Utility company supplies power with 0 THD’s (total harmonic distortion). Regular genny pushes 15-20% THD’s, which burns up sensitive electronics and small motors like exhaust fans etc. inverter genny puts out less than 3% THD’s. Every time a heavy load starts up a regular genny accelerates and fluctuates the frequency (Hz) and wreaks havoc on sensitive devices.
I didn't know about these soft starters.. I kind of lucked out with the a/c.. I have a 16 seer unit that has a variable displacement compressor that uses 2 capacitors. It basically starts up at half capacity, unless you crank the temperature down by 3 or more degrees. I was considering piggybacking 2 of the honda inverter generators for 6000w @240v. Would like to see them come out with 5k watt units to piggyback if I were to upgrade. I would be scared that the inverter type will by too easy to damage by accidental overloading. Regular generator will just stall or bog down
The soft start is almost the same thing. It cutss in-rush current by up to 70% by bringing compressor up to speed slowly instead of instantly which is what bogs down a genny. Took my inrush current down to about 30-40A from 119A. I don’t worry about overload as they’re protected by onboard over current devices. I personally went with an inverter genny because I also wanted to run my furnace in the event of power outage during the winter.
Didn't catch that the first time... 1200 for a 8750w inverter generator isn't bad at all! I think I paid 700 for the CAT. might be a good time to turn the back up into the back up for the back up.
I would imagine any automatic transfer switch will work. use a spdt relay that's always on so when it turns off it closes to the other contact, triggering the starter
Same here. I also have the massive expansion batteries if needed, and the generator. But Japan has an incredible power grid, I’ve never lost power not even during typhoons. Most Japanese have never experienced a power outage.
Not if you put premium gas in, you only need to treat the blended gasolines, ethanol blends etc.
We bought a generac 16,000 generator - plumbed with natural gas. The cost - about $5000 installed. Luckily we had easy location to a gas line (near our grill). It powers most of the important circuits in the house that are important (like refrigerators, stove, freezers, and of course the tanks) - and also starts automatically (which is important when one is on vacation, etc).
Most Japanese that do not live in the tidal zone
Lowest octane rating. High octane is for high compression. It is a total waste (in any engine or car) that is not specifically design to run it. Those of you who “run the good stuff” when the manual allows lower octane, are burning money for no reason.
There are other options - I would opt for battery storage (today) - whereas I opted for a plumbed natural gas genertor - a year or so ago. Of course - While my neighbors lost 100's of dollars of refrigerated/frozen stuff - we did not.
I have an affordable one in mind. The controls are a lil involved. Starter has to be on auto timer after trigger. There are a ton of options and I’m exploring most affordable and simplest options. There are generator controllers but they’re expensive. I’m still undecided if I wanna DIY or go with the typical generac type ATS’s.
What, does it need to hold the trigger to keep cranking until generator starts? Or more complicated than that?
