How about a onan generator the runs on prograne or natural gas and it is auto start and transfer and all you do is wait for 30 seconds and the circuits you have wil turn back on and then the generator turns off when the power comes back on...
OP said it cost too much:(
I've got such a switch (six circuit) plus plug and extension cord. Unused. Be glad to sell it for $200.00 (reg $399). I'm in Houston (Sharpstown), so you're welcome to inspect it first.
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Personally, I wouldn't install the plug as was mentioned. I would hard-wire it. But if one were to install a plug, you could also slip in an uninteruptable power supply (from a computer store) to keep your system up for a few minutes until you get the generator fired up. It would run a fan, but not a water pump. It would also clean up the power from your generator.
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If it were me I would get a Honda EU3000is (actually I just bought one). They are very quiet. So noise shouldn't be an issue. Then for placement, I would choose one of these 2 options:
The Honda 3000is (2800W, 120V) doesn't put out as much power as most of us would like to have, but it makes up for it with it's low noise level and fuel economy.
When you do this, please be VERY safe in your operating of the generator.
A friend of mine had one in his garage. I have every reason to believe it was installed in a safe and legal manner because they guy was a licensed architect. One day the power went out and the generator came on (I do not know if it was a manual connection or auto, but it doesn't really matter). It ran overnight and in the middle of the night it died. I don't know the exact reason, but it is assumed it ran out of gas.
He went to refill the tank and restart the generator. There was a fire. I won't say anything else. Please, just be very careful.
Pat.
how can i run a generator in an enclosed room with no ventillation
how can i run a generator in an enclosed room with no ventillation
You can't - without dying
Not so. Just wear a SCUBA tank or the equivilent.
There will have to be a fresh air intake for the engine and a way for the exhaust gas to get out.
When I worked at a hospital we had 2 diesel powered generators and they were in a room that was mostly enclosed. However the ehaust was piped outside and so was the air intake.
In other words, the room was well ventilated. (closed system ventilation, perhaps - but ventilated none-the-less.
And there should be a CO alarm in there, in case of a leak.
alexander posted for all of us...
Breathe deep, your lungs will filter the CO out and afterwards you won't care... Mop up aisle 7
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