[trisham]

No, although the last time that we lost power, a friend loaned us one. We couldn't use it to power the well, but we were able to run the refrigerator, the TV and the downstairs lights. We were thrilled.

I guess that we'd have to have an electrician in to hook up a generator that would allow us to pump water from the well?

[TheOldLady]

This neighborhood was plagued by power outages on windy or stormy days, and we were continually reporting them.

We decided to get a BIG back-up generator, 40 KW.

The generator needed a concrete pad, and it took a week for all the work to be done.

The last part of the installation was done in a blizzard. Those poor guys!

They were very nice about it, and I kept them fed and full of coffee.

The big test for it was to shut off the power and turn on every electricity-using thing in the entire house.

It didn’t notice. 40,000 Watts is a lot of power.

I’m afraid to tell you what it cost.

And the power hasn’t gone out since we bought the thing.