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Originally Posted by KRL
I have a Briggs & Stratton 5500 watt generator. I think its a better bet to have a portable one, because with a catastrophic event, be it hurricane or earthquake, odds are an outdoor generator will get damaged as well. And if your whole house gets damaged, you won't be needing a fixed generator anyways.
With the portable you've got a lot more options and its a lot simpler to handle and maintain.
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I had a portable one for 4+ years. Bought it from someone who went whole house.
All our wires are above ground and we have a LOT of trees. That means when the wind starts blowing, my power goes out. It may only be for an hour or so at a time but dealing with all the hassles of starting up a portable once a week just isn't my idea of good time management
Whole house around here just makes more sense. If I lived in the burbs where power went out once or twice a year, that's different.
It's going to be down by my AC condenser next to the cement basement wall. If it gets damaged my house will be in bad enough shape where I'll be calling Wig and having him come fetch me
I've been talking about getting one for years - I feel like a kid at Christmas!!!