All this talk of generators

[Brains]

Finally just bit the bullet and bought this:

Hopefully will get it all buttoned up before our next extended power outage. Pad is poured and cured, and working on getting the trades lined up for the electrical and gas hookups. Thought about going the portable route, which would be fine if I'm home to fire it up but if I'm at work or something it'll be nice to know it's in place and automatic.

Buy once, cry once right?

 

[Axxe55]

Finally just bit the bullet and bought this:

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Hopefully will get it all buttoned up before our next extended power outage. Pad is poured and cured, and working on getting the trades lined up for the electrical and gas hookups. Thought about going the portable route, which would be fine if I'm home to fire it up but if I'm at work or something it'll be nice to know it's in place and automatic.

Buy once, cry once right?

if you can afford it an automatc standby generator is the better option imo

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Nice.

 

[Eastexasrick]

200 amps plus. Damn nice.

 

[Brains]

It's definitely a beast. Power goes down a bit by fuel, but it'll run 22.5kW at full load on natural gas. That's likely overkill for what I need, the house only has a 150A service. But when I looked up the specs, the larger model somehow had a lower half-load fuel consumption than the smaller generators.

 

[pronstar]

Buy once, cry once right?

Indeed…
My 9.5kw open rack generator is just a stepping stone to a unit like that

 

[smittyb]

Finally just bit the bullet and bought this:

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Hopefully will get it all buttoned up before our next extended power outage. Pad is poured and cured, and working on getting the trades lined up for the electrical and gas hookups. Thought about going the portable route, which would be fine if I'm home to fire it up but if I'm at work or something it'll be nice to know it's in place and automatic.

Buy once, cry once right?

I know people if you need leads.

 

[Brains]

I know people if you need leads.

I appreciate that, I might if things don't work out. I'm currently working with an electrician, waiting on his quote. I called a plumber for a quote on the gas line, but so far radio silence. Thankfully gas and the electric panel are close, that will help keep costs down on the install side. Already have a larger gas meter because of the pool heater, and the generator is going right next to it.

 

[SARGE67]

My brother had a house built on land in Blanco area. He chose the propane unit because he already has a big tank on property. He too chose a Generac and was around $10k with auto come on. He knows out there he will be one of the last ones to have power restored, same with his well. I keep wondering, if the Left (AOC) does away with natural gas like they want, all those generators will be useless.

 

[black_ice]

I’ve got a 24KW and I’m not sure I’ll ever own a house without one.


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[Brains]

I’ve got a 24KW and I’m not sure I’ll ever own a house without one.

Everyone I know who has one says the same thing. Wife and I have literally been hemming and hawing over getting one for 15 years, ever since hurricane Ike. It's fair to say we're not exactly impulsive types.

 

[andre3k]

I would love to have a standby generator. But costs associated with the ATS is what kills the deal for me. I can find 22kw generacs on marketplace all day long for 5 - 6k. After you add in the ATS and the cost for wiring and plumbing you're at 12 - 13k minimum.

What I want is a standby generator that doesn't have the ATS. Lights go out, I want to go outside flip a switch, turn the genny on myself, have it power my entire breaker panel and save that 7k for something else. If you travel a lot, or physically incapable or turning on the genny, I can see the value of the ATS.


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[FireInTheWire]

First world problems

 

[Brains]

I would love to have a standby generator. But costs associated with the ATS is what kills the deal for me. I can find 22kw generacs on marketplace all day long for 5 - 6k. After you add in the ATS and the cost for wiring and plumbing you're at 12 - 13k minimum.

That part right there has been the 15 year struggle. I'm trying to prepare myself for the electrical quote, and the likely headache dealing with the power company. Gas should be pretty cheap, it's literally a 3 foot run.

What I want is a standby generator that doesn't have the ATS. Lights go out, I want to go outside flip a switch, turn the genny on myself, have it power my entire breaker panel and save that 7k for something else. If you travel a lot, or physically incapable or turning on the genny, I can see the value of the ATS.

You should still be able to do that, we did a similar install at work. We had a break-before-make manual transfer switch installed on the exterior of one electrical panel, with a 50A inlet. That runs critical systems in one area. It connects to a shore power box installed on the wall where the generator connects outside. That allows us the ability to manually plug in a handful of additional loads at the wall.

 

[baboon]

We moved in sure the2021 ice storm & were without power for 2-3 weeks. I thought about a generator. If I were to do it I'd have to bring in a propane tank for added cost. While it add value to the property, I have yet to justify it.

Want an ATV or small cc murdercycle to drive around in. An AVT might get my fat ass back out I the woods. to slay some hogs at night.I actually see more value in this.

 

[Wudidiz]

We have a 22k Generac on a cement pad with ATS. It came with the house 5 years ago. I would never have a home again without one. When the juice goes off (which is quite often in my neighborhood) it immediately starts up and runs the entire house just as though the power was on. Spoils you big time and makes me feel sorry for the neighbors. We're the only house on the street that doesn't go black. I service it myself. Just oil changes annualy and battery replacement every few years.

 

[V-Tach]

After Harvey, the first utility shut off was the gas...those running propane or gasoline were fine.....power outage no problem...natural disaster however........

We were on the generator for 6 weeks post storm.......

 

[no2gates]

During the '21 winter storm when our power was out for 5 days, all I had at the time was a ~4k generator that I had to run extension cords into the house with. It had enough juice to run 2 small portable heaters and TV and not much else. Kept having to refill it twice a day. NOT fun. After that I looked into a whole house generator, but there's no natural gas lines in my neighborhood, and the property is not large enough to put a propane tank far enough from the house to be legal, so I opted to get solar with battery backup.

 

[Ausländer]

@Brains Did you get the generator local or order it?

 

[Brains]

I ordered it, and they drop shipped to my house.