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Active Hurricane Season Ahead

HayesGreener

HayesGreener

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Looks like some sporty weather coming our way this summer. We have lived through 45 hurricane seasons down here but every June 1st starts a crap shoot. But we are ready.
 

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We had a 40k one for deere camp. it run our whole camp. it was permanently mounted on a trailer. but had a gas chevy 327 small block engine. It was a gas guzzler as it run mostly wide open all the time. had no low rpm run when power was not needed.
 
Belt Fed said:
We had a 40k one for deere camp. it run our whole camp. it was permanently mounted on a trailer. but had a gas chevy 327 small block engine. It was a gas guzzler as it run mostly wide open all the time. had no low rpm run when power was not needed.
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I got a propane fed 17kw Generac that supposedly can run on 1/2 power if house electrical needs can be sustained at 1/2. It can run the whole house no problems, except when central 2 ton A/C compressor cycles on. You can really hear the Generator lag until the compressor surge watts dissipates. So if power goes off during those A/C months, I just usually turn off the A/C until street power is restored
 
They tell us that EVERY year the hurricane forecast is more dire now, than the previous year.........
Just like winters, hurricane seasons are cyclic, with more mild, or near nil years than cataclysmic ones. And I've been through hurricanes and typhoons.
 
BET7 said:
I got a propane fed 17kw Generac that supposedly can run on 1/2 power if house electrical needs can be sustained at 1/2. It can run the whole house no problems, except when central 2 ton A/C compressor cycles on. You can really hear the Generator lag until the compressor surge watts dissipates. So if power goes off during those A/C months, I just usually turn off the A/C until street power is restored
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We are out here in the country. We lost power here for 3.5 weeks after Hurricane Ivan in 2004. I had a portable generator that could not even keep the fridge cold. In 100 degree weather. We have two houses and a barn and also rely on an electric water pump for water. Thank goodness the National Guard provided drinking water, ice, and MRE's starting the morning after. Once roads were passable I had to drive an hour to find a gas station with power that could pump gas for a gas generator. I said never again. After much research it was apparent that diesel works best for sustained power generation. We also had the farm operation and 600 gallon off road diesel storage for the tractors. I park a 100 gallon nurse tank with a 12v pump next to the generator during hurricane season. The JD engine in this unit has enough power that it does not labor to fully power everything. There is an automatic switch that starts the generator after line power goes down for a couple minutes and shuts down 30 minutes after line power comes back. We have been fortunate that we have lost line power at the most for 3 continuous days since we installed the system, and it provides short term power on average of 3-4 times per year.
 
HayesGreener said:
We are out here in the country. We lost power here for 3.5 weeks after Hurricane Ivan in 2004. I had a portable generator that could not even keep the fridge cold. In 100 degree weather. We have two houses and a barn and also rely on an electric water pump for water. Thank goodness the National Guard provided drinking water, ice, and MRE's starting the morning after. Once roads were passable I had to drive an hour to find a gas station with power that could pump gas for a gas generator. I said never again. After much research it was apparent that diesel works best for sustained power generation. We also had the farm operation and 600 gallon off road diesel storage for the tractors. I park a 100 gallon nurse tank with a 12v pump next to the generator during hurricane season. The JD engine in this unit has enough power that it does not labor to fully power everything. There is an automatic switch that starts the generator after line power goes down for a couple minutes and shuts down 30 minutes after line power comes back. We have been fortunate that we have lost line power at the most for 3 continuous days since we installed the system, and it provides short term power on average of 3-4 times per year.
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Similarly, after hurricane Sandy up here in the northeast, people around me (just down the hill), were without power for about 10 days. I had a portable gasoline generator and was fortunate that I only lost power for 3 day and had plenty of gas that I stocked up to at least see me throughout my outage. Since this happened in late October 2012, I thought about the loss of heat, so I bought a pellet stove for supplemental/backup heat source (thinking of using a marine battery during power outages). After losing power on several occasions afterwards due to severe weather thereafter, I just bit the bullet and got the generator that could run everything. I have to admit, I do feel bad when power goes out in the neighborhood and I’m the only house with lights on, (which I try to keep to a minimum). Best investment I made and it has come in handy during several outages since it went in.
Hayes, thanks for explaining what you run with that size generator, I was thinking, why does he need something that big? Your description of properties indicates you need something that large. Good for you, and your preparation, you’ve done well.
 
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