Generator recommendations

Fox Hound

Howdy All,

I am not sure if this the best place to post this, But I am just wondering what type of generator would I need to power a few sockets and a water pump in my house?

I live in an area that is prone to electricity dropping when the bad weather hits, if it is gone for long period of time then we have no access to water as our water pump runs off the electricity

just wondering what type of generator would be good to get us through a few days of no electricity

Cheers,

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2011

The Honda’s have a good reputation. Something like this should meet your needs:

https://www.iedepot.ie/honda-petrol-engine-generator/

Nekarsulm

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stephill-SE3000D-Diesel-Silenced-Generator-2-1kW-2-6Kva-110V-240V/183461194734?hash=item2ab723abee:g:7BUAAOSwtLxbiVNU

Youll need a change over switch fitted by an electrician, and inspected by ESB Networks first.

2011

2011 wrote: »

The Honda’s have a good reputation. Something like this should meet your needs:

https://www.iedepot.ie/honda-petrol-engine-generator/

Second that. ^

But I'd get solar first then use the Honda to run the bigger stuff while recharging the battery at the same time. Also for Winter mains redundancy.

I'd get all of the above, both; lower petrol upkeep, & have solar supplied water pumping and a with parallel free 230V lecky system.

This lowers the gen. set runtime and while running it runs cleaner and more efficiently with the battery charger base load.

Gensets work best at 80% rated load.

Hondas are pretty reliable so are Lister Petter.

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Much of a muchness on price for either.
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Nekarsulm

Nekarsulm wrote: »

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stephill-SE3000D-Diesel-Silenced-Generator-2-1kW-2-6Kva-110V-240V/183461194734?hash=item2ab723abee:g:7BUAAOSwtLxbiVNU

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quietsailor

depending on where you live you might have a well pump for fresh water and you're more than likely going to have a boiler for heating the house - they'll have to be used or the house can't be lived in if the power is off more than a day so size your generator to supply them, the fridge&freezer, the lights, a few sockets for charging electrical devices and maybe the TV etc for entertainment.

That generator above will handle that with care but it won't be able to supply kettles or electric showers. Combinations of any other heating devices could overload it as well - think hair dryers, hair straighteners, electric fan/oil heaters. Basically anything that is used to create heat needs a lot of electricity.

Add up all the KW rating of the devices you think you'll need to power in a blackout and calculate in a 10-20% extra. And like Kekarsulum says you need ot get a change over switch fitted as well.

Good luck with the hunt