[thackney]

I'm an electrical engineer, specialized in power systems and have run my freezer, refrigerator, TV, computer, a bunch of lights, small window unit A/C and a few fans off a 5.5kW generator I wired into my panelboard during Hurricane Ike.

[chicken head]

lmao- a 5 kw only pulls 12.5 amps@220.. example- a 5 ton AC pulls aprox 70 amps at start, and 28 amps running— thats just the AC dummie— a avarage home has 200 amp main breaker

[Mifflin]

All your experiences with the 5.5 Kw Generator make sense. I had the same size Generator, but, my 3/4 H.P. Well Pump, that is over 250 feet deep, would have problems with that size generator, and nothing else on.

Everytime the 3/4 H.P. Pump started, I could hear the motor on the 5.5 Kw Generator, grind down, and almost shut down.

The starting torque for that Well Pump required a much larger Generator, that is why I went with a 15 Kw, and don’t even hear the motor load when running the Water Well Pump.