http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003IT76C0/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1351818913&sr=8-9π=SL75

 

Not a bad price to enjoy the comfort of electricty the next time somthing simular to this happens again. I for one will be purchasing it once i have the ambition to work overtime again and purchase my new home.

I want one of those. Maybe 15000 watt if it's not much more

this, my friend, is what im after! its worth it just to stay out of those damn gas lines.

The one you listed comes with a transfer switch. What else is needed to hook this up right to my home electric system. Aside from gas pipe, fittings, etc. What other key components are needed?

Seems generac has bad reviews.

Hell yeah just got a call from my buddy he has a 7500 watt one he is willing to trade me for some pool work. I just dont own my own house yet so no idea where i will put it.

Generac is hit or miss it seems. Yhere are much more options out there but for the price it seems good. I have no experience just what people tell me.

http://www.amazon.com/Briggs-Stratton-40326-Natural-Generator/dp/B0064F6S2E/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1351821020&sr=8-11&keywords=home+generators

 

Briggs and stratton

http://m.costco.com/Honeywell-15kw-Generator.product.11671400.html

Costco has these..only caveat is the permit rules on these in some town is nuts..setback requirements...digging of lines etc.. Guy at work just put a 20kw in and after all was said and done went for almost $10k..

Yup. Price is always a lot more than you get quoted. All of a sudden people realize that their gas line needs to be upgraded because a normal house gas line will not be enough to run one of these generators.

I was talking to some people at work about this.. and one guy made a good point. You can get large propane tank from suburban.. run ur grill and generator off of it. It wluld be completely stand along. Get it re filled every 6 months or after heavy use and it would be perfect. You will pay a little more... but if for skme reason the gas lines are down u still have a generator running off of the propane. Just an idea.

Does anybody know what size gas line is needed

http://www.indovina.us/~mai/generator/

 

 

here is a good read

When I first moved to Toms River back in 1995 the power constantly went out. It was like a third world country. I looked into installing a GE natural gas/propane whole house generator. After the Memorial Day storm that caused the shore to lose power the entire holiday weekend several years back, they upgraded the transmission lines in the area and power issues just about disappeared so I gave up on the idea. This event made me think about doing it again. This is what I am looking at:

 

http://www.homestandbygeneratorsystems.com/products/horizontal/15kW%20Home%20Generator%20System%20CA/

 

I have a 200Amp service in my home so this can run everything. The cost is about $4400 shipped to my home with the transfer switch. I need to pour a slab and run the gas line and electric. I'm 90% sure once I get back to work I'm doing this.

I bought my Generac Guardian 14kw from Amazon with the whole house automatic transfer switch. $3429.00. No tax, free shipping.

 

I bought 2 2x6 and 6 bags of 5000lb sakrete. $50.00

 

Box, conduit, 2ga wire to from Gen to connect to house $231.00

 

Black pipes and valve, $25.00

 

Transfer switch was installed when my service was replaced during renovation so that didn't cost me anything extra. This may cost 300-500 otherwise.

 

Wiring transfer switch to box was done by a guy who is friends with a guy I know. $200.00

 

Oil change and filters $50

 

I'm all in for just about $4k.

 

 

It ran seamlessly during this past outage and sipped fuel. About 15 gallons for 24 hours, WAY under the listed amount for half load.

 

I have a 20kw generac. Worked flawlessly for ~90 hours while I was out.

I am an electrician I would have no problems installing these for forum members.

I am an electrician I would have no problems installing these for forum members.

 

Since you are an electrician in town...do you know the rules regarding these for installations. Setbacks and so forth?

Do you mean money wise or setback as in footage from the home? I'll pm you my cell