Jim, I don't see how you can go wrong. As seniors (69 & 73) we were considering moving south to avoid the winters & power outages. Thinking more about it we realized that contending with snow removal & loss of power was the culprit that was motivating our thoughts to move. Yet we love our home, our town/community, our neighbors & friends, and the seasonal changes. To resolve the snow removal I decided to hire a snow plow guy rather than snow blow the heavier storms, and we installed a 20KW Kohler standby generator to solve the power outage problems. Now we have peace of mind - no more worries! Plus, should we decide later on that maintaining a home becomes too much, the generator will add to the value of the home when we do sell it. The total cost of the 20KW generator (completely installed with all permits) amounted to $10,800.
GO FOR IT - YOU WON'T REGRET IT!
Originally Posted by
Jim Becker
Keith, I'm giving serious consideration at this point to a whole-house generator system as the "project for the year" at this point with the weather getting progressively more volatile as time passes. Being without Internet, etc, can be slightly maddening, but being without water, septic and heat is even less fun. I've wanted to do this for awhile, but it may be financially feasible now so research and thought is in progress.
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As I age my memory fades .... and that's a load off my mind!
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