Sam's Club has for its
Plus Members:
Westinghouse 13500 / 10500 Watt Portable Tri-Fuel Generator with CO Sensor (WGen10500TFc) for
$999.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member
JFalc for sharing this deal.
Features:
- Perfect as a backup power source for larger homes or a dependable source of portable power
- 13,500 peak watts, 10,500 running watts (gasoline); 12,500 peak watts, 9500 running watts (propane); 10,000 peak watts, 8500 running watts (natural gas)
- Runs for up to 19 hours on a 9.5 gal. fuel tank with built-in fuel gauge; up to 7 hours on a 20 lb. propane tank
- Powered by a heavy-duty 500cc 4-Stroke OHV Westinghouse Engine constructed with a durable cast iron sleeve
- Push-Button Electric Start pairs with key fob and is backed by emergency recoil start
- Tri-fuel operation easily switches from gas to propane to natural gas without shutting off unit
- As low as 74 dBA operating volume
- (2) GFCI 5-20R household duplex outlets, (1) Transfer Switch Ready L14-30R 120/240-Volt twist-lock, (1) 120/240V 14-50R, and (2) USB Ports with rubber outlet covers
- VFT display gives you real-time updates with the voltage output, frequency, and lifetime hours
- Featuring a carbon monoxide (CO) sensor with automatic shutdown
Top Comments
Ideal for quiet is a solar generator but those are insanely expensive for high load systems. Solar is also safe to take and run indoors while these obviously can kill you in closed spaces.Inverter generators are more efficient and quieter as said but the difference isn't super major. Maybe 60db vs 75db. A few more hours runtime on the same fuel depending on load. A little more expensive but not too horrible.
Good points of this one would be tri fuel- most are single or dual fuel at best.Wattage for price point is good. This has the load capacity to run larger pull appliances like AC when linked into your panel.
That would be the second thing some have asked. You can install a transfer panel or switch, with an outlet. You basically install a 30 amp outlet that goes to a breaker in your panel. You connect the 30amp output on this via a cord to the 30amp outlet installed in your wall. I did this myself although I have electrical experience.The switch basically kills the main breaker to your panel (line input from power company) and flips on the breaker that the outlet is run to. This is to protect from backfeeding power which can send power back down the lines and potentially hurt or kill a line worker.
When the breaker to the generator is on, the generator basically becomes the line feed and energizes the panel, and therefore anything running on that panel (simply put). Transfer panels allow you to only have certain circuits drawing power, although you can essentially do the same thing by killing the breakers (off) to any devices you don't want to be pulling from the generator.The outlet and breaker can be more than 30 amp but that's provided the generator outlet wiring is rated for at least that, otherwise it can be dangerous.
You also need to make sure the plugs and receptacles match, M/F, type etc.Really not complicated if you know how to wire electrical. Anyhow. Consult a professional if you're not one, don't take all I say as gospel. Just trying to be helpful with some additional info on questions some have asked.
Sorry for the poor formatting, I am using the new app and it stripped it all out.
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How loud is it?
Like the last person asked, how loud is it, and also how did you hook it up to your house? Is this a good deal? I'm in South Florida and considering for some hurricane protection as well
Edit: Actually the most helpful reviews have some strong complaints about the function and support. Gotta check on the Sam's return policy. Also a lot of them are importing reviews from the manufacturer website, which should be illegal.
It's loud. I have no decibel information but it's jarringly loud.
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***EDIT***
2 things. Noise level on these generators is pretty loud. It is what it is but you will have power in an emergency. Also, the next generator up I skipped on for 2 reasons. First, the generator is pretty huge and heavy. Second, it is battery start only, which I absolutely hate. Here is the next one up from mine:
https://westinghouse.co
I keep it outside. It doesn't prohibit sleep, but it isn't quiet.
I back fed it through my dryer….. I'm in central Florida.
Isn't there a thing that goes on after the meter and you can just plug in that way?
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