It was a gas service port to begin with. By putting a tee, it can continue being a gas service port and whoever needs to hook something on it doesn't have to remove my stuff. Also, the quick adapter is heavy, I prefer the connection hanging downward and not horizontal. It probably doesn't make a difference, I don't think anyone would trip on it, but it did look neater to me at the time. Thanks for commenting!

It's supposed to be weather rated. 🤷‍♂️ They have all the main disconnects near the front of houses in my area to make it convenient for fire or emergency services to shut off power in an emergency. It's gone through the freeze and through hail, it seems like a pretty sturdy metal box. Not sure what could destroy it before you have to start worrying about your windows and other things around the house as well.

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If you are homestead (aka you are the homeowner), it is legal to work on your own plumbing with the state. There may be permits you still need to obtain for your local city or county, so you should still look it up. I live outside of city limits so I was in the clear.

Hi, thanks for commenting! Yes, I am running my 4ton AC off of my inverter generator which is plugged into the main load center through a 30 Amp generator inlet port and a manual interlock transfer switch. There is a chance you might have to upgrade to a 50 amp for a 5 ton AC. It's hard to tell until you try it out because it is surge power and not sustained so the quick surge to startup might be able to go over the 30a equipment without tripping the breaker. Hope you have a successful install and setup!

@@jonathanDIYs I really appreciate your response. If I can run it on a 30ah outlet will save me time and money. The worse that could happen it doesn’t work. I really appreciate the video and info. You are the only one Ive come across that is similar to my situation and wondered if it would work. Thanks again and will keep you updated.

How about a list with all your appliances fridges, lights, tv?

@@copelandrobinson that is the sense app. It clamps on to the main power incoming and uses machine learning algorithms to guess the power usage of different devices based off of their profile. For example, it might see a power spike of 475 watts when a fridge comes on, it remembers that and when it sees that spike, they attribute it to the fridge. It is cool when it works, but I will warn that sometimes it doesn't guess right.

Good to note... This procedure was the one specified in the Hyundai Elantra Touring service manual: If you have a fluid changer, use this changer to replace the fluid. If you do not have a fluid replace the fluid by the following procedure. 1. Disconnect the hose, which connects the transmission and the oil cooler (inside the radiator). 2. Start the engine and let the fluid drain out. Running condition: "N" range with engine idling CAUTION: The engine should be stopped within one minute after it is started. If the fluid has all drained out before then, the engine should be stopped at that point. 3. Remove the drain plug from the bottom of the transmission case to drain the fluid. ... Hyundai says it is ok for the pump for a minute, but I'm sure it's all on us at this point if it breaks. :)

Sense app - amzn.to/4566YK6 Frankly, I'm not sure if it is worth it anymore now that it is twice the amount I paid for it. Not sure if there are better options at this point.

My connector and wire is rated for 30 amps so I got a 30 amp breaker to match and properly protect the connector or wire from overheating. Thanks for commenting and thanks for your question!

I do not know if the CHSPT2ULTRA would be appropriate for that installation. You can contact Eaton on their website. They did reply when I asked them questions about their products and was generally very helpful. They probably would be able to tell you if you can install this at the condenser unit or not. That said, there are other SPD2 devices built specifically for AC Condensers. Here is one I found online that just has L1 and L2 hot and a neutral/ground just like your setup. It is designed to go in the pull block as well, so it would seem to be rated for your specific use case: www.five-two-one.com/pdf/LT521SPD_Web.pdf

Thanks for commenting @jamesmaddox7565! I can't comment on this as different jurisdictions have different rules. I live in Texas which has pretty liberal rules for homeowners to do their own work. On top of this, I am outside of the city limits, which means I am not subject to permitting rules. You'll have to check with your local county, town, or city laws. That said, if you're hiring someone else to do this, yes they definitely should be a licensed plumber. You don't want to hire someone who doesn't know what they're doing. As far as I understand, it is illegal for general contractors to do this type of work for liability reasons. If you're doing this yourself, do the research to know exactly what you're doing, then double and triple check your work. It's a relatively simple job, but you need to educate yourself on how to safely do this before going forward with this.

Yeah, a soft start kit might really be able to help you. Look on your AC Condenser and look for LRA and RLA ratings. If you can get the LRA under 41.5 amps, you have a chance of starting it with your generator (assuming you turn everything else off when doing this). Hope it works out for you!

hi there! Gas conversion kit cost approximately $190. The long hose I needed to buy and the quick disconnects was what ended up costing a lot as well. I think I spent another $200-$250. I think around $400-450 in total. If you don't need as long of a hose, you can probably shave off $150.

