Whole House Generators

[Mark Griffiths]

Back in 2003 it was about $10K for everything (generator, sub panel,
controls, gas plumbing, electrical).  I also had to upgrade the size of the
NG pressure regulator on the line coming into the house (built in 1960).

Depending upon the size of your backyard, you could bury a propane tank.

Mark

On Thu, Feb 3, 2022 at 12:15 PM Jerry — MacSolutions <jerry at stlmacguy.com>
wrote:

> Thanks for the response, Mark!
>
> We have a fault line in Southeast Missouri that we keep hearing is ready
> to release” The Big One.”  (Look up New Madrid Fault) The last time that it
> released it’s power, it made the Mississippi Rive run backwards and rang
> bells in Boston.  If we have half of that power released, I worry about gas
> lines breaking all over the area.  So I would *prefer* natural gas but,
> this situation worries me.  I’m wondering if ANY generator solution would
> work if we had a major disaster?  Could I get fuel after the first tank
> runs dry?  (I’m just thinking aloud, not asking you directly.)
>
> Using Propane or Diesel would require a large tank.  And I don’t think
> there is enough space between the houses for that kind of thing.   So I’d
> have to use a smaller tank and that may  negate the solution for what we
> need.
>
> And a grid of solar panels on the roof with a battery system would
> probably be $100k.  More than we can handle at the moment.
>
> May I ask the cost to install?  Our breaker box is on the other side of
> the house from the natural gas line also.  :(
>
> —Jerry
>
> On Feb 3, 2022, at 10:34 AM, Mark Griffiths <liebestod77 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Choose the size of your generator based upon what you want to run - I had
> no problems with my 12K running all lights/TVs/computers, furnace (NG),
> power vent hot water heater (NG), and two refrigerator/freezers. Cooking
> was with a natural gas stove and oven.
>
> I had an automatic switch installed with the generator that would exercise
> on a schedule and automatically switch to power line/generator, depending
> upon the situation. Great for when you are not home.  I did not have to
> cycle any use, but did give the generator a rest once a day to check oil
> during the long outage.  If your appliances are mostly electric, or you
> want to run A/C, you will need a bigger generator.
>
> Mark
>
>
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