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 02-03-2009, 09:45 Post: 160089
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I do like Murph's suggestion about RV generators. Does anybody have suggestions about where to find those for sale? Do those units supply 220?

Years ago, I went the small generator route and it works for me. More than ten years ago I bought a kowasaki based 15 amp generator. It has just enough umph to run our steam boiler. As other people have pointed out, it doesn't have to run all the time, just long enough to recover from heat loss and get the interior temp a little above normal. And with big cast iron radiators and the large capacity boiler necessary for steam, our heat has a lot of momentum once it gets going. When the generator isn't running the boiler, it looks after the refrigeration.

For interior lighting, I have a slew of small LED lanterns that last for ever on batteries and now a couple with hand cranks. If I really needed it, I have a good inverter for any electronics. We already use a cookstove in the kitchen for heat and cooking all winter, so we don't need 220 for the stove.

I do wish I had a larger generator with 220, but I have never been close to worrying about the integrity of the house (freezing) during a power outage and I haven't broken the bank for my backup. It would be great to be able to have enough power to power the whole house as if I were plugged into the grid, but I haven't been able to find equipment at a price I am willing to shell out for.

It is a mimalist approach and may not be an approach for everyone, but it works for us here.






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The Welder / Generator is a good suggestion.

A big part holding me back is I wouldn't use the generator for backup very often, and I could live without it. But a welder on the other hand.. And the point that since it would get more use so it is more likely to be in working order when the time arrived is a good one.

Thanks for the suggestion.






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