A man has to have options... and hobbies, right? :-D Honestly, the blackouts hasn't been more than an hour or two since the big outage in 2021... but when it happens, I'm going to be ready. 😂

Thanks for commenting and sharing the info about how many watts per horsepower. The extension cord is large enough gauge to handle the amount of amps the generator pushes out without any significant drop in voltage. The last time I had this run, I was still getting more than 115 volts measured from my Sense power meter. I'll measure my voltage at the generator next time and at one of my outlets and see if it is greater than the 3% max VD that is typically allowed.

I installed a sense power reader. You put these clamps on your wires coming in to read the amps and something in a breaker to read the voltage.

Thanks for letting me know, I'll try that next time!

@@jonathanDIYs -- overall a very good video and I learned about inside parts vs outside parts!

I also would like to add that it is easier to tighten or loosen by pulling from the ground up instead of pushing towards the ground. Better and improved body mechanics just like the correct way to use the wrench.

Yes sir, thanks for commenting 😊

Until the start windings in your compressor motor blows.

Depends on the load, around 8-12 hours...

Sense App - you have to attach sensors to your main incoming power lines to see that.

@@jonathanDIYs sounds expensive

@mikeeeeee555 yeah, I think I got it for $150 on sale... It has gone up significantly since then.

Thanks for your comments! I already have a soft start for my AC. I have a video where I set that up. Voltage and frequency seems to stay pretty constant. With the inverter type generator, it seems to either be correct or turn itself off. I didn't seem to notice much sag.

Hi there, thanks for commenting! I wondered the same thing and did an investigation on that... shot another video you can see here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qKeJptyYvJjVpac.html. My general findings is that electricity travels instantly over all the lines, not sequentially from top to bottom. It is more important that the surge protection device is as close to the bus bar as possible rather than being on the 1st slot. Surges can actually occur from the house and does not always come from the mains. In fact, these type of surge protection are not designed to protect against direct lightning strike, it can only protect against secondary surges from lightning events. Thanks again for commenting!

Thanks for your subs! Yes, i'm still with the 8750 generator. Haven't had many power outages at all this year, so it is nice peace of mind. Everything is still working well. Will have to pull it out of storage and test it again in a few months.

Thanks!

What app is this? do you have a soft start? Hard start on AC?

you can get a reducing 1" to 3/4" or just run everything 1". Hope it worked out for you!

30amps*240volts is 7200 watts if the load is properly balanced on both legs...

No issues with that as long as it is not sustained. Inrush is normal in circuits. Regularly, the AC has 70-80 startup amps even though it runs through a 40 amp breaker. Thanks for commenting!

I have a second vehicle at this point - I saw some videos on replacing the timing belt and it looks like an interesting project. If I have the time, I might be interested in trying it myself. I already changed the water pump and alternator belt. I've been checking the timing belt every few years and so far, it was in good condition, but I think it is time to check again. I'm coming up to 100k miles on my car. Thanks for commenting!

Yeah - the sense app is great! Really helped with sizing our my generator. Thanks for watching buddy!

You also get more options... As far as I know, they don't really make too many inverter generators that are trifuel. I wanted to have an inverter generator because it outputs cleaner electricity measured in THD total harmonic distortion. Inverter generators are as low as 3-5% while regular generators can be 30-40%. The lower THD is better for electronics and LED lights. You won't get flickering and UPSes will charge properly.

@@jonathanDIYs I like that as well. I don't see many tri fuel inverters either. The ones i do see seem to be around 500 more than what you have. I''d probably do what you did cept with a shed for the generator since i have more space. I like your videos, they've given me many ideas. thx

@@Gripmaster3000 awesome, glad you found it helpful. I dunno how, but the cheapest I saw this generator sell for was a bit under 700 on Amazon. I use camelcamelcamel.com to track prices and buy when it is low. You can set up trifuel with this setup for roughly $1100-1200 regularly and maybe even under $1000 if it ever dips to under $700 again. Hope you have fun and your setup goes smoothly!

@@jonathanDIYs did you buy yours from amazon? and im looking at dual fuel ones at the moment and wondering if the propane and natural gas go into the same port. I know with your attachment you added it seems to but im wondering without. thx

Yes, I bought it from amazon. Yes, the propane and the natural gas go into the same port. Gasoline is liquid, but both natural gas and propane is a gas.@@Gripmaster3000