Looking at a portable generator to power some essentials for hurricane season.
The specs usually list something like: 9 hours @ 50% load.
Aside from generating a list of all my potential consumers (including the LRA values to get startup wattages for things like a refrigerator) is there a way to monitor the gen and get an idea of the current load that's being imposed upon it?
I'm not using a transfer switch but rather a locking panel on the breaker; the large HVAC consumers will be shut down, leaving only a few things in the house. Still, I'd like to know the load so I can estimate how long that 8 gallon tank will really last.
The specs usually list something like: 9 hours @ 50% load.
Aside from generating a list of all my potential consumers (including the LRA values to get startup wattages for things like a refrigerator) is there a way to monitor the gen and get an idea of the current load that's being imposed upon it?
I'm not using a transfer switch but rather a locking panel on the breaker; the large HVAC consumers will be shut down, leaving only a few things in the house. Still, I'd like to know the load so I can estimate how long that 8 gallon tank will really last.