You’ll need an out building to house it, and underground armored and insulated line to run the power line. Plus the permits for both, if applicable.
However & personally I’d send the hobby generator back and get a real continuous generator from Generac - cost a bit more, but it saves a lot of headaches after purchase.
“You’ll need an out building to house it”
Not true. They all have weatherproof enclosures. Ours sits outdoors. It had to be a minimum of 24 inches away from the house and out from under the eaves. I installed it 36 inches from the house to meet those criteria.
Absolutely agree with you that you want a continuous duty rated unit.
The founder of Generac died this week. He had an interesting life story.
Emergency generators normally are 3,600 rpm units. Those are NOT designed to run for long periods of time.
If by chance you have an 1,800 rpm unit those MAY be usable for longer periods of time before voiding the warranty.
The best unit IMO is a Hawkpower unit that has a Lister Petter diesel with the internals modified to burn natural gas. Those you can run 24/7 for about six weeks w/o voiding the warranty. With the large capacity oil pan you can double that run time.
IIRC those engines are good for 40,000 hours before a rebuild,
I have had a Generac generator for years! Best thing I ever did.
I installed it myself. I am not an electrician, but being an HVAC guy I have electrical skills due to the cross-trade electrical work I did.
Not that hard, following Generac instructions. LP gas. Fully automatic. By prioritizing circuits I was able to live happily with the largest SINGLE cylinder model.
The smallest twin cylinder uses TWICE as much fuel.