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A lot of good info in this thread. Could have used it during Ike. I ran a 5500 watt gasoline generator during Ike for 8 days , using 2 extension cords. Waited in line every morning to buy 8 gallons of gas. Containers were unavailable to buy. After the storm, I hard wired the portable generator to 4 rooms of the house, with dedicated outlets, and installed a window unit in the master bedroom. Fun project. Then, later, I threw caution to the wind and bought a whole house automatic (20 kw) on natural gas. It is wonderful. If a component goes out at a bad time, I have the gasoline portable as a backup.

Someone said they ran the dryer on a 5500 watt portable. The info on my portable indicated that it is too small to run the dryer, even with everything else turned off. So, we haven't tried it.

TX CHL 1997
CO CHP 2005