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Old 08-31-2023, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by samquiros View Post
I paid the electrical contractor who did my house to install a 50 amp plug so I could connect a generator and power the house. I purchased a 9000 watt dual fuel inverter generator and installed a soft start system on my AC. I’ve tested it and it works great. It runs my AC and all the fans and lights/plugs. If I want to run the microwave or the washer/dryer, I have to turn the AC off.

If I never need it, so be it. Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. I wouldn’t want to be one hour without power, much less 1 day or 1 week.
That pretty much sums it up. After all, nobody buys car insurance because he plans on having an accident.

Generators are something that seems to hold their value pretty well. I paid something like $550.00 for my NexGen 2500 and could probably get at least that much if not more today if I sold it. Considering that, it certainly is not money wasted. Does anyone know of a reputable insurance that will refund you 50%, 75% or more of your premium paid if you never use it? I sure don't.