Do a basic tally of what you need to run first.

But I have a 5k normal / 6k peak and it allows me to run most of what I need.
Yes there is that caution of not running certain things together, but with a little bit of care that is easily taken care of.

We do not have a well, electric heat etc.

But we do have several sump pumps. main basement, addition, lift station (interior and exterior), fish tanks (lots) and computers (more than the average).

Cycle through the sumps, one has a battery backup, one hardly runs, don't use the basement bathroom or do laundry, turn off the lights in the fish tanks, cycle through the computers as most that are needed are on UPSs.


Keep this in mind.
Unless you live in an area that has a history of a lot of EXTENDED (6hrs +) outages these monster generators that will support your entire house are really overkill.

Our neighborhood was ok up until the year I setup the generator just regular outages (a lot, but short lived), the year (probably 6 months) before I put it in we had 8 or 10 12ish hour outages, since that time with the exception of a 3 day outages this summer (we were on vacation) I doubt if I've used it more than 10 or 15 hours total for 10 years.
In fact several years I have really only run it to warm it up before changing the oil.

So the 1000 bucks I invested seems worthwile, versus the 3 to 5k + for a big fancy setup and my generator is portable.
I got the wheel kit, spark arrestor, and cover.

__________________
KLK, MCSE

1990 500SL

I was always taught to respect my elders.
I don't have to respect too many people anymore.