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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Firpo" data-source="post: 4182320" data-attributes="member: 45550"><p>You’re going to have to do some math <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😉" title="😉" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" />. I’d start by referring to your owners manual for efficiency. Then add up all the loads you plan on powering with your generator. Figure out what percentage of total load you’ll need (worst case) and voila, there’s your gph usage. Now how long would you like to be able to run without utility power? There’s the size tank…..or total number of 5 gallon tanks you’ll need. Another thing to check is the maintenance schedule for your generator. I’ve seen some at 50 hours which means you’ll be changing your oil every 2 days of continuous use. Something some folks don’t think about when getting themselves prepared for a long outage.</p></blockquote><p></p>