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#495377 - 04/22/20 03:24 PM
Re: What next?
[Re: travlin'easy]
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Registered: 09/29/05
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Loc: Roswell,GA/USA
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Fran, if you only draw 4,000 KWH during the winter months, then my 6,800-watt generator would run your entire home with 2,800-watts to spare. Gary  Gary, I think you mis-read Fran. The 4.5k unit is just an emergency backup. As he said, my house is all-electric and that includes three large HVAC units with the largest unit also zoned to a heated garage. The house is super insulated so heating and AC is fairly reasonable; also I don't have any kids running in and out so once at temp, the units run very little. However, I'm a creature of overkill, so I've got a lot of stuff that burns a lot of juice  . Mainly, I wanted a system that would easily run all the systems at once. I have whole-house on-demand hot water but also a single point on-demand in the kitchen. Oh, and yes, I intend to sell and move into a townhouse. It would be an apartment or condo if not for my musical toys. chas
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#495428 - 04/23/20 11:29 AM
Re: What next?
[Re: DonM]
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Registered: 12/08/02
Posts: 15576
Loc: Forest Hill, MD USA
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Fran, those wattage statements seem very high. I just looked up my heat pump and it only draws 1920-watts. My electric range is nowhere near 12,200-watts and that's if everything was running at the same time. That calculates to more than 50 amperes. My frig is connected to a 20 ampere breaker, but only draws about 8 amps. Now, all of this stuff I have is fairly new and low energy consumption rated, so maybe that has some bearing on the figures. Either way, my electric bill only averages about 120 a month, and that's with an oxygen generator running 24/7. Chas, if I lived in your part of the world, I would probably go for the largest system I could find to do the job as well. There's no such thing as having too much electricity available, especially given the weather patterns you have to endure every year. Good luck, Gary
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#495436 - 04/23/20 12:04 PM
Re: What next?
[Re: travlin'easy]
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Registered: 05/26/99
Posts: 9673
Loc: Levittown, Pa, USA
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Fran, those wattage statements seem very high. I just looked up my heat pump and it only draws 1920-watts. My electric range is nowhere near 12,200-watts and that's if everything was running at the same time. That calculates to more than 50 amperes. My frig is connected to a 20 ampere breaker, but only draws about 8 amps. Now, all of this stuff I have is fairly new and low energy consumption rated, so maybe that has some bearing on the figures. Either way, my electric bill only averages about 120 a month, and that's with an oxygen generator running 24/7. Chas, if I lived in your part of the world, I would probably go for the largest system I could find to do the job as well. There's no such thing as having too much electricity available, especially given the weather patterns you have to endure every year. Good luck, Gary Gary here is the link to the info.. BTW: my winter electric bill is around $500. electric info
Edited by Fran Carango (04/23/20 12:13 PM)
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#495437 - 04/23/20 12:06 PM
Re: What next?
[Re: DonM]
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Registered: 12/08/02
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Loc: Forest Hill, MD USA
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My sailboat, which I also sold last year, had a Honda 2000i Generator, which put out 2200 watts, which ran the boats 12,000 BTU AC unit, charged the batteries (4 6-volt golf cart batteries and one deep cycle marine battery) ran the refrigerator freezer and all lights. My inverter, which I rarely used, was just 2,500-watts. On the cooler nights when the AC wasn't running, the inverter powered my flat screen TV so I could watch a movie while anchored up in some remote cove or creek for the evening. It also powered my onboard laptop. Sure miss that boat, but I'm well past the age to sail single-handed, safely. All the best, Gary
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