Subj : Re: PoE Window Passthroug To : Barry Martin From : Ky Moffet Date : Sat Dec 27 2025 07:45:00 BARRY MARTIN wrote: > Hi Ky! > > KM> I have natural gas here, and when we rewire the house, a similar > KM> generator is in our future. > > Generac, 16 KW, natural gas. Here know the power has gone out because > gets a bit noisy with the chirps from the various UPSs in that 23 > seconds! (IIRC they claim restores power in about 30 seconds; the 23 > seconds is from me counting once and the number stuck.) Huh. I wonder what my sister's system did different, being it's so seamless. It wasn't terribly expensive, but it handles a big house. > When you have the house rewired try to have the two jobs coordinated: Yeah, it'll be all one job. > the generator's transfer switch needs to cut into the power feed after > the meter and also a bunch of wires from the generator to the service > panel, I'm guessing to the individual circuits. All the wires are in > conduit, of course, just if plan ahead might be able to avoid > odd-looking runs. The main breaker box is in the back porch, so that's where it would tie in. > > Oh: be sure the natural gas feed to the house is sufficient! Don't want Should be. The gas line guy (they had to come out and trace it when the septic got dug up) says the line is new enough to be plastic, probably from when they replaced the meter with something less vintage than whatever was original. > to starve the gas furnace when the generator is running! The people > installing gas line to the generator (after the meter) also said they > wanted to avoid right angles in the feed line in the basement: gas > pushes against the 90ø pipe which is like a wall and cuts the pressure. > Outside there are 90ø angles, I guess to keep the pipe along the wall. Huh. I have right angles in the garage, but that's old enough to be rather large iron pipe. And isn't in use. There's also some plastic line that apparently was meant for the dryer but was not hooked up. So I have extras already. :) Actually, a very small gas wall heater in the garage (manual thermostat) might be a good thought too. > > As you're in Cold Country, get a heat pad for your battery! Keeps the > battery warm and the generator will start easier in winter. Actually it could go into the basement with the furnace and water heater and existing exhaust vents. It never gets below about 60 down there even in the dead of winter when the furnace died during a week of -26. The well is down there too and a generator would not be noisier than the new well pump. Other options being the garage (already has gas line, and could tie into an existing unused vent) which is partially heated to keep the washing machine from freezing, or the back porch, which is enclosed but not heated. > As for the maintenance, went with the plan which every other year does a > 'light' maintenance check -- replace oil, filter, quick-but-thorough > check. On the other years they do a more detailed check: pull the > power, etc. That's a good idea. Otherwise you discover it died when the power goes out! > .. Remember there are "Seven Deadly Sins" - one a day, so have a good week! This sounds like sage advice! þ RNET 2.10U: ILink: Techware BBS þ Hollywood, Ca þ www.techware2k.com --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com (454:1/1) .