Stan that 13kw will run your whole house no problem..just keep most of the lights off,only run what you need and you'll do fine..I sell 10kw water cooled diesel units to people all the time to run their homes during emergencies,they will actually do more than the 10kw rating. I'm sure in South Central FL that A/C is very important..set it up right and it'l last you..glad to read you went with the breaker interlock, nothing really to go wrong there,no circuit boards to crap out when you need it the most and cant get parts in the middle of a hurricane..good deal
Me too Jim. His days of football playing may be over. Hope he recovers and can work in the NFL someplace. Never saw an ambulance on the field before. Sad
Today just hangin around waiting for a generator to be deliverd. Bought a 13 KW dual fuel Duromax. Should do everything I need it for when the lights go out in a hurricane. My 5500 Generac did the job during the recent Ian hurricane, but sold that. New unit should be able to run most all my stuff. I could have gone with a 22kw standby but they are getting about $22K for those and buried LP tank. Ill have about $1300 in this setup with a panel interlock plate to supply the whole house. I'm sure I will have to alternate some heavy use stuff like central air conditioner and stove but it should do OK.
12k is what's recommended for a 3 1/2 ton heat pump, and that's only due to compressor start up. you should have power to spare.
