saluki9
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Well, what a fun weekend this has been. Chicago got socked last week with a massive thunderstorm which knocked out power for a couple days.
My wife and I were lucky in that the backup on the sump pump kept working as long as it kept raining. Many others in my area including some relatives were not so lucky and are now pumping several feet of water out of their basements. I've decided now that I'm not going without power again and I want to by a generator for the next storm.
I know that I need a transfer switch to take my house off the grid before generating my own power and a local contractor has quoted me $500.
My real question is who has any experience with generators? I don't think I want to drop the $5K it would cost to get a natural gas model. It looks like Honda has some nice 5K watt models for around $2500.
Any thoughts?
My wife and I were lucky in that the backup on the sump pump kept working as long as it kept raining. Many others in my area including some relatives were not so lucky and are now pumping several feet of water out of their basements. I've decided now that I'm not going without power again and I want to by a generator for the next storm.
I know that I need a transfer switch to take my house off the grid before generating my own power and a local contractor has quoted me $500.
My real question is who has any experience with generators? I don't think I want to drop the $5K it would cost to get a natural gas model. It looks like Honda has some nice 5K watt models for around $2500.
Any thoughts?