Has anyone used this generator to run a wood pellet stove? I have a US Stove 5500M: 110-120 volts, 175 watts when operational. Reasonable?
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I haven't run a pellet stove with mine however if your pellet stove is only drawing 175 running watts you should be fine, however you'll also want to take a look at the start-up watts which the blower motor in the stove requires as that figure will be higher than the running watts. I took a quick look at the specs for your stove, I couldn't find the start-up watts but I did find that the full-load operation (with ignitor running) is 425 watts so as long as you stay near 1,000 watts you should be okay. Good luck!
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I've had nothing but trouble trying to get mine to run at all. Personally I think the Briggs & Stratton convertor generator is a piece of junk. They have other good products but I've had no success with this one.Victorwebb@live.com
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Ours still works and is fine for a small family. We use it about three times a week maybe. 1350 watts. Comes with great cooking instructions.
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I have the same generator, I just bought a few months back. I cant answer your question fully because I don't understand what exactly you are asking, if you can clearify I might be able to help. Im pretty sure EPA is estimated power..something. but if you haven't boughten the generator, please know, I went through amazon, it arrived broken, and it was such a hastle because this company that sells it is a third party. they would not fix the broken item unless I sent it back, and paid for shipping which cost more then what I paid for the item. It is an ok generator, but it tends to shut off a lot, and it pretty loud and heavy. I bought another one after this one that we love. its the same wattage but lighter and quieter, plus it runs much smoother.
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Usually when people ask the power of a stove they mean how many BTU's or watts. I noticed no one gave that answer but everything else under the sun lol. It is not mentioned in its description or details but by the looks of the burner I would suspect it is close to a regular camp stove say 5-7,000 btu's or 1500-2100 watts if a watt conversion is needed. Plenty enough to cook up some grub. Not sure if it would be strong enough to hold up a very large cast iron skillet or Coleman oven but any 8" aluminum fry pan would work.
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That is difficult to say without knowing what appliances you are running etc. A generator such as this is capable of running a medium sized house all by itself. On mine I did not set it up to run the air conditioning. It is my backup generator. It also doesn't power my spa or woodworking shop. It is hooked up to run my heating ( we are on propane though so not a large draw) refrigerators, freezer, some lights, the pump house for water, a tv, and a few other things. We live in Colorado at about 6500 ft elevation so air conditioning isn't a big deal to us. If you know the wattage of your appliances you can add them up to see what is left over. Then if you know the horsepower of your air conditioner system you can multiply that by 750 to get the watts used by that. For instance a 2 hp compressor would be 1500 watts plus a one hp fan for another 750 watts would make a small central air unit pull about 2250 watts. Bear in mind starting current would be about three times that amount or about 6750 watts almost half of the generator's output. Bear in mind that ovens, stoves etc can draw a lot but you don't have to put them all on at the same time. This frees up power for air conditioning. I hope this gave you some insight.
1069167
I am really sorry but am unable to answer your question. We have not connected this generator as yet and not too familiar. Really sorry
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From my father for whom I bought one: "I have not had any problem with electronics. That is our tv and our pc.One note- as I remember - when switched to 220 the 110 output is cut in half. Even if no 220 is being used. That reduces the output to 2200 watts . I try and only use 110 because generators don't like motor loads (high start current)."
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It is on one of my plumbers truck. I called him and he said it does not have a 220 plug on it. It is the best generator I have owned extremely quiet, reliable and strong. It may be available to handle 220. Check on cycles because that will vary from the US to other countries.
