My 2013 hurricane generator upgrade coming soon

[toddrod]

I am in the process of upgrading my generator setup for the upcoming 2013 season. I am doing this because both my elderly in laws and my elderly mother have trouble with the heat. Doing the upgrade will allow me to either run mywcentral AC or I will buy 3-4 10,000BTU AC window units to keep them comfortable. So, trying to be the good son / son in law, what I am doing is buying a Coleman Powermate portable 12.5KW generator (22HP Suburu V twin engine) and will add a trifuel kit to it. I am already getting the parish to upgrade my NG meter to a higher CUFT/hr meter to cover the demand. I also just figured out the my control valves on my NG pipes were installed wrong and have upgraded to larger ID valves for this purpose.

So what is everyone doing in preparation for this year?

 

[Hattrick 22]

I am in the process of upgrading my generator setup for the upcoming 2013 season. I am doing this because both my elderly in laws and my elderly mother have trouble with the heat. Doing the upgrade will allow me to either run mywcentral AC or I will buy 3-4 10,000BTU AC window units to keep them comfortable. So, trying to be the good son / son in law, what I am doing is buying a Coleman Powermate portable 12.5KW generator (22HP Suburu V twin engine) and will add a trifuel kit to it. I am already getting the parish to upgrade my NG meter to a higher CUFT/hr meter to cover the demand. I also just figured out the my control valves on my NG pipes were installed wrong and have upgraded to larger ID valves for this purpose.

So what is everyone doing in preparation for this year?

Just keeping food and water on hand i have a big enough generator to power my fridge deep freezer and my 110 ac unit for my bedroom its not fine living but it works until the power comes back on. Usually don't run it during the day just at night and I keep the freezer and fridge as cold as possible making sure no one opens it unless they absoutly have to. I also freeze a bunch of bottles of water before a storm and keep them in the freezer and fridge when the power goes out to help keep everything cold. Other than that all i have to do is get my propane tank refilled and I am gtg.

Is the set up your going to be running on natural gas? I've heard they are the way to go just never looked into them.

 

[toddrod]

yes, it is a natural gas trifuel kit I will add on the the unit.

 

[dantheman]

I have enough generator , I just run it every couple of weeks so I know it's ready when needed .

 

[scooterj]

Procured longer hose to feed LPG and longer lead for electricity. Was relegated to running generator outside the back door of the garage, now can set it up out front or back, depending on wind and rain conditions.

 

[mikepizz]

I have recently installed a 6 circuit manual transfer switch to my house. Very nice. I roll out the generator under the carport and plug the 30amp cord, from the generator, into the outside plug. from the outside plug I have 10/3 wg running to my transfer switch mounted next to my panel. I have chosen 6 circuits from the main panel and connected them to the transfer switch. It makes for a very easy and clean setup. no extension cords running all over the place and you don't have to keep the window open to run the main extension cord into the house. picked it up from northerntool.com for 299.00. I'm with eatel so if I have power I have cable, internet, and telephone service. very happy with the setup.

 

[kpm]

I installed a tri fuel kit on my gen set ... With your help,

Looking to add 79 ft of underground pe pipe to my carport so I can have a natural gas connection near my generator. That's it for this season!


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[CrkdLtr]

I have recently installed a 6 circuit manual transfer switch to my house. Very nice. I roll out the generator under the carport and plug the 30amp cord, from the generator, into the outside plug. from the outside plug I have 10/3 wg running to my transfer switch mounted next to my panel. I have chosen 6 circuits from the main panel and connected them to the transfer switch. It makes for a very easy and clean setup. no extension cords running all over the place and you don't have to keep the window open to run the main extension cord into the house. picked it up from northerntool.com for 299.00. I'm with eatel so if I have power I have cable, internet, and telephone service. very happy with the setup.

Just did this same upgrade this weekend. If you have a basic understanding of electrical stuff and take proper precaution it is an easy DIY job. It even afforded me the time draw up a clear and proper breaker box label system.

 

[1911Dave]

Buying a house this week with a 30kw natural gas Generac built in. It was installed only a year ago

 

[cnodie1]

Buying a house this week with a 30kw natural gas Generac built in. It was installed only a year ago

Lucky dog! Is it air or water cooled?

 

[1911Dave]

Lucky dog! Is it air or water cooled?

Honestly not sure. Need to check and see.

 

[toddrod]

30KW should be water cooled

 

[cnodie1]

It ought to be nice and quiet then.

 

[1911Dave]

30KW should be water cooled

It ought to be nice and quiet then.

Good to know. Thanks guys. Having someone come by there to test it in the next couple weeks.