RedNeckGeek
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- Joined
- Jan 1, 2011
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- Butte County & Orcutt, California
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- Kubota M62, Kubota L3240D HST (SOLD!), Kubota RTV900
What size is your genny? Compared to your AC's needs?
The generator's rated at 6.5kW peak, 5.5 kW continuous. I don't have the manuals for the A/C, so I really don't know what it's rated at. I've been able to run the A/C off the generator in the past, but when it came on (by mistake) yesterday morning, it killed the motor on the genny, maybe because it was operating in economy mode and couldn't react fast enough to the load. The generator has a meter that can be set to display kVA, so next time I've got it hooked up I'll take some measurements. Should probably do that for the other major appliances while I'm at it, as once I go over to solar, I'll need to be more careful about when and how I use the electricity. Most of the stuff here is less than ten years old, but the furnace/A/C is twenty-two years old. Might be time for an upgrade.
Hope you find a nice place for your daughter, Kyle. That's gotta be a tough one.