Select Costco Stores (link for reference) has for their Members: Firman 7500W Running / 9400W Peak Tri Fuel Generator on sale for $699. Offer is valid In-Store Only at Select Locations.
Thanks community member Texfinn for sharing this deal
Note, Offer is valid In-Store only at Select Locations. You must be an active Costco Member to purchase In-Store.
Just a heads up for thise in the market for a generator. Tri fuel capability is great so you're not stuck with just gas or propane. These tend to go pretty fast when they come for sale, so you can pick one up already now and price match starting 6/21.
Nat gas is mostly methane (c1) and some ethane (c2). While it may be filtered as well the correct term for the seperation is distillation.
Propane is well propane (C3). Yes propane has a higher energy density.
As a general rule the more C's the higher energy density. But the less clean the burn. Also the more Cs the easier it is to liquefy. There are pros and cons to that as in some cases you want liquid others you want gas.
I was redoing my entire electrical panel at the same time. Generator backfeeds into a breaker on the panel powering the entire house. I have a physical interlock on the panel that allows either the main breaker or the generator breaker to be on, but never both at the same time. No transfer switch needed. Generator only gets hooked up when needed
Last I checked LPG, natural gas, and gasoline are all different chemical compositions and hence different fuels.... Yes two are in gaseous form at everyday temperatures, but it doesn't make them the same fuel
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Great generator. Good price. Same as I bought it for last year about this time. Can run my entire house including central AC (with a soft start) on natural gas. Did have to remove the bonding on the chassis to be safe. UPS that runs the network closer wasn't particularly happy with the power for some reason though. Never got around to figuring that one out
Great generator. Good price. Same as I bought it for last year about this time. Can run my entire house including central AC (with a soft start) on natural gas. Did have to remove the bonding on the chassis to be safe. UPS that runs the network closer wasn't particularly happy with the power for some reason though. Never got around to figuring that one out
Depending on what's causing your UPS to have a fit, and what's UPS you've got, adjusting the UPS settings may help. I've know some that did this because the gen output voltage was going slightly out of UPS's default alarm range.
Depending on what's causing your UPS to have a fit, and what's UPS you've got, adjusting the UPS settings may help. I've know some that did this because the gen output voltage was going slightly out of UPS's default alarm range.
It's unfortunately a pretty cheap cyberpower and I don't think it has any adjustments. I saw others messing with the frequency on the generator itself to clear up some issues. I just never got to it.
Great generator. Good price. Same as I bought it for last year about this time. Can run my entire house including central AC (with a soft start) on natural gas. Did have to remove the bonding on the chassis to be safe. UPS that runs the network closer wasn't particularly happy with the power for some reason though. Never got around to figuring that one out
Are you using the 50amp out of the generator to an inlet for an interlock switch on the panel? I'm looking to add a soft start to my AC and would be curious if the 50 amp out is enough (the manual says it would be outputting 33amp only).
And can you elaborate more on the chassis bonding you are referring to?
Would it be safe without CO hazard if I run it inside the closed door garage using natural gas? After all my natural gas heater is inside a closed door garage.
Most likely not, it would need to be vented. Not that hard of your a little handy or some imagination. Does your heater have a vent?
Are you using the 50amp out of the generator to an inlet for an interlock switch on the panel? I'm looking to add a soft start to my AC and would be curious if the 50 amp out is enough (the manual says it would be outputting 33amp only).
And can you elaborate more on the chassis bonding you are referring to?
Yes, 50 amp out to an inlet on the house tied to a breaker with an interlock to the main breaker
Ground and neutral are bonded on the generator which you don't want if you are plugging it into a house. Ground and neutral should only be tied at the main panel. There's a little disassembly to do to unhook one wire. I found the info online
Are you using the 50amp out of the generator to an inlet for an interlock switch on the panel? I'm looking to add a soft start to my AC and would be curious if the 50 amp out is enough (the manual says it would be outputting 33amp only).
