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who's purchased a generator for a home that's all electric..what did you need to do?
My house is all electric even the heating which is electric baseboard. I was told that I would need to purchase a propane tank or have has connected to my home to run a Generic generator which is the one that starts when your power shuts off. Can you tell me your experience if you bought one
Also what would I need to do and have and cost?
Re: who's purchased a generator for a home that's all electric..what did you need to do?
Why were you told this? Do you live in a high risk weather area or do your have medical devices that require continuous operation? I have lived in all electric homes basically my entire life and have never bought a generator. This is the second home I have owned and we don't have one. My husband and i did buy a kerosene heater for emergencies and have only needed it once in 10 years- it was below zero and our heat went out for a few days - and we used it for a few hours every evening. It wasn't "comfortable" but it kept the house warm enough, prevented pipes from freezing etc. and it was much much cheaper than the generator.
my parents live in a really rural area where the utility lines are all above ground and there are tons of trees, and they lose power frequently, but also have a wood stove they can use for back up heat. There have been a few occasions when the food all spoiled because the fridge/freezer couldn't stay cool enough, but other than that there were were no other repercussions form them not having a generator. Ironically enough, the last time it happened they actually did go out and buy a generator and since then have never lost power in over 2 years. Go figure.
im pretty sure that on average, most people probbly don't above generators, so I wonder why you were advised to get one?
long story short, unless you truly really need it, save your money.
Smaller generators, which are portable, will run off of gas, and you can fill it like you would a lawn mower. With these, you have limitations on what the generator will power when it is on. If you are looking to power your entire house, a larger generic generator will be necessary.
If you want the generator to run your entire house, you will need something for it to run off of, whether it is a propane tank or a gas tank. You can choose to either have an above grade tank or a below grade tank. This tank will not be portable and will run via underground piping to the generator, so the below grade tank will obviously give you more space in your yard/property.
In terms of cost, you will need to purchase the tank, and the propane or gas, have the lines run to the generator, underground, inspection costs for digging and installation, and of course, the cost of the generator. Depending on the size of your house and therefore the size of the generator you will need, this could cost you anywhere from $5K-$12K.
Please let me know if you have any other questions.
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Everything in our home is electric. We purchased a 7500 watt portable generator to power our well pump, run some lights, and run some outlets when we are out of power. We live our in the country and, although our power supply is reasobnably reliable, things do happen and we like to be prepared. Just two weeks after moving into our home a huge storm came through and knocked out power to most of our region for days. So it does happen.
Our portable generator will not provide enough power for heating and air conditioning. We have a wood burning fireplace insert that can effectively heat the main level of our home in the winter without electricity. In the summer, we just open the windows and sweat it out. Eventually we would like to install a propane-based whole home generator. but we have other financial priorities that come first. We were quoted about $15k for that system.