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Generators
My power went out about 5 hours ago, and since it is 21 degrees outside I had to go buy a generator at Lowes so my babies wouldn't freeze to death.
Its working okay, but my TStats have been flickering sometimes and are resetting every now and then. I know I should have bought a generator with an inverter, but I couldn't find any stores around here that had one in stock. Can anyone recommend a standalone inverter or UPS or something that might correct this?
Last edited by spitzu; 01-09-2011 at 10:08 PM.
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What kind of thermostats do you have hooked up to the generator? I proportional thermostats have problems when hooked up to UPS's and generators, with ON/OFF type you should have no trouble.
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my husband just bought this heating unit that fits on top of a propane tank....I gotta tell ya its awesome. Very inexpensive and simple to use and even if you had it on high it would heat a room for 48 hours straight on 1 tank.
He got it as he LOVES to work out in the garage and it can heat the entire garage to a balmy 75 on low. 
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Re: Generators
 Originally Posted by Agent73
What kind of thermostats do you have hooked up to the generator? I proportional thermostats have problems when hooked up to UPS's and generators, with ON/OFF type you should have no trouble.
Yeah they're proportionals. That sucks to hear :/
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Re: Generators
Originally Posted by BPelizabeth
my husband just bought this heating unit that fits on top of a propane tank....I gotta tell ya its awesome. Very inexpensive and simple to use and even if you had it on high it would heat a room for 48 hours straight on 1 tank.
He got it as he LOVES to work out in the garage and it can heat the entire garage to a balmy 75 on low.
You don't have any problems with fumes?
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I would not trust any electronics to run on a cheap generator voltage will vary. I know Honda generators are alot more stable with the voltages. Heat lamps would do the trick.
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Re: Generators
Originally Posted by spitzu
Yeah they're proportionals. That sucks to hear :/
Yeah there is something about the proportionals where they need a certain type of sine wave. For generators a on/off relay type thermostat should work fine.
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Re: Generators
Originally Posted by spitzu
Yeah they're proportionals. That sucks to hear :/
Herpstat or Helix?
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Re: Generators
Originally Posted by Vypyrz
Herpstat or Helix?
Helix
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Re: Generators
Originally Posted by spitzu
Helix
Aww man! I was hoping that you had Herpstats because you can switch them from Proportional to On/Off mode...
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