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<blockquote data-quote="OK Corgi Rancher" data-source="post: 3797321" data-attributes="member: 45773"><p>I bought an 8500 watt continuous (10000 watt peak) Generac portable with EFI and electric start from Costco w/free shipping. I bought a manual lockout switch for my main house panel. I need to install an outdoor outlet for the generator cord to hook into the panel. It should power pretty much everything I need in the house during an outage.</p><p></p><p>I haven't installed it yet because I need to get rid of the electric stove in the kitchen (to make room in my full panel) and install a gas stove. I haven't ran the gas line yet so it's holding up the generator install.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, there are tons of YouTube videos on this. If you feel comfortable installing a breaker in a panel it's not that big of a deal to run a wire and install an outlet.</p><p></p><p>The generator was $1149. It runs on gas only but...it was $1149. So there's that. It also produces "clean" power (less than 5% THD) so it's safe to run sensitive electronics. That's pretty rare unless you get into inverter generators. That was important to me. Generac has a large support network.</p><p></p><p>I'll have less than $1500 into everything once it's installed and it should run the heater or A/C depending on the season, fridge/freezer, well pump and lights pretty easily. I wanted one that ran off propane and gas but just wasn't one in my price range. Gas will do fine for the money and how often we'll actually use it.</p><p></p><p>Once I get this thing installed we'll be set. 500 gal propane tank, well for water, generator for power. We won't be reliant on any utility company during outages. I'm a big fan of being self-sufficient as much as possible without totally going off grid.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OK Corgi Rancher, post: 3797321, member: 45773"] I bought an 8500 watt continuous (10000 watt peak) Generac portable with EFI and electric start from Costco w/free shipping. I bought a manual lockout switch for my main house panel. I need to install an outdoor outlet for the generator cord to hook into the panel. It should power pretty much everything I need in the house during an outage. I haven't installed it yet because I need to get rid of the electric stove in the kitchen (to make room in my full panel) and install a gas stove. I haven't ran the gas line yet so it's holding up the generator install. Anyway, there are tons of YouTube videos on this. If you feel comfortable installing a breaker in a panel it's not that big of a deal to run a wire and install an outlet. The generator was $1149. It runs on gas only but...it was $1149. So there's that. It also produces "clean" power (less than 5% THD) so it's safe to run sensitive electronics. That's pretty rare unless you get into inverter generators. That was important to me. Generac has a large support network. I'll have less than $1500 into everything once it's installed and it should run the heater or A/C depending on the season, fridge/freezer, well pump and lights pretty easily. I wanted one that ran off propane and gas but just wasn't one in my price range. Gas will do fine for the money and how often we'll actually use it. Once I get this thing installed we'll be set. 500 gal propane tank, well for water, generator for power. We won't be reliant on any utility company during outages. I'm a big fan of being self-sufficient as much as possible without totally going off grid. [/QUOTE]
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