With middle of the road generators, it is probably not a good idea to run two refrigeration units. The chance of both units attempting to start together may be small, but like lotto, somebody's number will come up. The odds go a bit unfavourable if the generator cease to power the fridges like running out of fuel; or (worse still) having the lead disconnected or the breaker popping. Then the generator continues to make reassuringly charging type sounds, but fridges are silently warming up. That ruins your odds of two starting together. A safer way is to chill the freezer right down with at least one hour of solo power, then unplug the freezer and plug in the fridge while the generator continues to run. Unplug the fridge and reconnect the freezer two or three times a day for at least an hour, or until the freezer shuts off itself. If the generator runs out of gas, or a neighbour drops a load of soil on it in the middle of the night, disconnect the load before restarting the generator. If the generator has spinning inertia, it helps in starting a fridge that is close to overloading the generator. Obviously, any fridge type load should be disconnected while using high current loads like boiling a jug. Most electric jugs are way over your generator capabilities. ?. The little gas canister camping stoves are much better for maintaining a healthy rate of coffee supply, and they are much cheaper to run than electricity fired jugs on generators.
Remember, Murphy is a busy chap, and if he sees you're prepared, he'll cut somebody else's power off instead. ?
Remember, Murphy is a busy chap, and if he sees you're prepared, he'll cut somebody else's power off instead. ?
Entropy is not what
it used to be.