Anyone here know much about gennies? I'm looking at buying a house which doesn't have mains leccy as yet. The place currently runs on a big
old oily diesel job and I'm looking into getting a new one. What size/output would be needed to run a house/charge a set of batteries?
Oh, any mains line people know the going price for getting a new line run to a property?
How big's the house?
Not overly. 2-3 bed 1812 built smithy with barn. Only needs to run the lighting and ring main circuits in the house and barn.
Why do you want a new one? if the big old one works why replace it?
Mainly because it's a big old thing. I'd prefer a newer/more effiecent one. Also one that's a little quieter.
That sounds ideal for converting to a combined heat and power generator.You could recover the waste heat and use it for the hot water and heating
which would improve the efficency.
I would llike to be able to get a generator for this purpose but living on a housing estate it may not go down to well with the neighbors, but could
save a fortune on my gas and electricity bills.
Paul.
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Originally posted by DIY Si
Mainly because it's a big old thing. I'd prefer a newer/more effiecent one. Also one that's a little quieter.
I'm curious as to where this house is, I'm in Northampton, whereabouts is this place thats not hooked up with mains? I'd have thought everywhere was plumbed in apart from those in true outlying areas like extreme North of Scotland etc.
Out near claydon. It's an old lock cottage and is a 5 min walk from the nearest road.
I would keep the old smoker. Service it, and recover the waste heat and use it for heating and hot water. If it's a water cooled thing, then
waste heat recovery is a bit easier but even then, using the exhaust gasses to heat water is no great problem. Build a 'box' around it to
contain the noise. If it is very noisey, we'll assume it's an air cooled thing in which case you need to keep the box well ventilated.
If you still want to replace it, the best place to look would be at MoD surplus places. And then use waste heat recovery on that one instead!!
Try contacting The Carbon Trust to see if you can get any help with the project...
big old genny will lasy years longer than a modern one
i look after a mates gen set for him, its 1920's and still going strong