Inverter Generators

[ptif219]

Whole house backup. Made in the USA.

I have one of these

 

[justinacolmena]

I have one of these

That's good for your whole house, but you've got have a position to entrench yourself and means to defend that stuff when the cops come to seize it. Not gonna happen in the suburbs.

 

[Synthaholic]

Do not neglect to use Sta-Bil. And run it every month for 10 minutes or so.

 

[Synthaholic]

Thinking of buying this while it’s on sale.

https://www.costco.com/firman-2900w-running--3200w-peak-gasoline-powered-inverter-generator.product.100367440.html

The Firman name doesn’t necessarily thrill me. But I don’t know. It’s tax-free in Florida until Thursday, or through Thursday.

This arrives Wednesday. It was backordered. I'll let you know how it is.

 

[Synthaholic]

I bought this last week but haven’t put the fluids in yet. I was going to buy a second one, but now I’m wondering if the second one should be that Firman. They are both $499

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This one is pretty good. I've only run my chainsaw, a Mr. Coffee, and a hedge trimmer off of it, with no problems. It immediately overloaded when I hooked up my portable 12k BTU AC unit. I'll use the Firman to run that, if needed. But this will handle TV/internet/lights/fans etc., plus maybe a small appliance.

 

[justinacolmena]

Do not neglect to use Sta-Bil. And run it every month for 10 minutes or so.

That's the "whole house" case, where you already have your house built, you have metered city electric power, and absolutely do not need the generator unless the power goes out in a storm. It's too formulaic, and the expected running lifetime of the generator may be too short.

A portable generator is more useful to run power tools at a construction site. Construction tools and skills are good for survival, in case you have to rebuild. Some people are too set in their ways, and cannot plan for adversity.

I've only run my chainsaw, a Mr. Coffee, and a hedge trimmer off of it, with no problems

1. Any decent chainsaw has its own engine, usually 2-cycle gas/oil mix.
2. I have a stovetop espresso machine and a classic percolator, either of which runs on top of a propane (or wood or oil or coal) stove, with no electricity required.
3. With the right bar and chain for the job, any decent chainsaw can double as a hedge trimmer.

None of these are use cases to me, that by themselves would justify running a generator, although if you have such electric tools, and the generator to run them, I would definitely encourage doing what you are doing to keep the generator and electric tools in working order.

I have some computer and electronic equipment that *needs* electricity.

 

[justinacolmena]

I neglected to mention automotive skills as well as residential construction skills for survival. People who are accustomed to paying others for such work would be well advised to develop such skills themselves, even though it goes against the Germanic (white people's) Socialist // Industrialist ethos of trade unions and strict division of labor.

The "trade" attitude of "Well, I'm an electrician and my brother's a plumber" will not fix your own leaky toilet in a middle of the night emergency and allow you to remain on good terms with your brother.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

I neglected to mention automotive skills as well as residential construction skills for survival. People who are accustomed to paying others for such work would be well advised to develop such skills themselves, even though it goes against the Germanic (white people's) Socialist // Industrialist ethos of trade unions and strict division of labor.

The "trade" attitude of "Well, I'm an electrician and my brother's a plumber" will not fix your own leaky toilet in a middle of the night emergency and allow you to remain on good terms with your brother.

I suck as a Mr. Fix-It. I don't have the patience. I tend to destroy the thing I love.

 

[justinacolmena]

I suck as a Mr. Fix-It. I don't have the patience. I tend to destroy the thing I love

Mr. Couch Potato doesn't need to be fooling around with electricity, and conscienscious minded people need to stay away from him.

 

[Synthaholic]

Do not neglect to use Sta-Bil. And run it every month for 10 minutes or so.

That's the "whole house" case, where you already have your house built, you have metered city electric power, and absolutely do not need the generator unless the power goes out in a storm. It's too formulaic, and the expected running lifetime of the generator may be too short.

A portable generator is more useful to run power tools at a construction site. Construction tools and skills are good for survival, in case you have to rebuild. Some people are too set in their ways, and cannot plan for adversity.

I've only run my chainsaw, a Mr. Coffee, and a hedge trimmer off of it, with no problems

1. Any decent chainsaw has its own engine, usually 2-cycle gas/oil mix.
2. I have a stovetop espresso machine and a classic percolator, either of which runs on top of a propane (or wood or oil or coal) stove, with no electricity required.
3. With the right bar and chain for the job, any decent chainsaw can double as a hedge trimmer.

None of these are use cases to me, that by themselves would justify running a generator, although if you have such electric tools, and the generator to run them, I would definitely encourage doing what you are doing to keep the generator and electric tools in working order.

I have some computer and electronic equipment that *needs* electricity.

I never said it was a decent chainsaw.

 

[Synthaholic]

This just went on sale, $200 off. $600.00. Tri-fuel.

https://www.costco.com/firman-7500w-running--9400w-peak-tri-fuel-generator.product.100648883.html

 

[justinacolmena]

never said it was a decent chainsaw

No one wants to be a Mr. Fix-it with consumer junk. My propane stove fails to keep the flame lit at low heat, and the high heat in insufficient to boil a pot of water.

I was sold low quality propane gas with libtard EPA-compliant valve, an expensive piece of shit hose with a broken, designed-to-fail regulator, and the stove is shot.

$55 propane plus tank.
$22 hose fitting.
$44 stove.

$100 complete waste of money. None of that shit is made to work or be reliable in time of need.

 

[Synthaholic]

Ye

never said it was a decent chainsaw

No one wants to be a Mr. Fix-it with consumer junk. My propane stove fails to keep the flame lit at low heat, and the high heat in insufficient to boil a pot of water.

I was sold low quality propane gas with libtard EPA-compliant valve, an expensive piece of shit hose with a broken, designed-to-fail regulator, and the stove is shot.

$55 propane plus tank.
$22 hose fitting.
$44 stove.

$100 complete waste of money. None of that shit is made to work or be reliable in time of need.

Yes, blame it on the Libs because you’re a fucking moron brainwashed by Rush Limbaugh.

 

[justinacolmena]

Yes, blame it on the Libs because you’re a fucking moron brainwashed by Rush Limbaugh.

CORRECTION: $121.00 plus the cost of obtaining replacements and the amortized risks of accidental gas explosions and loss of life. Propane and natural gas are useless in a survival setting. The gas is too poor quality to burn. People who promote and compel LP or natural gas are damned. I hate saboteurs, ecoterrorists, and liberals who don't mind their own business and keep their dirty fingers off other people's property and out of their pocketbooks.

 

[Synthaholic]

I hate saboteurs, ecoterrorists, and liberals who don't mind their own business and keep their dirty fingers off other people's property and out of their pocketbooks.

But you have no problem with conservatives not minding their own business and keeping their dirty fingers off of other people’s uteruses or out of their bedrooms.

 

[Marion Morrison]

Generac Diesel, dude. Oh wait, you're an idiot. Go with your gut instincts.

 

[justinacolmena]

conservatives not minding their own business and keeping their dirty fingers off of other people’s uteruses or out of their bedrooms

Those aren't conservatives. That's liberal behavior, along with the dirty docs who offer FGM, pap smears, cervical cancer exams, bloody circumcisions, and abortions on demand at the request of deadbeat dads.