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expired Posted by johnny_miller | Staff • Dec 16, 2023
Dec 16, 2023 1:56 AM
Westinghouse 12500W Peak Tri-Fuel Home Backup Portable Generator w/ Remote Start
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I thinking about returning it and buying this Westinghouse.
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"High THD" and "Sensitive electronics" is a reflex but honestly I've searched high and low for some kind, any kind of study that actually quantified it, and I can't find it. It's basically theory and anecdotes. Also in theory high THD is more of a cumulative issue, meaning the longer something that's susceptible is run under "high" THD, the greater the chances it will fail. The issue is - how long is that? Days, weeks, years? If it's long enough, the point is essentially moot because the average person isn't going to plug their phone into a high THD generator and leave it for 20 years.
And my anecdotes? I've run our whole home on a generator for 7 days+ continuously several times. I have some UPS units that flip out - come to find out that the pro versions allow (in settings) to accept higher THD, but consumer level ones do not. Besides that? Totally fine, and that's with new appliances, computers, deep well pump, furnace, DVR, panel TV's, etc.
So TLDR it makes sense to prefer lower THD however in practice it probably doesn't make much of a difference if any, and to get appreciably lower THD it's going to really cost you.
"High THD" and "Sensitive electronics" is a reflex but honestly I've searched high and low for some kind, any kind of study that actually quantified it, and I can't find it. It's basically theory and anecdotes. Also in theory high THD is more of a cumulative issue, meaning the longer something that's susceptible is run under "high" THD, the greater the chances it will fail. The issue is - how long is that? Days, weeks, years? If it's long enough, the point is essentially moot because the average person isn't going to plug their phone into a high THD generator and leave it for 20 years.
And my anecdotes? I've run our whole home on a generator for 7 days+ continuously several times. I have some UPS units that flip out - come to find out that the pro versions allow (in settings) to accept higher THD, but consumer level ones do not. Besides that? Totally fine, and that's with new appliances, computers, deep well pump, furnace, DVR, panel TV's, etc.
So TLDR it makes sense to prefer lower THD however in practice it probably doesn't make much of a difference if any, and to get appreciably lower THD it's going to really cost you.
"High THD" and "Sensitive electronics" is a reflex but honestly I've searched high and low for some kind, any kind of study that actually quantified it, and I can't find it. It's basically theory and anecdotes. Also in theory high THD is more of a cumulative issue, meaning the longer something that's susceptible is run under "high" THD, the greater the chances it will fail. The issue is - how long is that? Days, weeks, years? If it's long enough, the point is essentially moot because the average person isn't going to plug their phone into a high THD generator and leave it for 20 years.
And my anecdotes? I've run our whole home on a generator for 7 days+ continuously several times. I have some UPS units that flip out - come to find out that the pro versions allow (in settings) to accept higher THD, but consumer level ones do not. Besides that? Totally fine, and that's with new appliances, computers, deep well pump, furnace, DVR, panel TV's, etc.
So TLDR it makes sense to prefer lower THD however in practice it probably doesn't make much of a difference if any, and to get appreciably lower THD it's going to really cost you.
8500 watt inverter is about .30 gph (course less 50% load watts they base these on) but that's a difference of .25 gph which let's say you store 25 gallons of fuel, is 45 hours vs 78 hours which based on a SHTF runtime of let's say 8-12 hours a day or less depending on if it's a cat 1 that cut off power or a cat 4 that left you homeless and running on minimal hours, is significant.
However...if you have an all electric house, it's all big amperage stuff so your choices there are creativity vs big genset.
However with remote start mine doesn't have it, one could significantly decrease fuel burn easier by running it only when needed.
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