I have a Kohler 8 kw unit on a whole house automatic transfer switch that runs on propane, No A/C so 8 kW supplies the whole house just fine. I've measured its output at 4% THD using a Fluke power quality meter with or without load. Seems to fit the ticket.
Chip AE5KA On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 5:52 PM, Jim Brown <j...@audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote: > On 9/7/2017 1:15 PM, Doug Hensley wrote: > >> I am going through the process of choosing a whole house home generator >> > > It's worth thinking about your needs first. Key questions are" > > 1) What loads do I need to run from it? Get hard numbers, including > starting current for motors (refrigerators, well pumps, etc.) The 120V > loads can easily be measured with a Kill-A-Watt meter. You'll need a > clamp-on current probe for your VOM or scope to measure permanently wired > loads and 240V loads. > > 2) How often are power outages? How long do they last? > > 3) Do I really need to run A/C from a generator? Obviously depends on > climate, but also demands a bigger generator and a lot more fuel. > > I have two generators. One is a Honda 2000i, which I can easily carry, and > use for portable hamming. The second is a 6.5kVA Honda (EU6500?) that can > be set for either 120VAC or 120/240 with a neutral. I use it in the > 120/240V mode. It's big enough to run my well motors. > > I've rewired the breaker panel in my home to put all my "critical" loads > on one side of 120V -- lights, computers, TV, refrigerator -- and have > found that the little 2000i can run it all in econ-mode. That gives us the > option of using the smaller generator until we need to re-build the water > pressure during a long outage. > > 73, Jim K9YC > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to lightdazz...@gmail.com > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
