Ordered a generator from Lowes this morning. [View all]

[Kaleva]

Should arrive at the beginning of next month.

For quite awhile I've thought about getting one. One large enough to run out LP gas furnace and be dual fuel. Meaning it can be powered by gasoline or LP gas.

During the blizzard this past weekend while my wife and I were hunkered in our home riding the storm out, I mentioned it to her and she said to order one. With the increase in our pensions and social security starting next month, we could afford one that was about some here between $500 and $700 or so. The one I ordered, with a couple of accessories and tax, came to $647. I selected the option of no interest if paid in full within 6 months.

I watched a couple of videos on YouTube on how to make it easy to switch the furnace over to being powered by a generator and isolated from the home electrical service. An easy job and I found the materials I need to do it in the basement. I also saw how I can install adaptors in the gas line after the low pressures regulator mounted on the side of the house. Something I'll do later next year during the summer. In the meantime, I can use the 3 20 lb. LP tanks I have to supply gas as the generator comes with a hose that can be used to hook directly to such tanks .

With the 3 20 lb tanks and the 1 5 gallon gas can I have, I should be able to last about 4 days without outside power. Once I have the appropriate fittings installed in the gas line from the 509 gallon LP gas tank, I could go a few weeks without outside power, depending on how many gallons of gas there is in the tank

The main purpose of the generator will be to keep the furnace running and the freezer and fridge in the basement cold. I can also use it to keep our phones charged and the wifi modem on.