On Tue, 18 Jul 2017 06:41:31 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Tue, 18 Jul 2017 09:12:58 -0400, Neon John wrote:

My current generator consumes 1/4 gallon/hr at half load. So I can
run 2000 hours or 83 days continuously. In an extended outage, I only
run the genset about half of each day. Enough to keep the
refrigeration cold and to charge my whole-house UPS.

All the issues with diesel are easy resolved and cheaply.

So if it's easy and cheap, and since you've been talking about
generators for years, then surely by now you have a diesel/UPS setup
to match John's, right? Did you get a permit for your diesel tank? Did
you build a custom muffler, or do you find that the dog barking drowns
out the genny? Did you save the neighborhood yet by doling out diesel
fuel during an earthquake?