Generator Genius' Get In Here.

[Slippy]

Portable Gennys are available because I have seen them. As for the kind you're talking about I'm not sure. Me and Lady Sas talked about getting one of those but ultimately decided not to since we plan to be out of this godforsaken cesspool in 5-6 years. Maybe sooner if forced.

Sas my boy,

You can always take any generator with you when you move!

And since you live in a very nice climate, get a 3-5k +/- dual fuel inverter generator and a transfer switch to your electrical panel and you will be good to go.

[Sasquatch]

Sas my boy,

You can always take any generator with you when you move!

And since you live in a very nice climate, get a 3-5k +/- dual fuel inverter generator and a transfer switch to your electrical panel and you will be good to go.

My only reservation with plugging it into my house is my panel is located in the front of my house. If things did go sideways I don't want people to see my generator sitting out there running.

[MountainGirl]

My only reservation with plugging it into my house is my panel is located in the front of my house. If things did go sideways I don't want people to see my generator sitting out there running.

Wherever it is, plugged into your house or not, they'll hear it running.
Put it where it'll be easiest to protect/guard.
Open structure with a roof cover is nice, too.
And not in the garage either, lol.

[Prepared One]

My only reservation with plugging it into my house is my panel is located in the front of my house. If things did go sideways I don't want people to see my generator sitting out there running.

You can have the plug dropped anywhere around the house. Have the electrician drop the plug in back of the house, or anywhere you want. My panel is on the side of the house but I had the electrician drop the plug around back where it is more accessible and I can hide the generator easier. The lockouts go in your main panel, or anywhere really, if you want to spend the money. Sound attenuation will be your main problem when they turn the lights out, but there are ways to mitigate that.

[Sasquatch]

You can have the plug dropped anywhere around the house. Have the electrician drop the plug in back of the house, or anywhere you want. My panel is on the side of the house but I had the electrician drop the plug around back where it is more accessible and I can hide the generator easier. The lockouts go in your main panel, or anywhere really, if you want to spend the money. Sound attenuation will be your main problem when they turn the lights out, but there are ways to mitigate that.

My buddy has the same one I'm looking at and we would take it camping. We'd place it 10-15 feet off the campsite and barely hear it.

[Slippy]

My only reservation with plugging it into my house is my panel is located in the front of my house. If things did go sideways I don't want people to see my generator sitting out there running.

Your electrical main panel for your entire house is located outside?

Even so, like Prepared One said, drop the plug around back and wire accordingly thru the house. That way you can hide the generator and take appropriate measures to mask the sound.

[Mad Trapper]

I need to get a genny too. Main things would be run a well pump, freezer/fridge, power for furnace.

I've looked in both the 3 KW and 5KW military diesels with the ASK noise kits.

I think the 3KW would be right on the edge of running the well pump so might have to have other breakers shut off if running water? It's a lot more portable too. Both my places have oil furnaces so could run them off the 275-gal tanks. I can't afford one for each place right now.

Anybody ran these?

[shootbrownelk]

Your electrical main panel for your entire house is located outside?

Even so, like Prepared One said, drop the plug around back and wire accordingly thru the house. That way you can hide the generator and take appropriate measures to mask the sound.

My main electrical panel is outside too, in the back of the house.

[MountainGirl]

My main electrical panel is outside too, in the back of the house.

That seems strange to me. I could see a secondary main shut-off being outside, but the panel with all the house circuits run to it? So what happens if you trip a breaker? Run outside to flip it? What am I missing here?

[Innkeeper]

Seems odd to me also, my main panel is in the garage.

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