Peter wrote in :

On 8/4/2012 9:33 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
A friend of mine called, today. He would like to have a natural gas
generator, for power cuts. Due to crime, he'd like the generator in
the cellar.

Said generator should run:
Upright freezer
Side by side refrigerator
some lights
computer (he works at home, online)
furnace / winter
One or two window AC / summer.

The natural gas hookup won't be dificult. He's got an electrician to
do the power cable hook up. I've never heard of a generator in the
cellar. I can envision noise, heat, and having to pipe the exhaust
out. Combustion air isn't a big deal, the house is drafty.

What do we need to know, to make this project go along?

Christopher A. Young
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You need to know if your local codes permit it. Where I live, all
natural gas piping and/or appliance installations need a county
inspection green tag before it is legal to use.


some folks have been mounting their outside AC units on a garage roof or
2nd floor patio to avoid theft of the copper,perhaps you could do something
similar with your generator? you'd need a long chimney to keep the exhaust
from leaking back indoors and killing you.

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Jim Yanik
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