Webfoot Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 Sam’s club has a great deal right now on Westinghouse 2200 generators. $319 compared to $475 on Amazon. https://www.samsclub.com/p/westinghouse-igen2200-super-quiet-gas-generator/prod22464750 It’s expected to be a colder winter this year so this would be a great option if you don’t have backup power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 (edited) Super good deal. But I think your link is bad. **Edit, I think the preview in my email somehow broke the link. It appears to work now that I've seen it on the actual site. Edited November 22, 2021 by Micah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The ReefBox Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 I just picked up a predator 8750 only used twice for. 400 off marketplace. First winter I’ll have a generator and stress is lifted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevo5 Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 here's a question for y'all - I got a little tailgate generator that only pumps out about 800w. It's enough to run a heater and a return pump, but I'm thinking about upgrading to one of the larger units. Do those have to be grounded or can you just wheel 'em out and fire it up? I remember reading on one a while back that it needed to be grounded, and I have no clue how to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 I have a Westinghouse 9500 and that thing is a beast. Power did go out 2 weekends ago for 8 hours and was able to power most of the kitchen , bedroom and fish room. It was money well spent. I don’t know about grounding and didn’t ground mine. I had an interlock installed and it works great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjmdh Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 If you plan to connect a generator via transfer a transfer or lockout switch to your house it has to have the correct plug on it. 4 prong plug: 2 AC, 1 neutral, and one ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 1 hour ago, cjmdh said: If you plan to connect a generator via transfer a transfer or lockout switch to your house it has to have the correct plug on it. 4 prong plug: 2 AC, 1 neutral, and one ground. That’s the plug I have. I didn’t realize it had the ground with it as the electrician brought it with them. It makes sense now why they wanted to know what generator I was going to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevo5 Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 If you're just running normal plugs do you have to ground it? I just run an extension chord into the fish room and plug in a power strip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjmdh Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 17 minutes ago, Bevo5 said: If you're just running normal plugs do you have to ground it? I just run an extension chord into the fish room and plug in a power strip. Think it depends on the generator. If the generator has a dedicated ground other than the frame then it would be required. I have a Predator 3500 and Honda eu2200i and they are grounded through the frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 I was coming home on sunday and my generator was in exercise mode. It turns on and runs for 10 minutes every sunday. It is kind of cool. It's like "I got you bro". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 4 hours ago, pdxmonkeyboy said: I was coming home on sunday and my generator was in exercise mode. It turns on and runs for 10 minutes every sunday. It is kind of cool. It's like "I got you bro". Yes, mine runs every other Wednesday at noon, then it sends me an email status report. Pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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