On Monday, November 25, 2019 at 8:16:25 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Mon, 25 Nov 2019 12:45:52 -0800 (PST), trader_4
wrote:

On Monday, November 25, 2019 at 12:22:03 PM UTC-5, Frank wrote:
On 11/25/2019 11:27 AM, Rory St. Johns wrote:
On 11/25/19 7:40 AM, Vic Smith wrote:
The generator I bought for $799 has a Black Friday price of $749.
Usual price is about
$1000.Â* Free shipping.Â* It's a Pulsar 12000 watt.Â* Gas or propane.


Not sure about any generator brands other than Honda.Â* I went through
about four generators in the past before the Honda, which I've had for
nearly 20 years now.Â* They cost more, but last significantly longer than
most of the other brands.

I've been lucky with my 13 year old Power Boss with Briggs and Stratton
engine and Generac generating part. Has worked reliably but it is
noisy. Honda's I've seen run quietly but are pricey.

I note this Pulsar has electric start and is twice the power of mine.
If I had one like that I would power the whole house.

You really don't need 13KW to power the whole house. It just depends on
what you mean by powering the whole house, what the actual loads are
and if you're willing to manage the loads. You could easily power a
house with furnace, a fridge, a freezer, kitchen, lights and other
small stuff, with just 5KW or less. If you want to run central AC,
then that's another story.

That 5KW disappears pretty fast when you turn on the oven, start up
the dryer or the water heater kicks on, even if the A/C is off.
I ran my house on 5.5kw for 8 days but no dryer, no hot water and
everything was cooked on the gas grille. Fortunately it was warm
enough that we didn't need heat.

It doesn't disappear if you manage the loads, which I think is an acceptable
tradeoff. Want to run the dryer, make sure the water heater is turned off,
etc. Do you really need to run a regular oven, can't get by for a
few days with just the microwave? I'd rather have a 5KW that doesn't use
as much fuel, can be quieter, weighs less, etc and do some managing,
instead of a 10KW and planning on worst case. The larger one will use
more fuel even when only putting out 5KW.