"George" > wrote in message
...
> Chris Marksberry wrote:
>
> >>
> >>"They" recommend the use of toaster ovens and slow cookers over ovens to
> >>save energy.
> >>
> >
> >
> > Everything I've heard about slow cookers is that they use a minimal
amount
> > of energy. However, we put in a "whole house" generator (because we
live in
> > "hurricane land") and we were told by the installer that toaster ovens
use
> > quite a bit of energy and not to use one in the event of a power failure
> > when we would become dependant upon our "whole house" generator.
> >
> > Chris in Pearland, TX
> >
>
> It all depends what you mean by a "whole house" generator. It used to
> mean a
> sufficient size to run critical appliances. Now it isn't unusual for
> people to
> have 75kw units installed so they can run the whole house (including the
> A/C and hot tub) as if nothing happened.
>
> The most power you can draw from a 120V, 20A oulet is 1,820 watts. A
> typical toaster oven is 1,600 watts. A typical range element is 3,000
watts.
>

All I can speak of is our "whole house" generator. It's a 16 KW generator
made by Generac. It will run the central A/C, lights in the house, TV's,
computers, dishwasher, washer and dryer, garage door opener, etc. Our home
is a one story that is approximately 2400 sq.ft.

What we can't operate in the event of no electricity is our electric double
oven, but otherwise mostly everything will operate normally. BTW, ours runs
on natural gas.

Chris in hurricane prone Pearland, TX