Same as the one that I posted about? The 7043? On Fri, Jan 31, 2020 at 10:09 AM can...@believewireless.net < p...@believewireless.net> wrote:
> 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 >> > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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