We are using the same generator and it is working just fine for our office. It handles our servers, heat and A/C without issues.
On Fri, Jan 31, 2020 at 3:52 AM Mike Meluskey <m...@broadband.vi> wrote: > In the islands we get lots of power outages. > Our go-to generator for a site like you described is a 12.5kw diesel > generator. > Diesel is much easier to re-fuel after a disaster (ie. Cat5 Hurricane). > I became an expert at re-fueling, oil changes, priming, clogged fuel > filters, etc. after Hurricane Maria. > People with propane/natural gas generators could not get them re-filled > easily during our 2 - 3 months with no Utility power. Generac’s did not > hold up well, lots of fried circuit boards. > > Again, this was on a small island in the Caribbean. Generac natural gas > generators might be a good fit for your environment. > > On 30 Jan 2020, at 18:59, Nate Burke wrote: > > We've seen that too, running an (industrial) 120v garage door opener, > pulled one leg out of phase/voltage enough with the starting current that > the control board shutdown the generator (15kw diesel). It ran a 5ton > 240v AC unit cycling on and off just fine. > > On 1/30/2020 4:49 PM, Adam Moffett wrote: > > Using 240V AC may help with that. > > We had trouble where the generator had way more load on one hot leg than > the other. It ran rough and stalled often. > > > On 1/30/2020 5:14 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: > > The only reason you might have trouble is the air conditioning starting > load. I have seen them cause a generator to stall and die before. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 30, 2020, at 2:16 PM, Josh Baird <joshba...@gmail.com> > <joshba...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > We're shopping for a generator for one of our larger POP's. The > electrical contractor is recommending this: > > > <https://www.generac.com/all-products/generators/home-backup-generators/guardian-series/22kw-7043-whole-house-switch-wifi-enabled> > https://www.generac.com/all-products/generators/home-backup-generators/guardian-series/22kw-7043-whole-house-switch-wifi-enabled > > This would be supporting 4 30A circuits (powering 4 APC UPS) that are > currently drawing about 30A between them (powering network gear and > servers). There is also one of the on-wall indoor/outdoor air conditioners > in this room - unsure what it's drawing. > > The contractor also seems to think that this generator, with a second > transfer switch can power the remainder of the small building which > includes some lighting, a refrigerator and some small electronics like > PC's, etc. > > Can someone who actually knows something about generators and this kind of > stuff give me some advice here? Will this generator support our load and > not fall over? > > Thanks! > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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