On Sat, 25 May 2019 08:49:45 -0700 (PDT), trader_4
wrote:

On Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 11:29:24 AM UTC-4, Ralph Mowery wrote:
In article , says...

I'm going to use cords for now. I don't know how often the power may go
out but if only a day or two a year, no big deal. If for a week at a
time, you can be sure I'll do more.

I was never able to justify a generator for 53 years but here, I may.



Just a word of caution, make sure the exhaust of the generator can not
get back in the house where you run the cord. My generator goes to a
dedicated socket on the outside of the house so all windows and doors
are closed.

That's another advantage to the panel/inlet approach. Just one cord
and it can go to an inlet that's outside.


Mine is on the far side of the garage. Just don't skimp on the wire.
Those generators may only put out 115v and by the time that gets to
the kitchen fridge (well over 100' away the way the wire runs) that
ends up being more like 108-9. That fridge seems not to run that well.
I rigged up a variac for that for next time.
I can dial the voltage up to 120
http://gfretwell.com/electrical/Henc%20Variac.jpg