Tractors Supply Co has
Sportsman 1000W Inverter Portable Gasoline Generator (GEN1000I-SS) on sale for
$159.99. Shipping is $12.59.
Thanks to community member Steven2C for finding this deal
About the Product - 1000 peak surge watts / 800 rated running watts
- Lightweight and portable, easily grab and go for a convenient power source
- Sine wave gives clean, stable voltage, and reliable power, safely charge phone, tablets, and other electronics
- Powers sensitive electronics with stable and constant voltage
- Run time 6.3 hours at 50% load with a full fuel tank
- One 120V AC outlet, one 12 Volt DC outlet
- 1.3 HP, 5,500 RPM, 40cc, 4 stroke, air-cooled, recoil start
- Economy switch saves fuel reduces noise by controlling engine speed
- Decibel rating: less than 56dB with no load at 23 ft.
- Runs on unleaded gasoline, 0.55 gal. fuel tank
- Low
oil shutdown with indicator light, engine shut off switch, economy
switch, overload indicator light, SAE 10W30, 7.5 oz. oil capacity
- Comes with a DC connector wires for charging 12 Volt automotive-type batteries and spark plug wrench
- High
altitude use: this generator is not recommended for high altitude use
above 3,000 ft. If you are using at 3,000 feet above sea level, the
engine may not function properly because of air flow getting through the
carburetor.
- Watts on various appliance and devices can greatly
vary. It is best to check the wattage of the device you would like to
power to make sure it is below the running wattage of the generator
- EPA approved, Non-CARB compliant/Not for sale in California
Warranty - Includes a 1-Year Limited Manufacturer's Warranty / 2-Year Emissions Warranty
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Not knocking the posted item, but just saying if you're buying this with the intention to run a full-size fridge, I'd error on the side of caution and bump up one size.
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Not knocking the posted item, but just saying if you're buying this with the intention to run a full-size fridge, I'd error on the side of caution and bump up one size.
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If you want to have a backup generator to power your home during an outage, you need to talk with a licensed electrician about your options, installing a power transfer switch and other safeties that are required by every building code. This is not only so that you can have it done safely, but also correctly and in compliance with local and state electrical building codes. Almost every significant alteration to electrical building codes were done because one or (usually)more people died. Electrical building codes are there to keep you and your family from dying from electrocution, asphyxiation, or in a house fire.
If that doesn't motivate you, somehow, know that practically every home insurance policy has an exclusion for damage or loss caused by improper wiring done by the homeowner. This is especially true for any work done that requires a permit and a licensed electrician to complete. And in the instance of a fire, both the fire marshal and your insurance company will be searching for permits for any work done. If your house catches fire because of a resulting electrical problem, have fun paying your mortgage for your burnt down house.
If you don't have the proper hard wiring and transfer switch installed into your house for a generator/inverter, use a 12 gauge or better extension cord to bring to power directly to the load/appliance you need powered, or if possible bring the device out to plug directly into the generator power panel. Never run a generator in a garage, even if the garage door is open. Never run a generator within 15 ft of a home, and close any open windows/doors that are within 25 ft. (You'll have to leave a door open a crack to be able to get an extension cord in, but close the door as much as possible otherwise.
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I have outdoor sockets/southern exposure. Is he theoretically correct -- Can I safely plug this into an outdoor socket (after setting up with controller / inverter / cables), even if it is just for a tiny charge over time?
The first reason is that it's stupidly dangerous, like Darwin instant consequence kind of stupid.
It's dangerous to you because it could create an electrical fire in your house wiring, to say nothing about destroying your charging controller.
To 'plug' it up to your house wiring with a double male plug would be inherently dangerous. (That type of cord is literally referred to as a "suicide cord") Touch the electrified male prongs, and well you won't have to worry about saving on your electric bill much anymore.
If someone were to 'plug in' the power cord from an inverter into a wall outlet, the very best possible scenario is that the power inverter will quietly burnout, hopefully at a fuse, and isolate itself from the house wiring without any other loss and the person who did it realizes what a horrible mistake they just made. That's the very best case.
It's also extremely dangerous if done during a power outage because it would energize your house wiring, and also carry that current out to the transformer and down the electrical lines potentially injuring or killing an electrical line worker who is trying to do repairs. This has happened many times unfortunately, and several electrical line men have been killed because of an improperly wired generator or other energy system. It is very illegal for this reason, and homeowners can and are arrested and charged criminally with manslaughter, to say nothing of the civil suits that follow. Ignorance is never a defense when working with electricity.
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A separate FULL DISCONNECT breaker or isolation transfer switch is always required. In a residential structure the normal main breaker in your breaker box only breaks connection to the two incoming 120v 'hot' wires, it by itself does not/should never interrupt the path for the neutral wire leading back to the transformer.
By connecting a generator to your home wiring and creating a potential difference on the neutral, even with the main breaker turned off, YOU ARE ELECTRIFYING THE TRANSFORMER THAT SUPPLIES POWER TO YOUR HOME. You're also probably electrifying the metal plumbing in your house as incoming water lines are often used as a secondary ground bonded with the neutral.
What you described is -exactly- the type of halfassed shit that gets people killed. 🎯
For safety reasons the neutral is not normally ever allowed to break for any purpose except as a controlled measure to prevent especially dangerous situations. Such as the risk of gaseous explosion in chemical plants, refineries, or sawmills from stray voltage from a neutral line, or exactly this situation, where voltage may be sent up line by an ignorant homeowner. These applications require a specific type of breaker, called a 'switched neutral circuit breaker', aka 'double pole neutral breaker' that ALSO disconnects the neutral only when all power is removed from a circuit. The installation of a main switch neutral breaker or transfer switch should only ever be attempted by licensed electrician in conjunction with your local power company, as at minimum it requires the meter to be pulled to make such an upgrade possible.
Don't ever assume you know or understand 'enough' about anything.
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You should look for an electrician that is both bonded and has at least 1 million dollars in liability insurance. Always ask them for documentation/proof showing their insurance carrier -before- you sign a contract, and keep a copy of that information with a copy of your contract and a copy of your permit. If they don't want to show you proof of liability insurance, then you don't want them as your electrical contractor.
There is of course an additional labor cost for the work, but consider that you're paying that expense to have it done right the first time, and to be indirectly insured for the work under the contractors insurance policy.
Never connect a generator to a dryer/range/anything plug.
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