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Old 01-15-2018, 08:22 AM
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Been reported in villages news that Back-up generators have been approved. I am neutral on this but we all need to understand the game changing potential dynamics in TV due to close proximity of homes. The most significant one being noise, as they are noisy often at 90+ decibels. If your neighbor has a unit outside of your bedroom window you will need to find a place to sleep in the other side of the home. If you village has natural gas you can connect to that, otherwise gasoline will be the fuel. Hopefully the restrictions will not allow propane tanks. Perhaps someone can clarify that. All units require maintenance runs, units i am familiar with are weekly. Hopefully your neighbor will program to run mid day during the week as opposed to evening.
First thing, why does anybody need a whole house generator? I'm sure certain areas in The Villages have more loss of power than some, also most of the time I don't know when we've had a power outage. Most of TV didn't lose their power even during IRMA. Yes, I'm surprised that TV let people install generators, because when I moved here 6 yrs. ago they told me I couldn't put an antenna on my house so I put one in our attic & it worked just fine. (I have cable TV now) So as far as generators go, I think you're barking at the wrong place because TV won't do anything about it because it give a business money & it's a feather in their hats!