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Old 10-19-2019, 05:00 PM
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I am happy that you are happy.

Of interest to others is propane tanks are 'full' at 80%, so a 200 gallon tank is 160 gallons. Propane contains less energy than gasoline, thus propane generators use more gallons than a same sized generator powered by gasoline. A rule of thumb is 2.6 gallons per hour depending on size. So plan on power for less three days of power Generac Home Generator Fuel Consumption.

Of course if you have natural gas you are set, or get a 400 gallon tank for five days power.

Conversely, with planning and compromise you can save several thousands with a 2K or 3.5K inverter genset and get most of what you need. I did this, Nucky did this. Perhaps he will chime in.