Briggs & Stratton Electric Start 13,500/8000 watt Generator $419 at Home Depot B&M YMMV. I found this at the Princeton NJ HD. Used a Lowes 10% coupon and got it down to $377.10 SKU e740-191c. Was originally marked $999.00.
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Excellent deal. I have a 15hp Generac 7550 with 13500 surge, and it's a beast. This one seems very similar. I paid a little over $1k for mine, and would buy another one in a heart beat if I were in need of another.
Just call a local store and give them the sku mentioned above. They can check availability for all the stores in the area. BTW, none to be found in the Charleston, SC region.
This is not the type of generator that can tie into your house electrical power to supply every outlet is it? also, does it have a mechanism to sense when power goes out - and automatically turn on??? newbie here.
oharag1 said:This is not the type of generator that can tie into your house electrical power to supply every outlet is it? also, does it have a mechanism to sense when power goes out - and automatically turn on??? newbie here.
You would need buy and install a transfer switch (ATS / MTS) to feed your outlets from a different power source ($500-$1500). The difference in price between a generator like this, and something like what you're talking about is a couple thousand dollars (whole house automatic standby generator).
The box also had a yellow sticker marked $799 underneath the $419 sticker. Did anyone who found them with the $799 sticker get it scanned? Maybe it will show up $419 also. Don't forget to grab a lowes 10% off coupon from your local post office moving packet. I'll try to remember to bring the receipt and sticker(s) in with me to my office tomorrow and scan them.
Could you, in theory ... hang a 110v outlet directly off of your electric panel running 10-2 wire and then use a heavy (and short) cord plug the outlet from the generator into the outlet that runs to the panel and that would then be feeding your home?
Obviously you would need to turn off your main power feed. This would, in theory, let you run your refrigerator and furnace and maybe a lamp in emergency situations.
Seems plausible - thoughts?
Message edited by: boggsie on 2009-10-29 13:48:27 CDT
boggsie said:Could you, in theory ... hang a 110v outlet directly off of your electric panel running 10-2 wire and then use a heavy (and short) cord plug the outlet from the generator into the outlet that runs to the panel and that would then be feeding your home?
Obviously you would need to turn off your main power feed. This would, in theory, let you run your refrigerator and furnace and maybe a lamp in emergency situations.
Seems plausible - thoughts?
You wouldn't need a 13,500w generator for that, thats a bit overkill, this is for a whole house sized load.
boggsie said:Could you, in theory ... hang a 110v outlet directly off of your electric panel running 10-2 wire and then use a heavy (and short) cord plug the outlet from the generator into the outlet that runs to the panel and that would then be feeding your home?
Obviously you would need to turn off your main power feed. This would, in theory, let you run your refrigerator and furnace and maybe a lamp in emergency situations.
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