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Originally Posted by mikejr
Hey all....been thinking about getting a natural gas back up generator.
Anyone have any experience with them?
I am looking to get one that will run the house and not just a small portable. What sort of installed (total) costs are you finding?
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There's a few threads that touched on this. Mostly hurricane threads... Imagine that...
Check with your local power company. For us, Dominion Power and Virginia Natural Gas have some deals and they'll take care of everything.
If you're looking at a whole house unit, be prepared. A true whole house unit can power everything at startup. If all your AC's kick on, refer cycles on, washer and dryer start, all at the same time, do you have the power?
That's what ultimately kept us from getting a whole house generator. The KW's to pump 4 AC's, plus multiple refers and all that goes with that at start up was as stupid as the price.
There are ways around that, but we're going with something much smaller that will power just what we'll need including the entertainment wall, lights, fans, and main kitchen.