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Russ from MN · Jul 22, 2016

8:10 this morning, 33 hours! That is by far the longest outage we have ever experienced. Our noisy little Coleman 2500 did the trick,
I took load readings on each appliance so I would not overload it. I was surprised that the fridge and freezer together were less
than 4a, but I suppose when the fridge is defrosting it uses more. I did not run the generator steady, had it off for 6 hours
overnight.

IA Roy · Jul 22, 2016

You may know that starting load of a motor is much greater than running load. With a generator that small I would try not to start more than one appliance at a time.
Happy for you, Roy

Butch(OH) · Jul 22, 2016

33 hours eh? Many times we have measured our outages in days, not hours but that that was years ago.
For years we got along fine with a 3250 watt generator and extension cords. Ran everything but the A/C but we had gas hot water and stove.

Russ from MN · Jul 22, 2016

Yes, I'm pretty careful and only plug them in one at a time and wait for the amps to drop off before adding load.

WI Dan · Jul 22, 2016

How do you measure amps and loads?

KenL · Jul 22, 2016

I moved here eight years ago. The first two years outages were common. Really got sick of it so I bought a 14k generator. Ended all my outage problems. Haven't had an outage since.

Russ from MN · Jul 22, 2016

http://www.harborfreight.com/digital-clamp-meter-96308.html

I have a short extension cord with the wires separated so I can use it. The sewer lift pump drew over 12a for awhile, made the
generator snort!

Fred Werring · Jul 22, 2016

Smart...most folks don't think of that.

Fred

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