Generators... How, where, how much?

[Balikpinoy]

For two straight afternoons, the power has gone kaput in our subdivision due to lightning strikes. With a 2 yr old and another baby on the way, I'd like purchase a generator.

How does one compute the required power specs? I'd like to power at least 2 lights, two electric fans and my Internet modems and router. Powering a 1hp AC would be nice but not required.

What should I be looking for and where?

[Retz]

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sir pwede na 1kva.

[_Cathy_]

glenn_manikis can help you out siguro

[brainmafia_310]

Sale sa ace hardware "daw" ng generator!!! Instead of 1 use 2kva. Bitin 1kva lalo pagpasom ng compressor ng ac mo.hehehe.

[ghosthunter]

For two straight afternoons, the power has gone kaput in our subdivision due to lightning strikes. With a 2 yr old and another baby on the way, I'd like purchase a generator.

How does one compute the required power specs? I'd like to power at least 2 lights, two electric fans and my Internet modems and router. Powering a 1hp AC would be nice but not required.

What should I be looking for and where?

Just add up all the power load you will want running on the generator. Include aircon, ref, lights, fans, computer, etc. Just compute the total amount in WATTS (or kilowatts).

ANyway, the heaviest power loads will be the aircon, ref ... assuming the aircon is 2hp (roughly 1,500 watts) and ref is 1hp (roughly 750 watts), just to power these you will need 2,250 watts. Given that, you could do with a 3KVA generator. (with extra power for your other stuff).


But you mentioned you only have a 1hp aircon plus lights, fans, router, and probably a PC. With that load, you could do with a 1KVA generator but I would suggest getting a 1.5KVA for that extra margin of power.

[Retz]

Sale sa ace hardware "daw" ng generator!!! Instead of 1 use 2kva. Bitin 1kva lalo pagpasom ng compressor ng ac mo.hehehe.

mga 1250 or 1500va na lang. baka mahal na ung 2000va sir.

[brainmafia_310]

Boss, bitin masyado 1.5kva. Hehehe. Pagpalo ng starting current ng ac mo baka lang magtrip ung genset kasi syado malapit sa load nya.

[Manilablock]

Sir pili ka ng silent type, para hindi ka maka isrorbo sa mga kapitbahay mo, sa raon madami dun shops na nagbebenta ng generator.

[shibby75]

My china 1.5kva runs the .5hp aircon and few lights and goes thru 4 liter of gas for 4-5hrs. Costs me 5k at raon.

Tibay naman, 2 years na, longest run is 3 fulltank with 30mi break only.

Every 2 month warmup, still two to three pulls start kagad. Just made an enclosure to make it more quiet.

[shibby75]

*niky

Typical 2 door no frost only runs around 200watts, 1kva would be enough to run those ref.

[Retz]

meron bang gasoline powered generators ung mga maliliit lang?

[shibby75]

Gasoline lahat ng maliliit, diesel ang wala pa ako nakikitang less than 3kva.

[Balikpinoy]

Are these any good?

Ryobi 2000w Inverter Type Power Generator - Clean Power! Philippines - 12934433

[_Qwerty_]

parang ganyan yung nakikita ko sa Handyman..

[shadow]

honestly, kung bibili na rin kayo minimum na 3KVA.

yun sinasabi niyo na 1 fan or 2 fans lang kailangan pag blackout eh...mabibitin kayo...if you've experience na mahabang blackout gusto niyo rin mag A/C kaso nagtipid at mababang wattage na gen set binili...plus meron pang fridge...

[shibby75]

Inverter genset are supposedly throttle down when only using low power. So less noise, problem is repair cost when it bogs down. Honda elemax ang mga orig na nakikita ko na ganyan.

[Retz]

Gasoline lahat ng maliliit, diesel ang wala pa ako nakikitang less than 3kva.

okay sir, kung gasoline mga 3kva down eh hindi nga maingay.

[shadow]

okay sir, kung gasoline mga 3kva down eh hindi nga maingay.

kahit up....

[lowslowbenz]

Are these any good?

Ryobi 2000w Inverter Type Power Generator - Clean Power! Philippines - 12934433

For 15K that looks too "light-duty" to me. Try walking along evangelista street in quiapo and soler street, and take your pick among the generators on display. Marami doon for sale na good-surplus, or brand new. Diesel or gasoline models (Honda, Kubota, Iseki, all japanese brands). You can haggle with prices too.

[CVT]

Bro Glenn should be a good source for these gen sets....

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