[Venturer]

Hard to give advice until we know how much money you want to spend.

For about $15,000 you can get a good generator that will supply your home, come on automatically when the power comes down, automatically wired to shut down the main line and power your home. It will run off propane or diesel, your choice..

For about $1500- you can buy one you can start with a pull cord, and plug it in to run your freezer, furnace ,and water pump, and a couple of small lights, maybe the TV. Buy some extension cords and a junction box.

If you decide to get fancy and plug it into a 220 Volt plug in your home be sure to cut off the main before using it.Don’t want to knock the nice power worker off the pole.

[umgud]

Don’t want to knock the nice power worker off the pole.

Backfeed is a big issue.

[editor-surveyor]

If you’re willing to start it with a cord, you can get 5000 watts for about $750.

For about $1000 you can get 6000 watts with an electric starter.

I recommend the electric starter; you could have difficulty starting with the cord in cold weather.

[Last Dakotan]

It will run off propane or diesel, your choice..

Ours is hard plumbed to the natural gas lines. Fuel is a non-issue.