Generator question

[Britcit]

I'm sure this may have been asked before, so if it has, I apologise in advance.

My upcoming trip south will include me picking up many things, one of which will hopefully be a generator.
The problem is, I have no idea what to go for. I would need it mainly for keeping my freezers ticking over during our regular winter power cuts.
If any of you have a few pointers\tips that would be appreciated. Any tech speak needs to be like you are explaining to an idiot though. I'm mid 40's but don't have a clue when it comes to this sort of thing.

Thanks in advance.

[unsure]

first you need to decide on deisel or petrol . in this case ,in my opinion is bigger is better . do you intend to tie it in to your house or as a stand alone and run mains leads around .
for freezers and a fridge , with out going to far into wattages and amps ect .i`d say a minimum of 2.7 kva . if you tie it in to the house then around 6.5 kva would be enough for you to carry on as normal .

[Yorkshire Andy]

Are your freezers modern fancy electronic controlled ones?

If so ideally you need a pure sine wave voltage regulated generator unit....

Remember without a licence you can only store 30l of PETROL without a licence in approved containers..

[unsure]

Are your freezers modern fancy electronic controlled ones?

If so ideally you need a pure sine wave voltage regulated generator unit....

Remember without a licence you can only store 30l of PETROL without a licence in approved containers..

on that thought , you can convert a petrol to run on propane gas , mine runs on a cylinder . and a far as i`m aware theres no limit on propane gas storage , but i do stand to be corrected on this .

given were you are , have you given any thought to solar power , that could be better option for you .

[Britcit]

I'd just be plugging in the freezer, not powering the house. We have a gas hob, and a wood burning stove for cooking and hot water if needed.

I think we have a mix of modern and older.
1 x fridge freezer approx 10 yrs old
1 x fridge freezer approx 7 yrs old (one of those big 'American' ones)
1 x chest freezer, 4 yrs old
1 x mini upright freezer 10 + yrs old
1 x mini fridge\freezer 10 + yrs old

[unsure]

looking at the list , i`d say you would be fine with a normal genny .

[Britcit]

Thank you for your advice, I'll have a better idea what to look for next week.

A number of people here have got solar panels installed, and there is a lot of private wind turbines. The problem with solar for the reasons I need backup is that the power cuts are normally during the winter and the days here are very very short that time of year.

[poppypiesdad]

Are your freezers modern fancy electronic controlled ones?

If so ideally you need a pure sine wave voltage regulated generator unit....

Remember without a licence you can only store 30l of PETROL without a licence in approved containers..

on that thought , you can convert a petrol to run on propane gas , mine runs on a cylinder . and a far as i`m aware theres no limit on propane gas storage , but i do stand to be corrected on this .

given were you are , have you given any thought to solar power , that could be better option for you .

No limit whatsoever , I've got a 2000l tank

[preparedsurrey]

If/ when we manage to buy a place with some land we will be having an lpg tank for the central heating and also a liquid tank off for filling up the vehicles, just need an appropriate pump. The amount we go through it should hopefully pay for itself readonably quickly

[poppypiesdad]

If/ when we manage to buy a place with some land we will be having an lpg tank for the central heating and also a liquid tank off for filling up the vehicles, just need an appropriate pump. The amount we go through it should hopefully pay for itself readonably quickly

I don't think you can do the two off the same tank (but I'm going to phone my supplier today for information)

Due to tax reasons
Home heating is taxed at 5%
Road fuel 15%
So how do you monitor / bill/pay your tax . Calor at one point was giving you a liquid take off and a free lpg conversion for your quad bike (aimed at farmers)

So I'll ask the question and find out for us
J