And can you elaborate more on the chassis bonding you are referring to?
Oh, and I'm NOT using a suicide cord. The cord that comes out of the generator terminates in a female. The house inlet is male
Oh, and I'm NOT using a suicide cord. The cord that comes out of the generator terminates in a female. The house inlet is male
Yep I have the inlet, interlock and real cord meant for this. Just hasn't thought about getting my AC working off the generator via natural gas on the 50amp or even the grounding/neutral item. I will have to look into that
Great generator. Good price. Same as I bought it for last year about this time. Can run my entire house including central AC (with a soft start) on natural gas. Did have to remove the bonding on the chassis to be safe. UPS that runs the network closer wasn't particularly happy with the power for some reason though. Never got around to figuring that one out
How does it run your central AC? Do you need an electrician to install a transfer switch?
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How does it run your central AC? Do you need an electrician to install a transfer switch?
I was redoing my entire electrical panel at the same time. Generator backfeeds into a breaker on the panel powering the entire house. I have a physical interlock on the panel that allows either the main breaker or the generator breaker to be on, but never both at the same time. No transfer switch needed. Generator only gets hooked up when needed
Can anyone who lives in a hurricane prone area chime in on what they use? I recently moved to one so this idea of potentially needing backup power for more than several hours is new to me. At $699, this seems like a great deal for what you get but thinking from a practical standpoint. I assume I'm going to need to do some electrical work with a transfer switch and the like to properly backfeed the house. If I want to keep it in the garage then I would need to pop another vent hole in the wall next to the one for my natural gas water heater that would sit right above it. That's got me thinking about if I even need something like this or if I would be better served by a smaller inverter unit that I can just plop outside on my covered patio and run an extension cord to a couple critical appliances and call it a day. Then I go to price those out and see that they're similar to this price on sale and question if that's a dumb thing to do.
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Nat gas is mostly methane (c1) and some ethane (c2). While it may be filtered as well the correct term for the seperation is distillation.
Propane is well propane (C3). Yes propane has a higher energy density.
As a general rule the more C's the higher energy density. But the less clean the burn. Also the more Cs the easier it is to liquefy. There are pros and cons to that as in some cases you want liquid others you want gas.
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Depending on what's causing your UPS to have a fit, and what's UPS you've got, adjusting the UPS settings may help. I've know some that did this because the gen output voltage was going slightly out of UPS's default alarm range.
It's unfortunately a pretty cheap cyberpower and I don't think it has any adjustments. I saw others messing with the frequency on the generator itself to clear up some issues. I just never got to it.
Are you using the 50amp out of the generator to an inlet for an interlock switch on the panel? I'm looking to add a soft start to my AC and would be curious if the 50 amp out is enough (the manual says it would be outputting 33amp only).
And can you elaborate more on the chassis bonding you are referring to?
Most likely not, it would need to be vented. Not that hard of your a little handy or some imagination. Does your heater have a vent?
And can you elaborate more on the chassis bonding you are referring to?
Yes, 50 amp out to an inlet on the house tied to a breaker with an interlock to the main breaker
Ground and neutral are bonded on the generator which you don't want if you are plugging it into a house. Ground and neutral should only be tied at the main panel. There's a little disassembly to do to unhook one wire. I found the info online
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And can you elaborate more on the chassis bonding you are referring to?
Oh, and I'm NOT using a suicide cord. The cord that comes out of the generator terminates in a female. The house inlet is male
Yep I have the inlet, interlock and real cord meant for this. Just hasn't thought about getting my AC working off the generator via natural gas on the 50amp or even the grounding/neutral item. I will have to look into that
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I was redoing my entire electrical panel at the same time. Generator backfeeds into a breaker on the panel powering the entire house. I have a physical interlock on the panel that allows either the main breaker or the generator breaker to be on, but never both at the same time. No transfer switch needed. Generator only gets hooked up when needed