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I have an all electric home and the unit powers everything except my 70KVA heating system. I cut one breaker on the system to make it a 35KVA and it works fine. It powers my 4 ton central air, refrigerator, electric hot water heater as well as three burners on my electric stove. The amount of electricity used for lighting is insignificant since I have changed to all LED bulbs. Do no fear overloading the generator because it has a breaker to prevent damage from overloading. I had the local Generac dealer install mine and he tested it with the above load and it was only using 60% of its rated output. I have an all electric home and the unit powers everything except my 70KVA heating system. I cut one breaker on the system to make it a 35KVA and it works fine. It powers my 4 ton central air, refrigerator, electric hot water heater as well as three burners on my electric stove. The amount of electricity used for lighting is insignificant since I have changed to all LED bulbs. Do no fear overloading the generator because it has a breaker to prevent damage from overloading. I had the local Generac dealer install mine and he tested it with the above load and it was only using 60% of its rated... » Read More I have an all electric home and the unit powers everything except my 70KVA heating system. I cut one breaker on the system to make it a 35KVA and it works fine. It powers my 4 ton central air, refrigerator, electric hot water heater as well as three burners on my electric stove. The amount of electricity used for lighting is insignificant since I have changed to all LED bulbs. Do no fear overloading the generator because it has a breaker to prevent damage from overloading. I had the local Generac dealer install mine and he tested it with the above load and it was only using 60% of its rated output. « Show Less
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This unit has about a 1620 watt draw. I have a 5000 one and it works great matatically it shout work when running. The problem u may run into is the start up wattage. Many a/c unit can go about 4 times higher to start up the unit which would be around 6400 watts. My inverter has a 10k start up and it fires it up. I would guess u will have less than a 50-50 shot the generator will fire it up. If is can then your generator will give it the power it needs
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OK, you should be able to run 1400 watts on each plug in. I have tested mine with a milk house heater (1400 w) on one plug in and various power tools, saws, drills and so forth working off the other plug in with just a noticeable increase in the engine's performance. You should make yourself aware of the wattage draw for the refrigerator, lights, window AC unit and so forth so that you can stay under the 1400 w per plug. Running maximum draw will cut your gas consumption in half so be prepared to have plenty of gas stored in a safe place so you can be prepared for the next power outage. OK, you should be able to run 1400 watts on each plug in. I have tested mine with a milk house heater (1400 w) on one plug in and various power tools, saws, drills and so forth working off the other plug in with just a noticeable increase in the engine's performance. You should make yourself aware of the wattage draw for the refrigerator, lights, window AC unit and so forth so that you can stay under the 1400 w per plug. Running maximum draw will cut your gas consumption in half so be prepared to have plenty of gas stored in a safe place so you can be prepared for the next power outage.
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Should work out fine - I checked the P43 stove manual on the Harman website and it has the following electrical information: Electrical Rating 115 VAC, 60 Hz, Start 4.2 Amps, Run 2.8 Amps - this 1000w inverter should cover that just fine - a surge of 483 watts and running 322 watts. Hope this helps
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Hi. I don't know generators but this unit doesn't use much power. I have it plugged into a socket that has many other things running. Only time I blew a breaker was when I had a space heater going on the same breaker.. plus a tv and my electric blanket. Whoops. I would think any generator that could handle 110 would handle this. Probably better to think bigger. I live in the mountains and the power goes out quite a bit. I use my Friedrich but when power goes out here I use a Lennox wood stove for heat and cooking. Also.. if the unit you are asking about has a cool feature.. that is a selling feature. It has heat.. cool and dehumidify. I had mine permanently installed by my computer desk. I would think you need to research the generator you are looking at first. How much power does it supply. If it only supplies a light bulb I doubt it would work. My unit requires a circuit rating of 15 amp and 125 volt. I would think you should look at the generator rating and see if it meets.. or better.. exceeds that rating. I hope that helps.
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I have run this off of a large diesel generator (tow behind rental). Worked just fine. Might draw too many amps for a small generator.
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When determining the size of the genset, don't forget about derating. I converted mine to propane gas and being in Denver, Colorado, I lost 25% of the rated wattage, 15% due to propane conversion and 10% for mile high elevation. I can only power up to 2000W with the frequency dropping to about 58HZ.
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No, it is strictly a surge protector. I do have friends that run a pellet stove, big screen T V, etc. with raw generator feed, but I think it's risky. I'd want to do more reasearch first. I keep my electronics off when running the generator. But I'm super cautious. Maybe check out line conditioners. Not sure a generator is any worse than dirty utility power, but I'm purely guessing.
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Not sure. It runs off of 110 household voltage, so I assume that a standard generator would work.