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| Capacity |
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You must make sure your generator can supply enough |
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will power at the same time. Follow these simple steps: |
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1. Select the items you will power at the same time. |
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| Light Bulb - 75 watt | 75 | — | ||||||
2. Total the rated (running) watts of these items. This is |
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| Furnace Fan Blower - 1/2 HP | 800 | 2350 | |||||||
| the amount of power your generator must produce to |
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| Sump Pump - 1/3 HP | 800 | 1300 | ||||||
| keep your items running. See the table on the right. |
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3. Estimate how many surge (starting) watts you will need. |
| Refrigerator/Freezer | 700 | 2200 | ||||||
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| Water Well Pump - 1/2 HP | 1000 | 2100 | ||||
| start electric |
| Heating/Cooling |
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| circular saw or refrigerator. Because not all motors start |
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| Window AC - 10,000 BTU | 1200 | 3600 | ||||||
| at the same time, total surge watts can be estimated by |
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| Humidifier - 13 Gal | 175 | — | ||||||
| adding only the item(s) with the highest additional surge |
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| Central AC - 24,000 BTU | 3800 | 11400 | ||||||
| watts to the total rated watts from step 2. |
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| Example: |
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| Microwave Oven - 1000 Watt | 1000 | — | |||
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loads as follows: |
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| Coffee Maker | 1000 | — | ||
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Tool or Appliance |
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| Elect ic Stove - 8” Eleme t | 2100 | — | ||
Water Well Pump |
| 1200 |
| 2100 |
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| Toaster | 850 | — | |
Refrigerator |
| 700 |
| 2200 |
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| Family Room |
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Furnace Fan |
| 800 |
| 2350 |
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| DVD/CD Player | 100 | — | |
Television |
| 500 |
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| VCR | 100 | — | |
Light (75 Watts) |
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| Stereo Re eiver | 450 | — | |
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| 3275 Total |
| 2350 Highest |
| Color Television - 27 in | 500 | — | |
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| Starting Watts |
| Personal Computer w/17 in | 800 | — | |
Total Rated (Running) Watts | = 3275 |
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Highest Additional Surge Watts | = 2350 |
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Total Generator Output Required | = 5625 |
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| Security System | 500 | — | ||||||
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| AM/FM Clock Radio | 100 | — | ||
To prolong the life of your generator and attach d d vic s, it |
| Garage Door Opener - 1/2 HP | 875 | 2350 | ||||||
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is important to take care when adding electrical loads to your |
| Electric Water Heater | 4700 | 11700 | ||||||
generator. There should be nothing connect d to the |
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generator outlets before starting its engine. The correct and |
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| Quartz Halogen Work Light | 1000 | — | |||||||
safe way to manage generator power is to sequentially add |
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| Airless Sprayer - 1/3 HP | 600 | 1200 | |||||||
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1. With nothing connected to the generator, start the |
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| Reciprocating Saw | 960 | — | |||||
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| Electric Drill - 1/2 HP, 5.4 Amps | 600 | 900 | ||||||
| engine as described in this manual. |
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2. Plug in and turn on the first load, preferably the largest |
| Circular Saw - | 1400 | 2300 | ||||||
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| load you have. |
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| Miter Saw - 10 in | 1800 | 1800 | |
3. | Permit the generator output to stabilize (engine runs |
| Table Planer - 6 in | 1800 | 1800 | |||||
| smoothly and attached device operates properly). |
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| Table Saw/Radial Arm Saw - 10 in | 2000 | 2000 | ||||
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4. | Plug in and turn on the next load. |
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| Air Compressor - 1 HP | 1600 | 4500 | ||
5. | Again, permit the generator to stabilize. |
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6. | Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each additional load. |
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| described above. |
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* Wattages listed are approximate only. Check tool or appliance for actual wattage.
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