What Generator to Buy

buying a generator the day before the storm is pretty much the worst thing to do, ever. lol
wait until sunday and get one new for half price on craigslist.

Another vote for the Champion inverter generator here. I have one and mom bought one after the october snow storm last year. Good power factor and it sips gas. Eventually i will buy a larger one. I am eying the champion 7500 watt one with remote start! That will get wired into the entire house when the time comes. For now the inverter generator gets a few cords ran, though i am contemplating hooking it into house even though it's only 120v.

any issues if your stove requires a modified or pure sine wave?

I have a champion 3000/4000 watt. It is really popular lately. All of my rv friend and hunter have one. Most os the time you can get it for 299$. Best bang for the buck.

Tou can google for reviews, everybody seems to like them. I rhink thy are coming with a 220 plug now too.

I bought a Briggs and Stratton generator from electricgeneratorsdirect.com. It a 8k watt running, 10k watt surge. It powered my home nicely during hurricane Sandy. That included my 25EP, My oil fired water heater, some lights, two refrigerators and my TV. If i remember correctly, the Generator cost $1250 delivered to my garage door.

Gas consumption is a big deal. It might be good to have a big and small generator.

Honda or Yamaha small inverter generators all the way. Unless you have large 220v loads, you will be surprised how little generator you need for lights, tv, stove, etc. I admit I'm sorely tempted by http://www.auroragenerators.com/gen...tors#!/~/product/category=2991958&id=13323984 I'm breaking my own "no chinese" rule here but Aurora seems to have been able to provide decent parts support after the sale. RT

I have this generator and (with remote start) and it works amazing. No issues running anything I need. Installing auto transfer switch this week.

I have the Honda Eui2000 and it runs for about 8-10hrs on a gallon of gas. It has run my 22.1 cuft fridge, 700watt microwave , and Vista Flame V100 fs pellet sove simultaneously. I also run a Kero Sun Omni 230 in the ther parts of the house when the power goes out in the winter.