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[quote=Anonymous]We bought this... https://www.amazon.com/Westinghouse-iGen2200-Portable-Inverter-Generator/dp/B09LRFNVKM/ref=sr_1_14?keywords=westinghouse%2Bportable%2Bgenerators%2Bfor%2Bhome%2Buse&qid=1664468584&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIzLjUzIiwicXNhIjoiMi44MCIsInFzcCI6IjIuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=portable%2Bgenerators%2Bfor%2Bhome%2Buse%2Bwesti%2Caps%2C50&sr=8-14&th=1

Primarily because I wanted something smaller and easier to move around and store.  FWIW you can't just use ordinary extension cords, or you can but its a huge fire safety issue.  You need to use heavy duty gauge 12/3 or bigger to bring the power into where you want to use it - and a 75 foot one of these will generally run between $60-$100.  We snake our through a window and have a strip of precut foam to seal the gap it leaves.  You could have a transfer switch installed and linked to the circuits you need, but the quote we got for that was $1,500 a couple years back and we didnt want to spend that much.

You need to consider where you are going to store the generator and how easy or not it is to move.  And when using it they recommend keeping it like 15-20 feet from the house, so your extension cord(s) need to be sufficiently long and the right gauge for that length and power draw.  Bear in mind you can't use a generator safely in the rain unless you have a generator tent (which you could make) as the store bought versions tend to be surprisingly expensive.

Short story, do some reading and know what you are getting into... Consider you may need to spend $100+ on extensions cords, $50+ on a gas tank/gas/feul stabilizer, where you can feed the cord through a window and how you will seal the resulting gap, where you will store a big generator and the gas.

You will find the easier you make the set up the more likely you will be to use one.  [/quote]

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