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>I can run my central AC on this thing for ~5 hours per 10 gallons of fuel. Sincere question, since I live in the opposite climate: how necessary is running
by itsoktocry 4y ago
>I can run my central AC on this thing for ~5 hours per 10 gallons of fuel.
Sincere question, since I live in the opposite climate: how necessary is running your AC during a power outage? Where I'm from heat is a requirement during a winter storm outage, but my furnace backup doesn't require a ton power. I run most of my house on an 8000 watt portable generator.
- CapitalistCartr 4y agoHurricanes are followed by the intense heat and humidity of Summer in the Gulf Coast. Without AC, it's miserable.
- bagels 4y agoIn many places in California, you'll more likely die of the heat than die from cold.
- wil421 4y agoWhere I live in The South it’s 80-90 degrees for months on end with 70-90% humidity. If you’re on the gulf coast a hurricane could knock you out for a while.
- nicoburns 4y agoI guess it's the humidity that's the killer? 90F doesn't sound too bad for a few days. EDIT: This heat index (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_index) puts 90F (32c) at 90% as equivalent to 122F (50c), in which case I can see the problem!
- bob1029 4y agoAs others have noted, it is the humidity that is the killer. In most bad hurricanes, your home is going to leak some amount of water if you are in this region and take a direct hit. Doesn't matter how fancy your roof is. Something is going to leak. Absent some external miracles, your HVAC system is the fastest way to dry out your house after it gets absolutely wrecked in one of these storms. The only way, even. To be clear, my setup is for the aftermath. I am not expecting to ride through a hurricane with my portable genset sitting in the back yard chugging along.