Wiring complete in the addition

[Tracker123]

Finished up the wiring in the addition. All looks good and load tested:



I know you fellas think this is way overboard for just an additional 950 sq. ft. I just feel better knowing it's right. The AC/furnace was delivered, and I like it:



Next weekend is the installation. I already ran the propane line and a dedicated circuit. We'll see as at goes. Also was considering converting one of my generators to propane/natural gas since hurricane season is coming up. Doesn't make sense (so far) in the conversion. It appears the folks doing the conversions are as ignorant as the home owners doing the conversions. Will investigate this further.

[prefers shiners]

Really looking good Randy......won't be long now.......I see you have a spare conduit entrance to your Panel....smart thinking.....

["G"]

Question.....How come the yellow wires are not in conduit ?

[Tracker123]

The yellow remain in the wall. The conduit circuits go outside underneath the floor.

["G"]

Now I understand.....thanks Randy

[ceegee]

Also was considering converting one of my generators to propane/natural gas since hurricane season is coming up. Doesn't make sense (so far) in the conversion. It appears the folks doing the conversions are as ignorant as the home owners doing the conversions. Will investigate this further.

Just for the record, this homeowner easily converted his portable generator to run on propane, natural gas or gasoline after some research. Works flawlessly and have seen only a small drop in wattage when going from gasoline to natural gas. Still powers all 6 circuits on my transfer switch with some wattage to spare. My objective from the beginning was to be able to run the generator during an extended outage and not have to drive all around town looking for open gas stations and sit in long lines. Here's my calculations:
NOTE: 1 "therm" = ~100,000 btu's. 1HP will consume ~ 10,000 btu's/hr of natural gas. So,
10 hp(100,000 btu's/hr) X 24 hrs = 2.4 million btu's
2.4 million btu's divided by 1 "therm" (100,000 btu's) = 24 "therms" per day.
In July, Aug & Sept of last year my natural gas cost was ~$1.65 per "therm". Therefore, if the generator consumes 24 "therms" per day at $1.65 per therm multiplied by say maybe 5 days, that cost would be ~$200. Last hurricane I was filling my generator up with ~10 gal of gasoline every 24 hrs. 1 gallon back during Hurricane Gustav I believe was around $3.50, maybe more. 10 gallons X $3.50/gal = $35 X 5 days = $175
While the natural gas fuel usage may work out to be a little more in dollars than the gasoline cost per gallon, the headaches are a lot less.
Extra natural gas utility cost during the next hurricane....$200. No more hunting for gasoline during that time....priceless!

[prefers shiners]

Randy.....what size generator were you considering converting....

Ceegee....what size generator did you convert....

[ceegee]

10 hp....5550 running watts, 8500 surge wattage

[prefers shiners]

10 hp....5550 running watts, 8500 surge wattage

Thanks ceegee......Randy, sorry for hijacking your thread.....

[Tracker123]

I have two 10KW generators. One works fine in energizing the entire house. The second one I bought is a backup to the first. A few years ago had a hard time starting the one. Ann says we needed a backup, so there it is. No transfer switch involved, a system of diodes takes care of everything. Wasn't going to let a jack leg sell me something when I knew better.

Interesting about the "therm", haven't head that before considering I make my living in the energy business. I am going to inquire about that with my colleague in the morning. As far as hunting for fuel during hurricanes, I live in the country, don't tote the gallon gas containers back and forth from my subdivision. Have bulk tank.