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City Chick
True Blue Farmgirl
1402 Posts
Deb
Chattanooga
TN
USA
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 Posted - Nov 13 2012 : 04:03:43 AM
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I was listening to a guy on CNBC (the stock channel in the morning) and he talked about the generator he has. Ran his entire house off of it - within reason. His fridge, coffee maker, some lights, washing machine when needed things like that. He didn't go crazy. He said he never had to fill it with gas. (Another reported asked him it worked out with the gas rationing). Said he only had to add oil once.
What kind of generator could this be? Hubby & I would love something that didn't require a supply of gasoline. Could it be natural gas? Is there a way to hook it up yourself?
Please educate me in the ways of generators. Id love to get one.
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pinokeeo
True Blue Farmgirl
559 Posts
Phyllis
Oregon
USA
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Posted - Nov 13 2012 : 08:39:08 AM
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They have solar generators on the market. That might be what he has. You leave it outside facing south and when you need it, it's ready to go. And it can continually recharge if you have enough sun.
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hialtfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
72 Posts
Terri
WA.
USA
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Posted - Nov 20 2012 : 04:30:45 AM
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We live off grid with a generator to charge the batteries when the sun is not out...ID LOVE to find out what kind of generator this is....
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Lanna
True Blue Farmgirl
330 Posts
Lanna
A little town in Idaho
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Posted - Dec 13 2012 : 5:15:35 PM
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Originally posted by City Chick
I was listening to a guy on CNBC (the stock channel in the morning) and he talked about the generator he has. Ran his entire house off of it - within reason. His fridge, coffee maker, some lights, washing machine when needed things like that. He didn't go crazy. He said he never had to fill it with gas. (Another reported asked him it worked out with the gas rationing). Said he only had to add oil once.
What kind of generator could this be? Hubby & I would love something that didn't require a supply of gasoline. Could it be natural gas? Is there a way to hook it up yourself?
Please educate me in the ways of generators. Id love to get one.
Yup, it's quite likely it was natural gas or even propane (seen those giant tanks for sale at Costco?). We've been discussing getting one, and my hubby's work is *in* biomass and fuel. :) If I remember right, we'd get one through his work (company discount!) that can run both natural gas (underground lines can stay intact with some disasters) and gasoline, or something like that. I'm a total fan of duality so we're not locked into just one single thing. Plus if you turn on the generator for a few hours just to keep the fridges/freezers going and then turn it back off for a few hours (is the term cycling? I can't remember), your fuel will last much longer than if you ran it 24 hours a day.
That said, it's hard to use solar panels in my neck of the woods (not enough daylight half of the year), and having a wood stove as backup (well, or for us it's our primary heat source) is a darned good idea. Basically I just want the generator to make sure our critters in the freezer don't melt away. :)
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
1511 Posts
tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
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Posted - Dec 30 2012 : 09:31:24 AM
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Propane generators are the best, its much cheaper to run, gas does not go bad like gasoline, much safer, and depending on wattage, yes they can run most of the average house...
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HorseCollector
Farmgirl at Heart
8 Posts
Heather
Loxahatchee
FL
USA
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Posted - Mar 21 2013 : 01:55:52 AM
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Wow! My first post!
I just bought a farm in florida. It has a large propane generator to use during storm season if I need to. The only thing is.... no one has mentioned how incredibly LOUD THESE THINGS ARE! I would not be able to use it to get off the grid because of that. Maybe it's just our generator |
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Room To Grow
True Blue Farmgirl
974 Posts
Deborah
Kingston
Georgia
USA
974 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2013 : 6:35:07 PM
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Talking about solar needs...I am wondering if anyone knows of any company that sells solar water pumps? We have a well and if the electric goes out we dont have any water.
Thanks
Deborah
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OKCookee
Farmgirl in Training
45 Posts
Chris
Oklahoma
OK
USA
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Posted - Aug 19 2013 : 10:35:26 AM
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We just ordered the solar components from Sunshine Solar (on the internet) for our Simple Pump water pump. They were most helpful. Simple Pump recommends this company.
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