On 2023-09-13 12:26, Donald Snook via Mercedes wrote:
My problem with the little portable was that I could run the refrigerator, a freezer, a few lights, maybe the TV and not much else. And that required running extension cords all over the house AND running home from work and filling it up with gas.
I used over a quart of gas in a 800W inverter generator during my last 3 hr outage. Made a 120v to 240v male to male extension cord, plugged it into the welder outlet in the garage. The good news is that it can run any 120v outlet in the house. The safe news is that buy combining the two hot leads in the 240v circuit, you absolutely cannot connect it and the utility power at the same time or a breaker will trip.
The bad news, as you mentioned, I've got to be there to make it happen. And with a 800W generator, I can run the fridge, or the freezer, or the furnace. I can probably start the furnace with the freezer running, but I can't start the fridge or freezer with anything else running, so I have to be there and switch from one appliance to another every hour or two. And that last part is why I bought a 3200W to replace the 800W.
The 3200 can run everything in the house that runs on 120V. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
