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Bird Power - Jack & Donna Smith - 10-02-2008 14:57

We were wondering if the Generator on a Bird could power up a house?
(I realize that is like asking, "How much is a bag of Groceries"). But
what size of genny would be needed to power up an average size house,
including the House A/C unit, Fridge, TV, and of course the Computer!!
Our Son lives in Conroe Tx and spent 5 days powerless.. Would our
Bird with it's 5.5 Onan do anything there??
Jack Smith
1973FC31
Hot, Hot SoCal

Bird Power - Fred Hulse - 10-02-2008 15:43

Jack,

This Cummins Onan site will tell you how much generator he needs for his home.

http://www.cumminsonan.com/residential/select/

Fred & Jeanne Hulse
Morristown Arizona
1997 Wanderlodge WLWB41

Bird Power - trekkersmith1 - 10-02-2008 15:49

Jack,
The home A/C unit on my house runs off a 50 AMP breaker, which is the
vast majority of your potential power output. Assuming you would want
some of that power for the Bird, you could at least share an extension
cord to plug in their refrigerator and maybe run a fan or two plus a
computer, but not much more. Most home generators for whole house use
will be several times the capacity of your genset.
Gary
SOB
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jack & Donna Smith"
wrote:
>
> We were wondering if the Generator on a Bird could power up a house?
> (I realize that is like asking, "How much is a bag of Groceries").
But
> what size of genny would be needed to power up an average size house,
> including the House A/C unit, Fridge, TV, and of course the Computer!!
> Our Son lives in Conroe Tx and spent 5 days powerless.. Would our
> Bird with it's 5.5 Onan do anything there??
> Jack Smith
> 1973FC31
> Hot, Hot SoCal
>

Bird Power - Leroy Eckert - 10-02-2008 16:15

For the folks that have never done a Hurricane, there are billboards on the Freeway all over the South advertising Do not attach a generator to your home. The back flow to the power gird can cause serious problems. I am no electrical guru but I know not to power the home with external power unless it is done properly. A 5.5 genset might power an a/c, reefer, a fan and a light on an extension cord(one or more) . I moved out of the Gulf Coast area because I got tired of that crap.
Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors
Dahlonega, GA
Royale Conversion

--- On Thu, 10/2/08, trekkersmith1 wrote:

From: trekkersmith1
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Bird Power
To:
WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, October 2, 2008, 11:49 PM

Jack,

The home A/C unit on my house runs off a 50 AMP breaker, which is the

vast majority of your potential power output. Assuming you would want

some of that power for the Bird, you could at least share an extension

cord to plug in their refrigerator and maybe run a fan or two plus a

computer, but not much more. Most home generators for whole house use

will be several times the capacity of your genset.

Gary

SOB

--- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", "Jack & Donna Smith"

wrote:

>

> We were wondering if the Generator on a Bird could power up a house?

> (I realize that is like asking, "How much is a bag of Groceries").

But

> what size of genny would be needed to power up an average size house,

> including the House A/C unit, Fridge, TV, and of course the Computer!!

> Our Son lives in Conroe Tx and spent 5 days powerless.. Would our

> Bird with it's 5.5 Onan do anything there??

> Jack Smith

> 1973FC31

> Hot, Hot SoCal

>