Not a bad idea to have one with the threat of brown and black outs starting to happen.. What provisions have/had you to do for a safe hook up...:character0175.

Funny you should mention that. We have a 6500 Honda. When we sold the old place all that was needed was one disconnect between the power into the panel fromthe pole via a throw switch and that is how the elecctician wired it, plus there is the breaker switch at the pole.

When we buil the new place last year the electrician said the code has changed and now we had to put a total disconnect then "downstream" of that was the throw switch which also isolates the pole. So you now apparently need a backup for a backup and then there is also the breaker switch at the pole. Some accident must have happened to change the code. Not cheap to do it but I think it is worth it.