My pool pump runs on 110, and it's an inground pool, I need to put a timer on the pump, would I go thru the on and off switch to hook up the timer? and what sort of timer would be best? Thank You Jeannie:confused:

Hello all, I am an electrical enthusiast and recently helped my friend pick out a suitable portable generator to power parts of his home during power outages here in Florida (hurricanes). He ended up with a Briggs EXL8000 (8000w steady state, 13500 w surge). I purchased a smaller Coleman 5000w ss 6250w surge in 2004 the day before Hurricane Charlie's eye plowed through 13 miles from my home, knocking my power out for a week... Anyway, we measured no-load gasoline consumption for the 8000 at 1/2 gal per hour, and the 5000 at 1/3 gal per hour. Then, I took the manufacturer advertised runtime at half-load, and fuel tank size to calculate fuel consumption per hour at half-load, and I further extrapolated that to what I assume would be a straight line for 0watts steady-state to max steady state watts. My question is this: Is this really a straight line, or am I completely off base here? I assume for ever watt of power demanded from the gen, a proportional amount of fuel is required. Personal websites not permitted in the DIY Forums.