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  1. What generator brands to buy/avoid - Homesteading Forum

    Jul 4, 2012 · I placed my order and the parts arrived within 3 days. The generators are built and wound here in the USA so replacement parts are easy to get. They use oversized diodes on …

  2. Power Stations - Homesteading Forum

    Oct 14, 2025 · I use Solar to power our house. In my world view, these 'power stations' or 'generators' are a marketing scam. If you want solar power, do solar power.

  3. anyone used this generator - Homesteading Forum

    Jan 30, 2023 · Don't expect a solar generator to run anything heavy like a fridge, stove, boiler, even a hair dryer. But something that size can be very useful for lights, maybe a small …

  4. Off grid refrigeration question - Homesteading Forum

    Jul 22, 2023 · This question is for those who live off grid. What kind of refrigeration do you have? Do you have a regular refrigerator? A propane/electric combo? A smaller size?

  5. Anyone have or used a solar generator? Worth it?

    Mar 5, 2011 · The Solar panels will charge the batteries back if all I am doing is running a couple of lights and a small radio. BUT I also have a genrac 3750watt gas generator to run things like …

  6. Hyrdo Energy From a Pond??? Input on another crazy idea.

    Jun 18, 2005 · What will work if you go with either wind or solar and don't like batteries is a flywheel energy storage device. Unlike batteries, flywheel energy storage is relatively new and …

  7. Adding auxillary fuel tank to generator - Homesteading Forum

    Mar 18, 2009 · I have an off-grid cabin where electricity is supplied solely by generator power. Eventually I would like to move to solar power -- that's not in the cards for a while though. I …

  8. Running an Off the Grid Cabin on Propane? - Homesteading Forum

    Apr 20, 2015 · It's entirely possible to use propane as a backup for a solar or wind powered electric system, though, and you probably won't need a big "whole house" generator to do it.

  9. Generator from an old windmill? - Homesteading Forum

    Aug 26, 2011 · Does anybody know of a somebody or of a thread or GOOD website on making a wind generator from an old windmill? The so call experts say not to do it. I know it has been …

  10. HF Generator Return under Extended Warranty - Homesteading …

    Dec 20, 2023 · Inverters and inverter generators are 2 different critters. An inverter generator, as I understand it, converts the AC power it generates to DC and then back to AC.