I purchased a 22W whole house Generac propane generator with auto transfer after Irma blew thru up here and left me without power for 10 days.
It has a 1000 lb tank and my propane supplier can remotely check and monitor the propane levels.
The tank sits above ground and generator is mounted on a slab.
It runs once a week for 5 minutes.
I haven't found it to be noisy. I barely hear it and it's about 20 ft. from my bedroom window.
My diesel generator at my home on St. Thomas, VI was louder.
I've experienced more outages up here in FL than anticipated so I'm happy to have it. I moved to Lady Lake, just outside the Villages, in Feb. 2017 prior to Irma.
It was my 1st time without a whole house generator in decades. Also the last.
I love having it, the peace of mind it gives me and having AC and a running internet, refrigerator and stove when there's an outage.
We have above ground electric utility poles in my neighborhood.
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