Koolau
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For folks who have invested in batteries OR generators, what kind of usage have you seen. Is it "worth it" or could you tough out an occasional 2 hour black out? OR are your power outages more like days instead of hours?
A good friend had installed a whole house nat gas system. Between the cost of installation, maintenance and gas when it operated, he kinda regretted installing it. IIRC his longest outage was maybe 8 hours. Heh, heh, I've done 18 and managed okay without losing any food. Inconvenient? Absolutely, but worth thousands? Probably not. Just thinking out loud.
I recall when our water pump went out years ago. We were without water for days. It was inconvenient to say the least, but I had a 6 gal human-compatible water jug and a couple of new 5 gal gas containers to keep the toilet w*rking.
My point is that you can deal with water almost easier than electricity so if losing your water pump is the deciding factor for a "system install" I would consider the alternative - but YMMV.
A good friend had installed a whole house nat gas system. Between the cost of installation, maintenance and gas when it operated, he kinda regretted installing it. IIRC his longest outage was maybe 8 hours. Heh, heh, I've done 18 and managed okay without losing any food. Inconvenient? Absolutely, but worth thousands? Probably not. Just thinking out loud.
I recall when our water pump went out years ago. We were without water for days. It was inconvenient to say the least, but I had a 6 gal human-compatible water jug and a couple of new 5 gal gas containers to keep the toilet w*rking.
My point is that you can deal with water almost easier than electricity so if losing your water pump is the deciding factor for a "system install" I would consider the alternative - but YMMV.