Ron Beaufort
Lifetime Supporting Member
Greetings to all ...
I've never owned or needed a household generator – but current conditions have convinced me that now's the time to buy one ... I'd appreciate it if anyone has any specific comments to share (pro or con) about any particular brand or type ...
what I have in mind is connecting the unit to my household refrigerator – and then running it just long enough to keep the temperature down low so that the food doesn't spoil ... specifically, I'm not worried about keeping the generator running constantly – just whenever the refrigerator's thermostat needs a cool-down cycle ... hopefully that will be something like one hour or so – maybe three or four times a day (but OK if it's more than that) ... and I have no desire to power up my whole house ...
ideally I want a portable unit that one or two men could transport in the bed of a pickup truck ... I have several nearby neighbors that I'd like to be able to help out in case of a power failure ... Charleston, SC is pretty much prone to hurricanes – and I've lived through several over the years ... in the past, losing the food in the family refrigerator has always been par for the course – you just deal with it ... but nowadays the question is becoming more about how difficult it's going to be to obtain replacement food supplies ... things are getting kind of hit-or-miss at the supermarkets lately ...
one of my neighbors has a Craftsman unit that he's had for 7 or 8 years – he says he's satisfied with it - so that's the way I'm leaning right now ...
I did a quick Google search for conversion kits to run a gasoline engine on propane – which I'm hoping someone might be able to comment on ... sounds like that might be a good option for some of the emergency situations that I've been thinking about lately ...
anyway ... thanks for any comments you might be able to offer ... stay safe – stay well ...
I've never owned or needed a household generator – but current conditions have convinced me that now's the time to buy one ... I'd appreciate it if anyone has any specific comments to share (pro or con) about any particular brand or type ...
what I have in mind is connecting the unit to my household refrigerator – and then running it just long enough to keep the temperature down low so that the food doesn't spoil ... specifically, I'm not worried about keeping the generator running constantly – just whenever the refrigerator's thermostat needs a cool-down cycle ... hopefully that will be something like one hour or so – maybe three or four times a day (but OK if it's more than that) ... and I have no desire to power up my whole house ...
ideally I want a portable unit that one or two men could transport in the bed of a pickup truck ... I have several nearby neighbors that I'd like to be able to help out in case of a power failure ... Charleston, SC is pretty much prone to hurricanes – and I've lived through several over the years ... in the past, losing the food in the family refrigerator has always been par for the course – you just deal with it ... but nowadays the question is becoming more about how difficult it's going to be to obtain replacement food supplies ... things are getting kind of hit-or-miss at the supermarkets lately ...
one of my neighbors has a Craftsman unit that he's had for 7 or 8 years – he says he's satisfied with it - so that's the way I'm leaning right now ...
I did a quick Google search for conversion kits to run a gasoline engine on propane – which I'm hoping someone might be able to comment on ... sounds like that might be a good option for some of the emergency situations that I've been thinking about lately ...
anyway ... thanks for any comments you might be able to offer ... stay safe – stay well ...