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Originally Posted by rowan
We're putting in provision (electrical + gas) for such a generator in our next house, and maybe the actual gen unit too if the building budget allows. ;)
How reliable is your power normally?
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Mentioned that in the post I just wrote.. which was after your post.
In the winter it would go out with any major wind storm. Then off times the rest of the year for anywhere from a couple of hours to 8 or more. In the winter of 2006/2007, we went 5 days with no power and freezing temperatures. I packed my my desktop and moved it to a hotel with working power and internet about half an hour away from my house. My son refused to leave the house at all, because he has reptiles that had to stay warm somehow. He moved them all to in front of my gas fireplace insert. I felt so bad that he wouldn't leave that I didn't stay in the hotel, but rather worked from there part of the day and came back home.
When the power came back on and things settled back to normal, I went hunting for generators. Went overkill for what most would do, but I figured if I was going to bother putting one in, it might as well power the entire house (except for the outdoor ponds and the A/C unit) which is 4300 sq feet.