I’m planning on putting one in this spring... mainly because we don’t have natural gas in the area I live in... Can you give me any suggestions on things you’ve discovered? Things to avoid? What to watch for? Etc. Thanks.
I’ll ask hubby and get back to you :-)
(I only know that it works....and, has been a true blessing, during Harvey, this ice storm, etc.)
My MIL has top of the line diesel Cat/Onan(?) generator with an automatic instantaneous transfer switch. Unless you see lights blink you never know you lost electricity, it's on that fast.
I have the el cheapo gas manual generator and have an manual interlock to prevent backfeeding.
Go with budget, fuel reliability and overall needs. A back-up generator pays for itself when you really really need it and it ups your resale value of your house. I have mine in an enclosed poly storage housing I bought on Amazon so it's secure and looks neat.