Generators... How, where, how much?

[Balikpinoy]

For two straight afternoons, the power has gone kaput in our subdivision due to lightning strikes. With a 2 yr old and another baby on the way, I'd like purchase a generator.

How does one compute the required power specs? I'd like to power at least 2 lights, two electric fans and my Internet modems and router. Powering a 1hp AC would be nice but not required.

What should I be looking for and where?

[Retz]

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sir pwede na 1kva.

[_Cathy_]

glenn_manikis can help you out siguro

[brainmafia_310]

Sale sa ace hardware "daw" ng generator!!! Instead of 1 use 2kva. Bitin 1kva lalo pagpasom ng compressor ng ac mo.hehehe.

[ghosthunter]

For two straight afternoons, the power has gone kaput in our subdivision due to lightning strikes. With a 2 yr old and another baby on the way, I'd like purchase a generator.

How does one compute the required power specs? I'd like to power at least 2 lights, two electric fans and my Internet modems and router. Powering a 1hp AC would be nice but not required.

What should I be looking for and where?

Just add up all the power load you will want running on the generator. Include aircon, ref, lights, fans, computer, etc. Just compute the total amount in WATTS (or kilowatts).

ANyway, the heaviest power loads will be the aircon, ref ... assuming the aircon is 2hp (roughly 1,500 watts) and ref is 1hp (roughly 750 watts), just to power these you will need 2,250 watts. Given that, you could do with a 3KVA generator. (with extra power for your other stuff).


But you mentioned you only have a 1hp aircon plus lights, fans, router, and probably a PC. With that load, you could do with a 1KVA generator but I would suggest getting a 1.5KVA for that extra margin of power.

[Retz]

Sale sa ace hardware "daw" ng generator!!! Instead of 1 use 2kva. Bitin 1kva lalo pagpasom ng compressor ng ac mo.hehehe.

mga 1250 or 1500va na lang. baka mahal na ung 2000va sir.

[brainmafia_310]

Boss, bitin masyado 1.5kva. Hehehe. Pagpalo ng starting current ng ac mo baka lang magtrip ung genset kasi syado malapit sa load nya.

[Manilablock]

Sir pili ka ng silent type, para hindi ka maka isrorbo sa mga kapitbahay mo, sa raon madami dun shops na nagbebenta ng generator.

[shibby75]

My china 1.5kva runs the .5hp aircon and few lights and goes thru 4 liter of gas for 4-5hrs. Costs me 5k at raon.

Tibay naman, 2 years na, longest run is 3 fulltank with 30mi break only.

Every 2 month warmup, still two to three pulls start kagad. Just made an enclosure to make it more quiet.

[shibby75]

*niky

Typical 2 door no frost only runs around 200watts, 1kva would be enough to run those ref.