Originally Posted by
Eric DeSilva
Amen. I'm a big believer in full house generators. Got a similar Generac installed years ago because we kept losing power in storms and had some close calls with the battery backup on the sump pump during long storms. It is piped into the house's natural gas supply and wired in with an automatic transfer switch. Saved my bacon during the DC derecho, where we lost power for 10 days during 95F summer days. The generator ran continuously, but kept the heat pumps, fridge, freezer, lights and entertainment running nicely. Even though our power seems more reliable these days, I'm still glad I've got it. Thing has run like a champ.