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Old 07-10-2022, 03:47 AM
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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive View Post
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?
I had the same idea and purchased a dual fuel Westinghouse inverter generator. I suggest when you receive the generator you run a test powering what you need and keep the extension cords as "dedicated". And remember you will have to start the generator, maybe once every 6 months. I did just that, works great.