Aside from "no people and no pets present," are there any other precautions I need to take before running this generator? Remove house plants?
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No nothing else :) Actually plants are fine to. The only precautions you need to take is people or animals because high doses of Ozone (this is a commercial very powerful unit) can cause lung irritants. I know some people who stay in the room but we dont suggest it at all. If you follow the instructions it works very very good at removing powerful odors. Let us know if you have any other questions :) Thanks Dustin GreatVacs (seller)
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I have the same setup on my travel trailer - two Trojan 6 volt in series, for 12 volts total. Just took it camping this weekend, with no hookups and went 3 days without having to run a generator. We used a small laptop, our house water pump, fridge, and furnace ran all three nights as well. Something to keep in mind is that all of my lights have been switched to led, and it was only slightly cloudy for us. I never bothered to check my actual voltage, but my stock wall meter was typically at 1/2 to 3/4 in the a.m., and full by sunset.Hope this helps
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I have found the B&S; 7K Watt very reliable, easy start and has trickle battery charger to ensure battery is fully charged. As to the whole house, I take the 220V and distribute it through the circuit breaker panel to 110V to run two refrigerators, one freezer, kitchen lights to include gas stove, other house lights, 12K BTU window a/c and a T.V. As to this load, the B&S; generator has no problem whatever. I have not had the need as of yet to run 220V electric water heater. As to the other comments, agree that the generator would not be able to handle the whole house to include central air, etc. For the price, it is excellent! I have found the B&S; 7K Watt very reliable, easy start and has trickle battery charger to ensure battery is fully charged. As to the whole house, I take the 220V and distribute it through the circuit breaker panel to 110V to run two refrigerators, one freezer, kitchen lights to include gas stove, other house lights, 12K BTU window a/c and a T.V. As to this load, the B&S; generator has no problem whatever. I have not had the need as of yet to run 220V electric water heater. As to the other comments, agree that the generator would not be able to handle the whole house to include central air,... » Read More I have found the B&S; 7K Watt very reliable, easy start and has trickle battery charger to ensure battery is fully charged. As to the whole house, I take the 220V and distribute it through the circuit breaker panel to 110V to run two refrigerators, one freezer, kitchen lights to include gas stove, other house lights, 12K BTU window a/c and a T.V. As to this load, the B&S; generator has no problem whatever. I have not had the need as of yet to run 220V electric water heater. As to the other comments, agree that the generator would not be able to handle the whole house to include central air, etc. For the price, it is excellent! « Show Less
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My apologies, I took the generator to a vacation home and have no means of finding out this information at this time. It's a nice generator though!
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According to the other forums ,approximately 7 out of 10 users have tried it with a generator.they have had no problems however keep in mind the isobars are meant to protect from significant spikes and drops and power supply generators have a tendency to sirge .
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I have not had to use the generator since I installed it last year. The main issue is keeping the battery fully charged so that it is ready when you need it. I keep a small trickle charger on the battery and I store the unit in my garage where it does not get much below 25F. I also start it every month or so.
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This generator must be outdoors. There is no way you can direct the exhaust outside and it is a very nasty smell of propane and co2. It will function well with a solar system if you know when to turn it on. Sunny Island (sma) will only allow the power from this to charge at nite. Outbacks might not have this problem. I'm off grid. With such a big place you must have lots of batteries to charge on cloudy , rainy days. But I gather you have AC from the utility and are feeding back excess power. If you do you may want to look at a different model which may cost less.
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We don't know the answer. Our electrician and plumber took care of the whole installation. I know that we have an automatic switch so, if we lose power, the generator goes on automatically. Sorry I can't be more helpful.
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That depends on what you are going to do with it. Are you going to build a 'solar generator' on a cart, put them on a pole, a house, or an RV? In some cases you will need mounting brackets. In some, you will need longer cables. You might also want a better charge controller, though it isn't required. If you want to run a 120v ac load, you will need an inverter with a high enough wattage to run your load. Bear in mind that extra current is required when starting a motor, like a pump or refrigerator. In all cases, you will need batteries. Google is your friend.
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There is ground wire attachment point on the front to attach a wire to run to a ground point. It will work without the ground but most generator manufacturers now recommend using an external ground for additional safety.
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Plug them in direct, use a heavy extension cord to a distribution 4 way or 6 way and run power from there to each item ----- or just call an electrician and have him wire you a pigtail to your breaker box on house. I'm sure there will be folks say u don't need an electrician, but if you don't know how to use a generator to start with then yes you need an electrician - I have been very pleased with my durostar, for the money it's great.
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not all at once, pleae remember this is a standy by generator that WILL NOT run the whole house all at once. if you wish to run everything all at once, you need to get a generator output amps the same size as your house main.
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I'd take it outside and use a can of air or a compressor. Check to see what mfr recommends first. Unplug it first, naturally
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If the entire house goes out you first must trip the main breaker to prevent back. There is ywo sockets with twenty amp it should freg, heater,light. Direct off drop cords. I recommend. This generator
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We have hooked ours up to leaf blowers, outdoor equipment, radios and a pop-up camper. Uses very little gas, it's quiet. Great generator !
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You should always ground your generator. If you can't ground it to a nearby water "main", then you should get an inexpensive ground rod with a clamp and drive it into the ground.
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I have just about the same set-up and have added up all wattage used by electric appliances, furnaces, freezer and I also have a well for water. Even if I run them all I am under running wattage of generator. Start up of freezer draws down but then stabilizes. I have gas for cooking and a gas clothes dryer but would not do laundry in emergency so not sure what that would do. I hope this helped.