We are presently selling our home and we have a hot tub and whole house generator that we are including in the asking price. Do these items play into the appraised value of the home. If they don't, we will probably either take them along or sell them as a separate item if the buyer wants them. Thanks for any info.
Thanks for the answers. I should have been more specific on the generator. It is hard wired into the home and has its own circuit breaker that feeds into the original breaker. It could be removed but it would cost about 500.00 to have an electrician reroute the wiring. Thats why I thought it would be a fixed addition to the home.

You can not charge more for them if you include them in your homes listing. In fact you need to specify in the MLS they are not included, because normally fixtures are.

i need to use a machine to create the gas to supply the genset and i am only given the 2000 liters per hour. so the genset uses 269 meter cube per hour at 100% power. how do i do the conversion to make sure i am supplying it with enough gas or if i need more gas generating machines. thanks

update the gas generator is 2000 liters per hour at 60 psi and the genset is consuming 269 meter cube per hour at 2-34 kpa or 4.6 - 80 oz/inch square

269meters cubed per hour = 269000 liters/hour

I have a pump unit that is 110 volt, 1/2 hp. Will a 1000 watt generator be enough to power it? It only needs to run for about 15 minutes at a time.

The rule of thumb for motors that have to start on generator power
is 100% of load + 100% of largest motor for generator capacity.
Your 1000W. generator can carry the running load of that pump,
but unless the pump starts 'unloaded', it might have trouble starting it.
If it's a centrifugal type pump you're probably OK, but it's a bit
'close to the edge'.

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In days gone by, the camping trip was one of life’s simple pleasures. Yet in an age of modern conveniences, a “get what you want, when you want it” society, and when there is a gadget for every possible human need, the camping trip has a new face – the portable electric generator. Gone are the days of gathering around a campfire roasting sausages and marshmallows and telling ghost stories in the flickering light. Modern camping can have all the industrial delights that your home offers, but at the extra advantage of being out of doors and at one with nature.

With a portable electric generator you can not only lay aside campfire burnt food, and nearly inevitable food poisoning in exchange for electrically cooked culinary delights, you can also introduce those little life-luxury gadgets that make being at home so pleasurable. Enjoying the wilderness and camping no longer means a forced stay from perfectly dried hair, electric shaving equipment, or even your favorite television shows. With a portable electric generator luxuries like hair straighteners, electric razors and even small televisions can come and enjoy your wilderness experience too.

An portable electric generator is becoming an increasingly affordable purchase, so there is no reason for the average family not to at least consider brightening their own camping and outdoor experience by considering the purchase of one. After all, the camping experience does not need to be spoiled by the introduction of the thrills of electricity. It is for this exact purpose – making something all the more enjoyable – that Thomas Edison created electricity in the first place.

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(First, my prayers are with the Kennedy family today...May God Bless the Kennedy Family)

Many people are experiencing a great deal of fear due to the fact that Obama is spending trillions of dollars and placing our great nation in such a precarious position that will we may experience some sort of financial break-down or collapse within Months if nothing is done to stop him.

If you believe this is a possibility, what are you personally doing to prepare for such a thing?

What I have done to protect my family and home:

1. I purchased a whole house generator, it runs on natural gas with a 500 gallon LP back-up system and 2 gasoline powered (7000 watts) generators....with a 150 gallon gas storage tank.

2. I designated one room in my basement for food storage. I bought around $1300 worth of can goods, powder milk,....everything!
I bought another freezer and had it filled.

3. I have lots of gun (I own 40 acres) but I did buy 2 .40 cals and 1 .45 hand gun and have 5000 rounds each...I already have numerous shot-guns and rifles

4. Cash, gold, silver, bullets...pretty good shape

Doc, like you I have a whole house generator and 2 smaller generators, I don't have 40 acres, but I do have 15, We have canned for the past 3 years, fruit trees, well supplied with weapons and ammo, and a lee loader, invested in some precious metals, fishing gear and we have well, SO I figure when it hits we will make good with what we have.

Would a whole house generator, plumbed into the natural gas line, still work in the case of widespread power outtages?

I have hooked many of these gen.
A large scale disaster could disrupt your NG service.
IE gas line is ruptured
In a normal local power outage they work great and deliver a constant supply of power.

I am considering purchasing a 1200 watt (max) 10A generator. They are reasonably priced right now. I would think that it should power my furnace in case of a power outage. My furnace is 6 years old. It is a mid-efficiency type with a 4 position blower fan. It is connected to an electronic programmable thermostat. It seems to me if I disconnect it from the house wiring and divert it to the generator, everything should work including the blower fan, gas valve and thermostat. I would think that 1000 watts continuous would be adequate. Do you agree? Is there anything else I should know?

While the manufacturers specs on the label is the best place to start, sometimes it is not perfectly accurate or complete. Best approach I've had is to use a clamp on current probe with average and peak readings. This will give you operating and startup current requirements for the furnace. From there you can decide whether the 1200 watt generator is adequate. My hot water baseboard oil furnace requires only 276 watts while operating and 780 watts startup.
Perhaps the easiest place to do your wiring is at the main electrical panel. Remove the furnace wiring from the panel and install a twistlock plug on the end. From the panel, install a new twistlock outlet powered from the original circuit breaker. Under normal operation the furnace will simply plug into the outlet. During an outage, disconnect the plug and connect it to an extension cord to the generator. This will leave the emergency cutoff switch active in case you need to turn the furnace off.
Never connect the generator to your house with a double male cord, and always use it outdoors where there is adequate ventilation. Read my home generator page for other ideas.

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