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Home improvement expert Danny Lipford shows you how to properly setup a standby generator to power your home or business in the event of an emergency.

Question by JEANNIE: What size generator would I need?
I would like to have auto switch during power outages, well pump, hot water, PC, TV, Satellite and at least 2 room portable heaters along with refrigeration, interior and exterior lights. I could live without the other things (washer, dryer, range or heat pump )for a few days. I would want to run portable heaters such as the pureguard for entire rooms. I have natural gas lines to my home – so that would be the logical fuel source. Also do you have an educated idea of cost including the unit, supplies and installation.
Thank you all for the answers – sounds like most of you know your stuff. It was a toss of the coin between Peter W. and Grebbler. Your $ seems in line with what I suspected and was leaning towards a 10 for my needs. Grebbler thanks for the feed back on the portable heaters. I do have a gas pack and suspect you are correct that powering the fan and ignition would be less drain then 2 space heaters of any size.

Best answer:

Answer by JON Z
I would suggest a 5000W generator.
I had a 3 bedroom, 1500 sq/ft home that I was able to run completely with the
5000W. It was big enough to back feed the electrical panel and power the whole house, including the furnace, lighting, everything.

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Question by .: I have some questions on home genorators?
My husband, 16 month old son and I live in a single wide trailer. My next door neighbors are my mom and dad, and then my mamaw. Last year we had a HUGE snow (3+ feet) and we were without water and power for over a week in December near Christmas. Then January of 2010 we had another big snow, but no where near the 3 feet one. We lost power for 4 days. We had a state of emergency declared, power company’s from everywhere came in to set up temporary power poles. It was a heavy wet snow for the both of them, not to mention some light snows and ice throughout the rest of the season. There were trees down, from huge to small. We still have temporary power poles and have lost electricity quite a few times since them during thunder & wind storms. There is a big chance of another heavy wet snow this weekend, then the temperatures turing bitterly cold (highs 0-10 degrees). We are wanting to get a generator but we do not know where to start? We were going to wait with and buy one with our tax returns, but I recently got a credit card so I could get some dental and medical work done and we talked about getting one with that. Now with this big snow coming we are in a rush too. Last year was awful, and we were so thankful my dad hunts and has lanterns and a kerosene heater.

We really do no want to waster money on one if its not going to work for us. We are on a VERY limited income with my husband the only one working and me going to college full time. We would like one that would keep our fridge working, use small lamps, use the microwave and stove, and have hot water. We have the kerosene heater. Would it be possible to run things like a desktop computer on a Generator? I have online classes which is why I ask. Or the tv so my son could watch mickey mouse? I;m sorry if I sound stupid I just have no clue how these things work!

If anyone knows about them I would appreciate all the info you could give me. How do you hook up the appliances you want to keep running ot the Generator? I don’t want one of those that have to be professionally installed, just a portable one. We do not want to spend more than 400 dollars, but considering my parents and grandmother would come and stay in our house with us they may chip in a little.
Thanks everyone. We ended up buying one for 450$ dollars, the had 6000 for starting, and 5000 for running which is enough for our fridge, lamps, stove and the TV for our son along with some other minor things. We don’t want to put in a ton of money to buy a non-portable generator and install it into the house we live in, we rent and we plan on moving as soon as I am done with school. Thanks everyone!

As for the fridge comment, we tried that last year. Neighborhood dogs came buy and ate almost everyting we had put in the snow. They bit and cracked the tupperware we did have. I do not have enough tupperware to fit the amount of food I have now, especially the meat and fruits and veggies I buy in bulk and freeze myself.

Best answer:

Answer by R D
try it

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