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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AZgl1800" data-source="post: 224239" data-attributes="member: 5296">I bought one of the 10KVA generators, 8KVA constant duty,I spent a few extra dollars and installed a Manual Transfer Switch on the outside of the house.Had power company remove the meter while I was doing my own work, once I had finished it all up, called them back and they put it back together and put another Crimp Seal on the meter.I used a Digital Fluke Ammeter ( borrowed ) to balance the loads in the house.Every thing except the Compressor on the HVAC can be used with caution.The caution being that in the kitchen the idiot who wired the house put all of the kitchen wall sockets on a single 15 amp circuit.... so, you can use the toaster, or the counter top oven, OR, the Microwave, but never two at a time. pops the breaker to the kitchen..... idiot...So, the HVAC uses natural Gas for heating, the HVAC fan pulls 5.8 amps running on high, 2.7 amps on Low.... we keep it in the ON position all the time, keeps the house even all through it... ( Old house, add ons, bad HVAC duct design )Power grid goes down long enough we get an Alert from PSO that they expect repairs back in 2+ hours, I can roll the generator out of the garage, plug in the cord to the transfer box, and pull the manual Switch down...For me, it was worth it....I considered just running some Extension cords around to power the Fridge, Freezer, but there was a problem with that.At the time, my wife was still alive, and a type II diabetic, and in a wheelchair.... the heat had to work in the dead of winter, so I spent money to put in a switch.There is one Downside to using a typical Emergency Generator meant for power tools, the voltage is not regulated tightly enough, and the Phase is not a "Pure Sine Wave", which means the DISH-TV receiver won't work, and none of the CyberPower UPS units will accept the generator's power.... they must be "Phase Locked"sigh, it is good enough, for a few hours... worst case so far, about 18 hours.... at least we had heat while the Electric boys were freezing in the winds replacing power transformers... they earn their pay, big time.</blockquote>

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