HI Mark,

On Thu 2012-Nov-08 18:28, Mark Hofmann (1:261/1304) wrote to Richard Webb:

RW> i won't backfeed circuits in the house though, I could sit
RW> the gen out in the backyard and drop an extension in the
RW> bathroom window, run the fridge, Kathy's concentrator and
RW> battery chargers all from one heavy duty drop.

MH> I had the generator under our deck in the backyard.  The (4)
MH> extension cords then ran in through the basement door, which I was
MH> still able to close.  I also used painter's tape to seal the areas
MH> around the door just to make sure no fumes blew back in the cracks. 

Sounds like a good system.  One heavy duty drop would feed
everything I need, a decent 5 kw genset would do it.

Were I ever to get a 15 kw that rides on a trailer though
I'd rig up a marine shore power connection to feed the whole place with the
240vac needed.  But, a 5kw I'd just run off
the one drop through the bathroom window.  IT's one of those crank out
windows, no screen, but I could crank it closed,
leave the genset far enough away that the fumes wouldn't
blow in at us and be good.  I'd probably take Kathy off the
concentrator and put her on a tank at night, kill teh gen
and we'd still be alright.  The fridge and freezer would
stay cold overnight and we'd still have the float charged
batteries for radios giving us comms if we need 'em.  I've
also got a 4 12 vdc lights around here strategicaly placed
to run off the same batteries.

  Get more 12vdc lighting going around the
house ,grin>.
That project keeps slipping through the cracks, blidn men do it in the dark ya
know .


Regards,
           Richard
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