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  1. Has the majority of this group gone with a power generator for back-up power during a blackout, or is going with a battery system the cat's meow?

    Just doing my homework and looking for a consensus.

    Thanks,
    Steven
    #1

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  2. subsailor Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 8, 2011
    1,315 posts
    Winthrop, Maine
    Generator here.
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  3. francis.g New Member

    joined: Aug 24, 2011
    37 posts
    i have a yamaha ef2000is generator for back up
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  4. IHATEPROPANE Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 24, 2011
    800 posts
    Southern,MA
    I have a cyberpower pure sine wave ups to get me to my china made inverter generator.....hoping I won't ever need either but in test runs both work very well ...see my sig for models
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  5. fmsm Feeling the Heat

    joined: Dec 12, 2011
    299 posts
    South of Boston MA
    Generator for me
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  6. tsmith Minister of Fire

    joined: Sep 13, 2009
    647 posts
    Kutztown, PA
    Generator.
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  7. WellSeasoned Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 25, 2011
    1,679 posts
    Eastern Pa
    Woodstove
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  8. CT-Mike Feeling the Heat

    joined: Mar 22, 2008
    496 posts
    New England
    I have the wodstove insert downstairs and the pellet stove is upstairs. I do have a generator as well, but am looking into a UPS since the power from most generators is very dirty.
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  9. sante fe New Member

    joined: Sep 28, 2011
    95 posts
    Poughkeepsie ny
    2 Kerosene Heaters ,Just lite it and shutdown outside.
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  10. richkorn Minister of Fire

    joined: Jul 28, 2008
    534 posts
    SE CT
    Honda EU2000i inverter generator:)
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  11. imacman Minister of Fire

    Generator
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  12. rich2500 Member

    joined: Nov 19, 2005
    65 posts
    S E Pa.
    generator
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  13. craigsward Member

    joined: Apr 1, 2009
    47 posts
    CT
    Honda makes some great quiet and efficient generators. I can run this 2000 watt generator on my boat with ac going for two nights on one tank. Something like a pellet fans draw will last days on one tank. These things are pretty expensive though.
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  14. saladdin Member

    joined: Dec 29, 2011
    224 posts
    West Tennessee
    Nothing. I live in town less then a mile from the electric co-op and city hall. We get fast attention when power is out, which is rare.
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  15. boosted3g Member

    joined: Aug 3, 2012
    248 posts
    Central PA
    honda EU2000i, i also have kerosene heaters for the garage that i can move inside.
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  16. slvrblkk Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 2, 2008
    853 posts
    Northampton, PA
    UPS and genny......
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  17. SmokeyTheBear Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 10, 2008
    11,435 posts
    Standish, ME
    Generator.
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  18. letsblaze Feeling the Heat

    5500 watt generator.
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  19. tumbles Member

    joined: Oct 26, 2008
    123 posts
    Southern Maine
    Honda eu 6500. Clean power and very quiet
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  20. Bioburner Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 4, 2012
    840 posts
    West central Mn
    Dovre 400 series DV gas stove with battery powered heat n glo remote. I live in the country and last one on power leg. Use ups only to condition power for pellet stoves. Cheap generator if power out for more than 2 days for fridge etc.
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  21. tjnamtiw Minister of Fire

    joined: Mar 9, 2009
    2,614 posts
    North Georgia
    Generator
    3 145 watt solar panels(soon to be 5)/Morningstar MPPT controller/6 golf cart batteries/Xantrex pure sine wave inverter
    wood/coal cook stove
    Kerosene heater/Dietz lanterns/shotgun/various rifles/handguns/water filtration system/food storage
    (I guess that makes me a terrorist) :p
  22. TheMightyMoe Feeling the Heat

    joined: Aug 2, 2012
    418 posts
    Fairbanks, Alaska.
    Pure sine wave inverter powered from car(s).
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  23. BradH70 Feeling the Heat

    joined: Feb 13, 2011
    430 posts
    South West NH
    Generac 5500W
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  24. Wood Nugget Member

    joined: Jul 2, 2008
    96 posts
    So. ME
    Generator. However, it is not hooked up to the pellet stove. I decided to power the boiler instead so we would have heat and hot water for showers.
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  25. Augmister Feeling the Heat

    joined: Jun 16, 2008
    297 posts
    Socialist Republic of RI
    B&S 5500 generator. Installed a transfer switch with the stove power on a dedicated line. Pull, plug and play! Lost power for a week with that "phoney Cat1" hurricane last September and would NOT think of being without one in the dead of winter. Sucks having to depend on gasoline to run it but out in the country, no natgas and propane prices are astronomical. In the woods.... with lousy southern exposure so solar is not an option.
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