What are the power requirements? If I plugged it into an outlet on the house would it trip the breaker. If a small generator is needed what size would suffice.
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We have this, and we plug it I to a regular 110 outlet and have no problem. Great tool!
1120240
It'll run fine off of a 115 volt outlet, won't trip it. We run it off a small 115v 2000 watt portable generator out in the field.
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The specs says "1240 Watt 120V electric motor" which means you got to have a minimum generator of 1240W so find a 1500W should work or just plug in a regular outlet. I plugged my in a typical outlet. It works like a charm. Super heavy-duty electric jack-hammer for serious demolition jobs Industrial grade 1-3/4 HP 1240 Watt 120V electric motor; 1400 RPM no-load speed Set includes five large hardened Chrome-vanadium steel chisels Two point bit, two flat bit and one spade bits came with this combo set 360-degree swivel auxiliary handle for maximum versatility The specs says "1240 Watt 120V electric motor" which means you got to have a minimum generator of 1240W so find a 1500W should work or just plug in a regular outlet. I plugged my in a typical outlet. It works like a charm. Super heavy-duty electric jack-hammer for serious demolition jobs Industrial grade 1-3/4 HP 1240 Watt 120V electric motor; 1400 RPM no-load speed Set includes five large hardened Chrome-vanadium steel chisels Two point bit, two flat bit and one spade bits came with this combo set 360-degree swivel auxiliary handle for maximum... » Read More The specs says "1240 Watt 120V electric motor" which means you got to have a minimum generator of 1240W so find a 1500W should work or just plug in a regular outlet. I plugged my in a typical outlet. It works like a charm. Super heavy-duty electric jack-hammer for serious demolition jobs Industrial grade 1-3/4 HP 1240 Watt 120V electric motor; 1400 RPM no-load speed Set includes five large hardened Chrome-vanadium steel chisels Two point bit, two flat bit and one spade bits came with this combo set 360-degree swivel auxiliary handle for maximum versatility « Show Less
1120242
I used a regular outlet on a 20 amp braker and it worked fine, didn't trip once. I don't know about using a generator but I think that would work also
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The users' manual says 12 amps. We have not had any power outages since acquiring this. Of course if we had one, it wouldn't work, since it's electric.
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It should be good to go. I use mine to keep my camp trailer lights, microwave running, refrigerator and video system all at the same time. With all that the 20 amp circuit breaker has never kicked off. It will not run my air conditioner which pulls 30 amps. This has been my experience with my unit. Champion has another model which will support 30 amps but I believe it weights more and is a more expensive unit. However, these generators are hard to beat for the price.
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A regular outlet in my kitchen works fine, so 110 works. I use a circuit where I am not running other things (dedicated), just to make sure I will not trip a breaker.
799137
It's max draw is about 1250-1300 watts, so a 2000 watt generator should work ok.
505303
This generator will produce 7500 watts at 120 volts under normal conditions. That's around 34 amps. on 220 volts. Every appliance has a tag on it explaining the power consumsion. The time is now to write down each one to see how much you can plug together in an emergency. Haveing the Gen. connected to an emergency sub panel will eliminate a lot of exentsion cords in foul waether. Remember, water & electricity don't mix. Be safe.
851001
iit all depends what size generator you are using. if its 7500 no . it woun't work need 30 amp 2pole breaker
1922533
Its better to have it hard wired to breaker. I believe it draws close to 16amps. I had my electrician run a line from my breaker box to a disconnect box. Note, The inside unit gets its power from the outside unit. It was super easy to install Once power was to the spot I needed,
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Most generators have outlets rated at 30 amps. You can feed this sub panel with 60 amps and determine which load you want to use. iE if you have 3 refrigerators and 1 freezer, you can cycle then without moving wires from one panel to another. Just do some load shedding in an event of an emergency. Easier to turn breakers on and off then to move wires around.
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I think it will be under rated. Look at your generator's manual and see what they recommend.I am sure it would be #8 wire or bigger if you are going to be running a load at 8000 watts.http://www.generatorgrader.com/extension-cords-portable-generators/
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I'm not sure about household components, I would think 2-3. I use mine to run tools for construction. You need to look at watts the generator puts out vs. amps of products you want to run. Search for a chart to see on that. I would go larger than smaller if looking to run a house. I would think a 5000 watt or larger to run refrigerator & AC
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You can what you need as long as the wattage in not greater than 3200 watts. Multiple 120 volts X number of amperes of each device to get total wattage demand. For example your refrig requires say 12 amps current so you would be using 1440 watts of power. Four 60 watt light bulbs burning would consume 240 watts, add an electric heater would probably eat up 1500 watts. So, for power outages, you might consider one of twice the wattage. This little generator helped me to power electric chainsaws after several trees were downed. It's a good buy.
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Yes you can! Just start it and run your extension cords to what ever you need! what I did was incorporate it into my household electric breaker box. So when the power goes off for any amount of time...I can just plug the generator into the house....don't have to use any extension cords throughout the house. Make sense? No door cracked open for cords etc.
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Yew, it will work okay with an 8500 watt generator. It has to be shut off manually but there is no danger of overloading.
1611208
Not sure I understand your question. You may plug in any electrical appliance to this generator that you would normally plug into an outlet in your home. If you are asking about connecting this generator to your home's electrical panel, you need to have an electrician install the proper equipment to make this connection. I hope this has been helpful.
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For any generator you will have to buy a output power cord. It has standard 115V and 220 v. output plugs. If you use for your house, you may want to ground generator too.
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The unit can be run on 110 or 220. the breaker size is a 20 amp single pole or a 30 amp double pole. Regular 110 is just fine. i have a 2 ton unit and it is jsut fine on the 110 outlet.