Mep-807a issue

[MEPNoob]

You have a 300 amp service, I doubt you are routinely pulling 300 amps.

This is kind of one of those things where you need to measure log and track current usage to appropriately size a generator.

Wet stacking is something to look out for and fuel consumption

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no but that’s why I stated up to 300 amps of service in my home but I would say a consistent 150 amps at any given time Florida heat doesn’t mess around. Maybe it is over kill I’m not sure so your saying a 30kw would have been enough?

 

[Scoobyshep]

I'm also in FL, I can get away with a 10k (but I cheat I have alot of gas appliances). Typically before a generator project you'd do a load study to determine how big you need to go. I have a 15 here mainly because at the time it was cheap and available.

I installed a 30k for a friend and when we tested it, we had both acs cranked, the hot water running oven all 4 stove burners and the 15k load bank in brought over. We had him just around 107% power.


It's just food for thought, I'll help where i can and I know others will here too. But we will probably mock you slightly for the overkill (it's all good natured ribbing really). If I were you I would seriously look through those manuals and find the fuel consumption before you start investing a lot of money into this project

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[MEPNoob]

I'm also in FL, I can get away with a 10k (but I cheat I have alot of gas appliances). Typically before a generator project you'd do a load study to determine how big you need to go. I have a 15 here mainly because at the time it was cheap and available.

I installed a 30k for a friend and when we tested it, we had both acs cranked, the hot water running oven all 4 stove burners and the 15k load bank in brought over. We had him just around 107% power.


It's just food for thought, I'll help where i can and I know others will here too. But we will probably mock you slightly for the overkill (it's all good natured ribbing really). If I were you I would seriously look through those manuals and find the fuel consumption before you start investing a lot of money into this project

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I appreciate it. No worries I’m a good sport, only reason I purchased it was because it was a steal, I paid 3k for it so I figured what the heck. Don’t really care about fuel consumption I have a 200 gal aux tank that will be hooked up to it. All I care about is not hearing my wife and 2 daughters complain that it’s hot when the power goes out. Usually comes back with in a few hours worst case. Unless we get hit with a hurricane then it’s been about a week or so

 

[Scoobyshep]

The worst hurricane I can recall recently here was Irma, it left me in the dark for 9 days and that was the year I got my first MEP. Since then I think the worst I've had is only been 36 hours but it's nice to have power when it's 300° out and 600% humidity. I remember a time when the auction sites were just given these things away now you have to crack the coffers open a little bit more.

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[MEPNoob]

The worst hurricane I can recall recently here was Irma, it left me in the dark for 9 days and that was the year I got my first MEP. Since then I think the worst I've had is only been 36 hours but it's nice to have power when it's 300° out and 600% humidity. I remember a time when the auction sites were just given these things away now you have to crack the coffers open a little bit more.

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Agreed

 

[MEPNoob]

Went back out there and got fault code AL 7

 

[MEPNoob]

Shuts down immediately but if you hit the battle short it runs no problem and makes power as it should

 

[Guyfang]

You have the TM's, what is fault AL 7?

 

[MEPNoob]

You have the TM's, what is fault AL 7?

Says it’s Generator Over Voltage