GDMike Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 I thought my 8800 Westinghouse was good enough but the electrician looked at it to connect it to my breaker box and said the breaker on the generator is only a three amp and it needs to be at least a 10 amp so they denied installing it to my house. But I can run cords all day.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOME AUTOMATION Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Can you see the issue here! Spoiler Never use upside-down receptacles -- Very Dangerous! Disclaimer ...Don't do this unless you're ME! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 No, but I did buy the interconnect box and cable and was ready to wire to my breaker but I guess I won't be doing it now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOME AUTOMATION Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 On 8/5/2024 at 3:44 PM, GDMike said: I thought my 8800 Westinghouse was good enough but the electrician looked at it to connect it to my breaker box and said the breaker on the generator is only a three amp and it needs to be at least a 10 amp so they denied installing it to my house. But I can run cords all day.. 8800 ...Watts ...would translate to 73 Amps. A 360 Watt, generator(3 Amp) would fit in a brown paper bag. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 (edited) 4 hours ago, HOME AUTOMATION said: 8800 ...Watts ...would translate to 73 Amps. A 360 Watt, generator(3 Amp) would fit in a brown paper bag. I guess he meant the breaker that's on the generator that's what he said it's only three amp. But the advertisement that I went off of said will power a house. It's an electric start, It has a 220 out it has 3 110s out and has a 12 volt out a 5 volt out. As heavy as a son of a b**** Oh it's a 7500 sorry Edited August 7 by GDMike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 30 minutes ago, GDMike said: I guess he meant the breaker that's on the generator that's what he said it's only three amp. But the advertisement that I went off of said will power a house. It's an electric start, It has a 220 out it has 3 110s out and has a 12 volt out a 5 volt out. As heavy as a son of a b**** Oh it's a 7500 sorry I ain't no elechicken, but I see two 120V 20A breakers and a 30A 240V outlet on this machine. I would call another sparky and get a second opinion. https://westinghouseoutdoorpower.com/products/wgen7500c-generator-with-co-sensor Quote (2) GFCI 5-20R household duplex outlets and (1) Transfer Switch Ready L14-30R 120/240-Volt twist-lock receptacle with rubber outlet covers (Emphasis mine.) Additionally, on page 32 of the manual, the replacement part for that main breaker is listed as: 2.2.7 6523 BREAKER 30/2P/31A/1.25/CSA It is also shown as "2P/30A" (2-pole, 30 amps,) in the schematics on page 34. 4 hours ago, HOME AUTOMATION said: 8800 ...Watts ...would translate to 73 Amps. At 240V, 7500 would be about 31A, just barely over the 30A rating on the outlet. I gotta give it to Westinghouse: a lot of generator vendors prominently list the peak power output rather than the running power. My 10kW unit, a DuroMax XP10000EH, actually has a running output of 8.5kW, which gives about 35A and a peak of 40A. While it has a 50A outlet, it will never supply 50A. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mizapf Posted August 7 Author Share Posted August 7 Generators seem to be an ongoing topic of interest in the US or Canada. Anyone here in Europe who invested in a power generator? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 (edited) 40 minutes ago, mizapf said: Generators seem to be an ongoing topic of interest in the US or Canada. Anyone here in Europe who invested in a power generator? Sometimes I get sick of power going up and down and That has ability to kill my computer stuff. But you know when I mostly get power outages.. Seriously in the middle of the day with no rain no wind no reason.. One time the power went out and I called a friend of mine That knows people and he tracked the problem down to another town and said the dude there has switched lines and accidentally shut the power off instead. Our power comes in on two lines because Raytheon McDonald Douglas Lockheed general Dynamics are all down the street and so they required two lines to run to their plants besides their own diesel generators and occasionally they switch lines then our power lights will blink at our house as the transfer happens. And sometimes I call and they say it was a squirrel on the telephone line.. but what's funny is those lines are close to the power plant because all of our power here are underground. But no I don't pull my generator out unless power's been off a couple hours first. Edited August 7 by GDMike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 Not McDonnell Douglas... that's a big ole typo.. I was thinking about general Dynamics and I wrote McDonald Douglas...duh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 48 minutes ago, GDMike said: Not McDonnell Douglas... that's a big ole typo.. I was thinking about general Dynamics and I wrote McDonald Douglas...duh... Did he have a dog? What was his name-o? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MarkB Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 On 8/7/2024 at 3:21 PM, mizapf said: Generators seem to be an ongoing topic of interest in the US or Canada. Anyone here in Europe who invested in a power generator? I do have a 2kVA petrol (gasoline) genny but I haven't used it in years. I got an outside socket installed on my house and a changeover switch installed and did use it a few times during long outages. These days I have solar and a hybrid inverter so I can switch to battery during an outage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 On 8/7/2024 at 4:21 PM, mizapf said: Generators seem to be an ongoing topic of interest in the US or Canada. Anyone here in Europe who invested in a power generator? Yes of course I have this one "mounted ready to go" in my garage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mizapf Posted August 12 Author Share Posted August 12 Just went out to spot the Perseids meteor shower, but ... well, Polar lights again. Weak, but there. You can also see the Perseus constellation, Andromeda, and the Andromeda galaxy (if you know where to look 🙂 ) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 On 8/11/2024 at 5:58 AM, Schmitzi said: Yes of course I have this one "mounted ready to go" in my garage Better get a carbon monoxide detector for that garage 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 6 minutes ago, GDMike said: Better get a carbon monoxide detector for that garage The exhaust goes straight outside, through the wall. Nothing can stay inside. And there is a fresh air-inlet too But I think, IF I have to use it, I won´t sleep in the garage anyway 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 1 hour ago, Schmitzi said: But I think, IF I have to use it, I won´t sleep in the garage anyway No appetite for "roughing it," eh? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOME AUTOMATION Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 On 8/7/2024 at 7:54 AM, OLD CS1 said: I ain't no elechicken... I am unconvinced...📸 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary from OPA Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 🚨BREAKING Etna volcano in Sicily has erupted! The ash spewed by the volcano has reached a height of approximately 9.5 kilometers. Evacuations have begun from the region. su-QPIp7-tkbKKG2.mp4 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary from OPA Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 (edited) Raining 2 dollar coins here... (Only 1.46 usd) https://www.cp24.com/news/toonie-size-hail-forecast-for-toronto-as-severe-thunderstorm-watch-goes-into-effect-1.7004527 Edited August 17 by Gary from OPA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mizapf Posted August 17 Author Share Posted August 17 That second picture looks made up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 1 hour ago, mizapf said: That second picture looks made up. Google Image search. It does look fake to me, too. Like the town was superimposed onto the volcano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mizapf Posted August 17 Author Share Posted August 17 Nothing matches; the white balance, the shadows ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary from OPA Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Thanks NASA... The first human made meteor shower... https://www.livescience.com/space/asteroids/fallout-from-nasa-s-asteroid-smashing-dart-mission-could-hit-earth-potentially-triggering-1st-human-caused-meteor-shower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary from OPA Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Any ti99ers out that way that might have captured some good photos. https://www.sciencealert.com/surprise-asteroid-strikes-earths-atmosphere-burning-up-over-philippines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary from OPA Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Crazy... We are already talking about snow... https://www.blogto.com/city/2024/09/ontario-could-see-first-snowfall-weekend/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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