The New Must Have Appliance
February 17th, 2009 . by Jon ModeneThat was quite a windstorm last week in Perrysburg. Wow! Out at my house it gusted to almost 55 mph.
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!
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