I ran first a 10 hp 5500 portable then upgraded to a 16 hp 6500 from HF. Main reason for the upgrade was that I could connect my Miller 230V welder to the 6500 and do field welding whereas the 5500 was too light. The 6500 was around $350 and has been an excellent investment. When using the portable on power outages, I didn't tie to the breaker box because I didn't have a main disconnect type box; mine was the 6 switch flip to kill the house, and I didn't want the responsibility of forgetting to do it right and wind up injuring/killing a lineman. So it was extension cords to whatever I wanted to run and lugging gas to the unit.
As I aged and outages seemed to be more popular (rolling brownouts, ice storms, people texting and crashing into utility poles) I sold my herd and used some of the money to buy a Generac brand, whole house unit with the safety switch box which ensures that it's one or the other, utility power or generator with no connection between the two. Automatic on-off within a few minutes of a service interruption, and no more cords. Still have the 6500 for welding.
I bought the 11kw and a 250 gallon Propane tank. I did the installation per their instructions which were excellent. Gas co. did that part and the final inspection. Unit runs 1 gallon per hour at full rated power. I usually just run essentials in the main part of the house, rather than the whole thing as it takes less fuel and when power is out, non essentials are just that.....don't need them......like you don't need to be doing the laundry when the power is out.
Unit was about $2700, switch box $500, both included freight shipped to the house, gas tank purchase, installation ,and fill (fuel around $2 at the time) $1400. Done deal. Had it 2 ½ years now and the only problem was recently, the spin on oil filter developed a small leak at the crimp seam. Was time to change the oil anyway so that was no big deal.
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