8 galons? Wow! Most folks scale way back on their electric
use during a power cut. One hour morning and night. Are you
leaving it run all day and all night?

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"Eric in North TX" wrote in message
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I have a small one (3500w) which will run my pressure pump,
keep the
refrigerators going & run the furnace blower, & it uses
about 8
gallons of fuel a day. With 160 gallons of water above
ground,
I can't justify one big enough to power a 5hp pump 400 ft
underground. I guess if it happened often enough for a long
enough
duration, I might invest in a diesel 10kw one.