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Old 07-09-2022, 08:05 PM
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I'm looking to buy an inverter generator for emergency power-out use at home. It would be used to power just a few essentials: upright freezer, modem, a light or two, maybe a fan. Not wanting to park a behemoth in the garage as well as not wanting to irritate the neighbors with some loud, exhaust-belching something-or-other that produces far more power than I need, I'm looking not to go overboard on this.

The unit I'm looking at is a compact model Westinghouse rated for 2,500 peak watts and 2,200 running watts.

Would that be sufficient to power what I've mentioned?
Blue (Yamaha) or Red (Honda) inverter generators are the best. They are very quiet, lightweight, and sip gas. Below is a picture of our Yamaha. It’s about 15 years old, seen some heavy use, still starts up on the first pull, and runs like it’s brand new.
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