Generator Questions (for the house)

If you ever want to get real serious about standby power, I've got a couple 30kw Cat generators for sale. Just sayin'.

 

I was reading reviews when I bought my Honda, and people were running their entire house on them. Only thing they couldn't run was high-resistance stuff, like baseboard heaters. Pretty amazing what these little generators are capable of.

 

@Opus Check this out:

Honda Generators - Wattage calculator
https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/buyers-guides_wattage-calculator

According to the Northern tool calculator, once your fridge was up and running, it should power it just fine. But it's pretty close. The average surge watts on the fridge is the same as the surge watts on the generator. I'd check the starting watts of the fridge, and make a decision from there.

But if you've got the scratch, I'd opt for a bit bigger. That way you can run some lights, maybe the coffee maker, etc.

 

Up north in the woods you need heat and water.... so you gotta run both those systems and the fridge with some lights......

 

It just shows an empty cart for me, and asks me to sign in.