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Originally Posted by Toymeister
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Excellent point. However cost is always a point at 10-15,000.00 for a whole home generators, natural gas powered you may be over prepared in the risk to convenience scale. A hurricane if it impacts you, will probably be a once in a lifetime event.
Either way anyone who has a generator, who addresses fuel supply, will be way ahead of his/her neighbor who bought a case of canned food, a few candles and filled their bathtub with water.
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Agree with you on the standard whole house gens that folks typically install. My next door neighbor spent $22k to have one installed a year ago.
I don’t see the value in that option.
I like the option you outlined.
However - I’m currently focused on this configuration:
20-25k watt gen that runs on both gasoline and natural gas (we already have a natural gas line in place) approx $1,200-1,400.
Easy start for a 5ton hvac system approx $400.
Switch for the breaker box approx $100 - pigtail receptacle approx $300 - pigtail wire approx $200.
I can DIY everything except the natural gas connection - haven’t priced this yet.
I have a separate but attached building that I can run the gen from (pipe the exhaust to the outside) which my neighbors will appreciate.
For somewhere around $3k I will be able to power everything in my house all at the same time including hvac. That’s all lights plus receptacles - 2 fridges - deep freeze - hvac…but won’t be able to do laundry with the air on. Not even an issue.
Yes - I’ll have to roll out the gen - connect the gas - plug the pig in - switch the power source in the breaker box - start the gen.
Those who have the whole house $15-20k gen setup do nothing when the power goes off. That type of system is automatic.
I don’t mind spending 30 to 60 minutes doing setup to save $18k.