How to choose a gas generator to give
Where in the summer to go to the city man? Of course, to the country, if, of course, you have it. Say what you like, and holiday cottage has its charms. Now imagine, in the evening you go into your country house, but there is no light. Now, no tea, no books to read, and the tablet is not enough for a long time.
How to save yourself from such unpleasant surprises from oblenergo? There are many ways and one of them is the acquisition of a generator set. It is clear that in this case, you can fork out.
Diesel plants are quite expensive and are designed mainly for regular use. And you will need a generator only as an emergency power source, not more. Of course, in this sense, petrol units are just right, besides, they are cheaper than their diesel counterparts at times. So, your choice is a gasoline electrical installation. It remains to figure out how to choose a gas generator to give.
Criteria for choosing a generator
It is clear that for a small country house with a minimum content of all kinds of electrical innovations, a gas generator with a power of up to 1 kW (with a 2-stroke engine) will suffice. What can be powered by this mini-power plant? Everything is at a minimum: lighting, TV, an old compressor-free refrigerator, even a borehole vibration pump, provided that it is low-power.
What are the advantages of a gasoline generator:
- compact;
- mobile;
- not noisy;
- inexpensive;
- frost-resistant.
We select the generator power
When buying such a mini-power plant it is important first of all for yourself to determine for what purpose you need it, and how much power will be demanded from it. If in a small country house you could get along with a low-powered gas generator, then for a house you will need a unit much more powerful from 3 kW and above. But will a generator be needed at all? Given that most private homes have gas heating and electricity with undesirable consistency is turned off along with the heating of these same houses, it will be required (This applies to electrically dependent boilers and heating systems that require constant operation of the circulating pump).
When buying a gas generator for your cottage, the first thing you need to do is to sum up the rated power of electrical appliances that you intend to use at the cottage, connecting it simultaneously to the generator. However, in order to choose the best benzo unit, you still need to add 30% in addition to the amount received. This is the power reserve, which will have on the peak loads that occur when turning on electrical appliances that have a large starting current.
As already noted, the use of a gas generator is justified only if it is operated as a backup power source, but no more.
If you want for some reason to use the gas generator in your home actively (5-6 hours alternately), then in this case you should definitely buy a generator with a 4-stroke engine. The service life of such gasoline engines is much longer, and they are more economical compared to similar 2-stroke engines.
It is important to take into account another nuance: there are single-phase and three-phase electric motors. Which is better? As a rule, among household appliances there are no electrical appliances that consume 380 V. Therefore, it suffices to buy a single-phase generator.
If you are already ripe for this kind of purchase, please follow these recommendations. Thus, you can avoid unnecessary financial costs and ensure your uninterrupted power supply to your home or cottage.
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