A portable generator for the home has many uses, apart from the
obvious power outages. Of course, the main use of a generator is to
use it in those times when you have a power failure and require a
small amount of electricity to power your lights, a heater during
winter or perhaps a household appliance. The portability means that
they are light, easy to carry and small enough to store in a small
cupboard.
You should not think that having a generator is to be only used for
power outages. They can be used for an endless amount of other
applications around the home and outside your home. They can be used
to power DIY equipment such as circular saws, drills and other
electrical power equipment. This means that you can use your
electrical tools where there is no electricity, perhaps at the back of
your garden or out on site somewhere.
Another handy advantage of using a portable generator is for camping.
They are able to power a small light, a television or perhaps a small
microwave. You can make your camping experience a home away from home
by still having some of your electrical comforts.
Generators can run a variety of fuels such as diesel, natural gas and
petrol. The gasoline models are by far the cheapest and most portable.
They are also the quietest which is also an important factor to
consider when making a purchase. An entry level model probably runs at
about 48dB which is actually very low. To put this in perspective, a
human starts hearing sound at about 10dB. A living room in the suburb
takes in about 50dB of external noise. Finally a normally conversation
between two people, standing about 1m apart will generate about 70dB.
Each generator can generate a certain amount of Watts, which is used
to power an electrical device. The higher the Watts, the more devices
you can attach to it. The unfortunate side effect to this is that the
larger models that can produce more Watts also costs a lot more too.
You need to balance up the cost of purchasing a generator to your
needs. You need to priorities the requirements such as how quiet it
needs to be, how many electrical devices you need to power, how small
or portable it needs to be and finally, what fuel you would prefer to
use and how long that fuel needs to last. Most generators can run
continuously for about 12 to 15 hours on a full load. That is quiet
impressive considering you would never really use a full load for that
amount of time.
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