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What size generator? to power 1400w

I've never used a 1400 watt wet/dry vac for gutter clearing as would take me a year and a day to do. The bigger triple motor guttervacs I use a 5.5 - 6.5 kva generators and just hire them in when required.

After saying that to answer your question 2.5- 3 kva may work ok as should not be put it under to much load. Mind you if you upgrade the vac to say a 3000 watt later on then that small generator would be no good.

 
I've never used a 1400 watt wet/dry vac for gutter clearing as would take me a year and a day to do. The bigger triple motor guttervacs I use a 5.5 - 6.5 kva generators and just hire them in when required.
After saying that to answer your question 2.5- 3 kva may work ok as should not be put it under to much load. Mind you if you upgrade the vac to say a 3000 watt later on then that small generator would be no good.
Hi smurf thanks for reply yes May hire one as hoping this job will hel fund the 3000 watt gutter vac.

The smal. One has been ok for the jobs I've done but I'm sure I've just been lucky and not had too many problems.

Taking the pressure washer and long reach pole with u bend incase get in trouble.

Thanks

 
That remind me I have to hire one for next monday for a couple of blocks of 2 storey flats.

I will probably still need to use ladders though if any downspouts are blocked with broken bits of tiles/mortar etc trapped in the bends.

 
Hi I had this problem when i was looking for a generator to power my 3000w gutter vac and i was told the wattage and kva are matched so a 1000 watt would just get powered by a 1 kva but you have to take in to account surges so a 1.5 kva should be the one to use, a 1400 would need a 2kva, I have a 3.5 kva but i could not have a light or anything else hooked up as the generator would cut out. that is how i understood it

 
You have to go by the max continuous wattage/output on generators as kva don't mean jack really. So if you have say a 3000 watt vac also 500 watt lamp plugged in the full load will be 3500 watts. So if you have a generator with only 2900 watts max continuous wattage/output it is not going to work.

 
My generator is 2800w, vac is 3000, I just use two motors instead of three and happy days.

If I know I will be having to use 3 motors (rare) I make sure the customer is in.

 
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