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DIY & Home Improvement

tk2kewl

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4. i am looking at a couple of possibilities.

Reply to RC (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 01:59 PM

Nov 2012

still have no power and don't want to get stuck like this again.

I am still trying to figure out how much wattage i need to run my 4-ton florida heat pump, and well fro the geothermal.

ideally i would get this one http://www.electricgeneratorsdirect.com/Briggs-&-Stratton-40243A-Standby-Generator/p1979.html and plumb it in to my natural gas... problem is if i put it outside on the highest point of my property it will still need to be elevated 4 or 5 ft to avoid being flooded if we get hit by another sandy

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ANYONE KNOW ABOUT PROPANE OR NATURAL GASS POWERED GENERATORS? [View all] tk2kewl Nov 2012 OP

They require a lot of air and I'm not sure that BlueToTheBone Nov 2012 #1

Rec bongbong Nov 2012 #2

Yes, just like any other generator. RC Nov 2012 #3

i am looking at a couple of possibilities. tk2kewl Nov 2012 #4

Great company to buy from. That is where we got ours. finecraft Nov 2012 #8

what material did you use for the platform? tk2kewl Nov 2012 #9

We used treated wood timbers finecraft Nov 2012 #11

thanks... good info. tk2kewl Nov 2012 #12

You will love your generator! finecraft Nov 2012 #13

up here we don't expect to get wacked so hard tk2kewl Nov 2012 #14

You will need ventilation, vented doors and vented exhaust shutters.... Historic NY Nov 2012 #5

NOT a good idea Stinky The Clown Nov 2012 #6

i was thinking of actually piping the intake and exhaust through the wall tk2kewl Nov 2012 #7

Check with a generator manufacturer and see what they say. Stinky The Clown Nov 2012 #10

Absolutely NO (edited) Jersey Devil Nov 2012 #15

Hire a professional who is licensed and qualified to do such a job Kaleva Nov 2012 #16