The power went out a number of times.

And each time – our generator kicked in.

Silently.

Automatically.

And without any intervention from me.

If you have a finished basement . . . . this can save you $15,000.

If you have an extended power outage – it can keep your home from freezing.

In my mind, the home generator is not a luxury, but out to be part of a standard fit out for many houses.

I am noticing more and more of them as I look at newer homes.

(You can’t help but hear the advertisements on the radio, too)

They look like a central air system compressor box – sitting outside next to the house or condo.

A close look will show that they have a fuel hookup coming in – either natural gas or propane.  That’s how they run.  The Guardian models start up automatically once a week to keep themselves ready to run or lubricated or just because it’s fun, I guess.

This is the one at my parents condo.   They were so impressed with my generator . . . that they had to copy me.

It runs the whole house when the power goes out – as long as you are not welding and vacuuming and using the electric range for broiling all at the same time I imagine.

Get one and you will not believe how you ever lived without it.   No noise.  No fuss.  No muss.  No hassle.   It simply powers your house.

Resale value?  I have never done a resale with one of these new models.  But I imagine that it will be a great resale feature.

It sure beats a flooded basement!