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<blockquote data-quote="Fredkrueger100" data-source="post: 3200052" data-attributes="member: 24577"><p>I am looking at different ideas of a generator for my house. I was going to go the stand alone generac route until I saw how much it would cost to get it installed. Combo that with me needing to get a large propane tank installed since i don't have gas here. I currently use propane for my fireplace but i use 100 pound cylinder tanks for it. Adding up all the cost I just can't afford to get a stand alone right now. I then discovered people that were using portable generators to power their homes. They had a line connected to the home electric and then had an outlet installed to plug the generator into. I found a generac GP17500E that runs at a wattage of 17500 watts and starting watts of 26250. It is a 50 amp and has three 30 amp outlets, 4 20 amp outlets, and a 10 amp outlet. Says its powerful enough to start many 5 ton air conditioning units and can power up to 16 circuits. I saw some videos on youtube of people that have used the same setup to run their houses. I don't have to run every single light and appliance that i have but would love to be able to run my well, hot water tank, fridge, and a couple of tv's. In the summer it would also be great to be able to run the AC for at least a little while to keep it from being too out of hand. Hopefully the electricity never goes out more than a couple of hours but you never know. Does any of you have any experience with doing this? I don't know anything about this kind of stuff so any help would be great. Also, is there any risk with using a generator on appliances? I don't want to burn anything up or damage the generator if i get one. Thanks for the help in advance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fredkrueger100, post: 3200052, member: 24577"] I am looking at different ideas of a generator for my house. I was going to go the stand alone generac route until I saw how much it would cost to get it installed. Combo that with me needing to get a large propane tank installed since i don't have gas here. I currently use propane for my fireplace but i use 100 pound cylinder tanks for it. Adding up all the cost I just can't afford to get a stand alone right now. I then discovered people that were using portable generators to power their homes. They had a line connected to the home electric and then had an outlet installed to plug the generator into. I found a generac GP17500E that runs at a wattage of 17500 watts and starting watts of 26250. It is a 50 amp and has three 30 amp outlets, 4 20 amp outlets, and a 10 amp outlet. Says its powerful enough to start many 5 ton air conditioning units and can power up to 16 circuits. I saw some videos on youtube of people that have used the same setup to run their houses. I don't have to run every single light and appliance that i have but would love to be able to run my well, hot water tank, fridge, and a couple of tv's. In the summer it would also be great to be able to run the AC for at least a little while to keep it from being too out of hand. Hopefully the electricity never goes out more than a couple of hours but you never know. Does any of you have any experience with doing this? I don't know anything about this kind of stuff so any help would be great. Also, is there any risk with using a generator on appliances? I don't want to burn anything up or damage the generator if i get one. Thanks for the help in advance. [/QUOTE]
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