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Howdy,
Beryl took me out for 2 full weeks which was new to me. I learned that I don't do well in the heat and stillness of no power and either have to wait it out in another city, or figure out a way to "get by" until things can return to normal. I was able to stay in my house for a few days longer than I thought because I have a friend with a Rivian who parked that in my driveway and let me run extension cords to my fridge/freezer, modem/router, several box fans, and a TV (not to mention charging all my phones/ipads). That Rivian was amazing!! 3 days of running those things and it only went down about 20%. From this lesson, I learned that all I need to hang tight is: Fridge/Freezer, Internet, 1 TV & most importantly, some form of A/C. I have several friends with whole home generators and only 1 of them was able to power their A/C during the outage (natural gas pressure was low or something).
I'm on a slender budget and can't afford any sort of whole home or large set up. I would really like to get an easy to store, easy to use battery type backup that could run:
1) A Window Unit A/C (one I would store and bring out for emergencies)
2) Whirlpool Fridge/Freezer combo
3) Internet Modem/Router (xFinity/Comcast)
4) 50" HDTV
5) Power Strip with a few lamps attached & some iPhone chargers.
Ideally I would get 3-5 days out of it before having to take it somewhere to get recharged.
I'm a handy person but I need to spend a lot more time learning about electricity - amps, volts, wattage, etc. before I know what I'm doing in this regard. I have a downstairs bedroom/bathroom that I can separate from the rest of the house and that's all I need to keep cool. It has a covered porch with 2 windows and a door which would allow me to easily stick a window unit (thinking the Midea U-Shape 8000).
Would love thoughts on the best way to go here. Gas? Electric? Size? etc.
Many thanks!
Bill Porter
Houston, Texas
I'm wondering if this might be a good idea: https://www.amazon.com/Westinghouse-Outdoor-Power-Equipment-iGen2500/dp/B09LRFNVKM/
@billporter sorry for the delay. The small generator you listed above from Amazon has a rated output of 2,200 Watts which should be enough for everything you listed except the window AC which could pull 1,000 - 1,500 Watts alone. Do you know the size of the window AC you are wanting to use?
