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<blockquote data-quote="alank2" data-source="post: 1997587" data-attributes="member: 108"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>A lot of factors to consider here. How do you want to power it (gasoline, propane, ng), how do you want to connect it to your house (a real transfer switch) or just running power cords. If you go gas, you will want some decent gas cans and a safe way to store it. You will also want to treat the gas so it doesn't go bad. I keep my furnace running and run fridges/freezer/tv/lights/microwave on a 3500W yamaha. Don't buy a super high watt model that sucks so much fuel that it eats your gas supply in short order. Buy enough to do what you need done and no more. If you go extension cords, you can usually put a male/female standard plug on the furnace direct wired line so that it can be unplugged from the house power and plugged into the generator extension cord. Inverter based generators cost more, but can lower their speed when the demand is low and conserve fuel. Yamaha/Honda cost more, but are designed to run for thousands of hours.</p><p></p><p>I like this site for lots of configurations:</p><p></p><p>nooutage.com</p><p></p><p>Good luck,</p><p></p><p>Alan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="alank2, post: 1997587, member: 108"] Hi, A lot of factors to consider here. How do you want to power it (gasoline, propane, ng), how do you want to connect it to your house (a real transfer switch) or just running power cords. If you go gas, you will want some decent gas cans and a safe way to store it. You will also want to treat the gas so it doesn't go bad. I keep my furnace running and run fridges/freezer/tv/lights/microwave on a 3500W yamaha. Don't buy a super high watt model that sucks so much fuel that it eats your gas supply in short order. Buy enough to do what you need done and no more. If you go extension cords, you can usually put a male/female standard plug on the furnace direct wired line so that it can be unplugged from the house power and plugged into the generator extension cord. Inverter based generators cost more, but can lower their speed when the demand is low and conserve fuel. Yamaha/Honda cost more, but are designed to run for thousands of hours. I like this site for lots of configurations: nooutage.com Good luck, Alan [/QUOTE]
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