jacksonpt
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Over the past 10 days I've spent more time without power than with. So the time for a generator has come.
From what I can tell, there are basically 3 options...
A small gas powered generator
Something around 400w or so that I can plug a few small things into. This would be fine to keep the tank happy, but wouldn't work for my bigger appliances, never mind my furnace or well pump. Clearly the cheapest and easiest option. ~$250ish, but not really considering this as a long term solution.
A bigger gas powered generator
Would get wired into the house electric box and power everything in the house. More expensive than the smaller one, would still need to have gas on hand to run. Probably about $1750 for everything.
A bigger propane powered generator
Would be wired into the house electric and power everything. Would be "plumbed" into my house propane line, so no need to worry about having fuel on hand. Definitely the most expensive option, but also the most convenient. Probably looking at ~$4500 or so all told.
Am I missing anything as I try to get my head around all this? Anything else I need to know or should be thinking about?
Thanks.
From what I can tell, there are basically 3 options...
A small gas powered generator
Something around 400w or so that I can plug a few small things into. This would be fine to keep the tank happy, but wouldn't work for my bigger appliances, never mind my furnace or well pump. Clearly the cheapest and easiest option. ~$250ish, but not really considering this as a long term solution.
A bigger gas powered generator
Would get wired into the house electric box and power everything in the house. More expensive than the smaller one, would still need to have gas on hand to run. Probably about $1750 for everything.
A bigger propane powered generator
Would be wired into the house electric and power everything. Would be "plumbed" into my house propane line, so no need to worry about having fuel on hand. Definitely the most expensive option, but also the most convenient. Probably looking at ~$4500 or so all told.
Am I missing anything as I try to get my head around all this? Anything else I need to know or should be thinking about?
Thanks.
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