what to consider when buying a
portable generator
choosing a portable generator that can support
your whole house appliances , requires tat you put some factors into
place, below we are going to outline 8
factors to consider whne choosing a porable generator
Size
Power output
Noise level
fuel
Portability
Weight
Running time
Comfortability
Let us start with the fast one, generator size, in
choosing a generator size that support your household appliances load, two things has to be considered , the size of
your household load and the generator running watt.
Your house hold load
is the your overall power requirement, tis is obtained by summing up all the
peak watt of your home appliances and the generator running watt is the amount
of load a generator can support. What is
important here is, your load must be less than the running watt of any
generator you choose.
The running time, it
is important to consider how long a generator can run continuously when on full
fuel tank, most running time are rated in hours.
Noise level, it is important to consider the noise level of
any generator before buying , any noise rating below 60decibel is considered to
average ,
The next factor to
consider is weight, how heavy a generator is very important , a light weight
portable generator is more portable than
a heavy weight generator.
Other
factor fuel type, number of power
outlet, dimension etc
