PowerMax XP3500 Quiet Portable Gas Powered Portable Generator
by Power Max
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Product Details
Manufacturer: Power MaxBrand: PowerMax
Edition: Lawn & Patio
Model: XP3500
Publisher: Power Max
Studio: Power Max
Music Label: Power Max
Tools and Hardware Reviews of PowerMax XP3500 Quiet Portable Gas Powered Portable Generator
Customer Review: Understanding the watt power for using this product
Summary: 5 Stars
I live in hurricane alley at the foot of the Gulf of Mexico. After suffering through Katrina and after carefully studying my minimum needs for emergency power I bought this product. I am very happy with it.
I have installed a small manual transfer switch which can use six of my main box breakers. My fridge runs at 600 watts but the start up surge is 1800 watts. I will start this up first before adding the load of my two window A/C units, which both run at 650 watts and have a very little need for extra wattage start up surge.
The necessary run surge as compared to the 3X start up surge on some appliances, was, at first, hard for me to understand. But is a vital piece of knowledge before knowing how powerful a generator to buy.
This unit cannot be expected to run a 2000 watt appliance that has a 6000 watt surge need. But if you stagger your appliance's on line startups, this unit can fit your needs, and can run for 3-4 hours per gallon of gas at 50% load. Larger, more powerful generators are great IF purchasing emergency gasoline is not a problem.
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