Generators....

[Mottie]

Some questions;

1. Who thinks we might need one - I hear of possible power cuts to come.

2. If we needed one, what sort of output would I need to run my central heating, a telly and a lamp?

3. Anyone use/have one, if so, any recommendations?

 

[HERTS P&D]

This would be a good start:

HONDA EU22i 2.2KW SILENT (SUITCASE) INVERTER GENERATOR

You can't go wrong with Honda.

Andy

 

[Mottie]

Yes, that does seem to be the standard by which others are judged. But, will I need it.......

 

[HERTS P&D]

You're a bloke, it's an engine, of course you need it!

Andy

 

[Ihavenojob]

Some questions;

1. Who thinks we might need one - I hear of possible power cuts to come.

2. If we needed one, what sort of output would I need to run my central heating, a telly and a lamp?

3. Anyone use/have one, if so, any recommendations?

Most modern boilers won't work off a generator.

 

[HERTS P&D]

The super-portable Honda EU22i will deliver a max 2200W of clean mains quality electricity to run and recharge the most sensitive electronic equipment, it's perfect for your travels or for around the home. Weighing in at only compact 21kg, the EU22i certainly packs a punch in the power and features department. Benefiting from revolutionary inverter technologywhich delivers high quality super-stable electricity the sames as your outlets at home. This high quality power is essential for powering sensitive electronic devices such as laptops, TVs and Cameras.

 

[Burnerman]

The Honda suitcase range are actually superb......at a price!
They even return to tickover when on no demand.
I have a 3800w Briggs and Stratton, very reliable, superb starter but noisy......it runs my oil boiler, kettle and lamps.
John

 

[Ihavenojob]

The Honda suitcase range are actually superb......at a price!
They even return to tickover when on no demand.
I have a 3800w Briggs and Stratton, very reliable, superb starter but noisy......it runs my oil boiler, kettle and lamps.
John

Not sure on oil boilers, but it's something to do with the earth, which a modern gas boiler needs for the ignition rectification, and some boilers are sensitive to generators. Used to get loads of calls when work on electric supplies needed a generator for several days, boilers locking out on ignition.

 

[Burnerman]

Never even thought of that one.....thanks!
John

 

[festive]

I used to have a Brigs n Strappon generator, but i switched to a Tesla powerwall style storage. Our house came with many solar panels. May get another as backup hmm.

Hopefully it won't come to power outages i don't see why it should?

 

[HERTS P&D]

Hopefully it won't come to power outages i don't see why it should?

I bet you would never had thought that all shops had to close and everyone stay at home??

You never know what tomorrow bring????????????

Andy

 

[ReganAndCarter]

I used to have a Brigs n Strappon

You sure you're on the right site?

 

[Mottie]

Not sure on oil boilers, but it's something to do with the earth, which a modern gas boiler needs for the ignition rectification, and some boilers are sensitive to generators. Used to get loads of calls when work on electric supplies needed a generator for several days, boilers locking out on ignition.

Thanks. This may be a silly question and I’m a way from deciding whether to get one yet but looking at a few, they do say where possible, to connect them to an external earth rod. If I were to get one and I wanted to use it for my heating system (or any other household appliance) for safety, would a way round that be to get an ordinary three pin plug, have just one single cable connected to the earth pin, plug it in to any socket in my house and connect the other end of the cable to the earthing connector on the generator?

 

[festive]

You sure you're on the right site?

Yeah must clear my autocorrect

 

[sxturbo]

Need to work out how many watts /KW your going to need in a worst case scenario.

What's the wattage of the water heating element?

My kettle is 3kw so the little Genny won't take it. My immersion heater is 2.2kw the generator will run that just about.