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I have a 20KW Generac installed in my house.
What got me to decide on having it put in was due to a number of power outages I've endured. Since buying my house as new construction, the local power company has been inconsistent with the reliability of power. This is with underground power lines and a power substation just outside of our development. The periodic power outages were annoying. But when we get a strong thunder storm, we would lose power and would be the first even before the neighboring development which is much older than mine. At this point, I would have at most a couple to a few hours of power outage. The big one was when Sandy blew by. We lost power for about 3 days. That same year another storm blew by which caused us to lose power for another day and half.
At this point, I had made up my mind to get a whole house generator. But certain things came up which prevented me from doing it that year. Last year was when I had the generator put in. I initially thought about doing a 11KW generator but decided since I was almost to the cost of a 20 KW which can power the entire house, I went for the 20 KW. It was certainly an adventure with all the various trades required to install the generator.
It was expensive but I'm glad I now have that piece of mind. Also with a baby now, I can also feel good that my family is going to be ok during a storm.
If you have any questions feel free to ask. I can also take pictures of the generator, the transfer switch, and the load centers the electrician put in.
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