Currently have a 5kw propane genny hooked up but it's only 120v, the 8kw
propane 220v is sitting there waiting for an exhaust pipe adapter to get
finished so we can hook it to the exhaust pipe that exits the genny
room. We had a 12kw diesel outside genny but fried the control panel
out of the blue and it is some german generator that we can't find a
replacement panel for. We are going to try and find parts to fix it
but it was faster replacing it for now. The house is unoccupied
currently and the majority of the current load is for transmitters and
cameras at about 200watts... Expect that to double with the new
controller/inverter and double again when occupied..
On 1/19/22 2:09 AM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote:
Say a similar on grid home used 500 kWh per month. That is equivalent to a
steady state load of almost 700 watts. Round up to 1kW. So 10 kW panel
minimum. Panels are cheap these days. I would do 20kW if you can. Batts are
not so cheap. That is where you can save some big money with a modest
generator. Propane is nice.
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On Jan 19, 2022, at 2:45 AM, Chuck McCown via AF <af@af.afmug.com> wrote:
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