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2022-12-20, 19:03

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Originally Posted by drewprops View Post
A few days ago a car took out a pole up the road and we were out of power for about 9 hours. After a while I realized that our neighbors had a putt-putt running, to keep their freezer running. I later found out they were also running a space heater off of the generator (can you even do that!!!?). Having something to carry the load is smart. I wish that I was that prepared.


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Yeah you can, just depends on how many amps the generator can put out. If you get one big enough it can run the entire house. Question is, how often do you need it, and do you want to have cans of gas lying around all the time just in case the power goes out. Then you have to remember to switch that gas out every now and then, since it won't stay good forever, even with stabilizer added. If power failures are a regular thing and you have natural gas coming into the house, a natural gas generator is less of a hassle.
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