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. I think that is the most difficult thing about using generators to power a house or building. Most folks really want (expect?) the same thing they have coming in off the street. While that is possible, you need large deep pockets to make that happen! As you mentioned dav5 , MANAGING the...

. Nicely said Coug ! I think you covered all the bases and confirmed what has been said in several other threads on the topic.

. Thinking that when used long term, load balancing and a prewired set of circuits would be a big plus. Even standing there looking at a breaker panel most folks have no idea which leg of a curcuit comes from which buss bar. Running a smaller generator to feed a house with a 200 amp service is...

. Great News! Happy to hear that you have "street power" at your place! Sure would be nice to find all the supplies you need for next time like you said. You might look in the "Classifieds" section for cables and maybe even a generator trailer. If not, maybe you could post a request...

. It is Fairly IMPORTANT for you to not kill the Linemen working to repair your electrical service. If you plug your generator into your panel box (breaker box) up at the top - where the service comes in from the road - you will be powering everything on that line in every direction. Right now...

. I don't have a solid answer, but I recently saw discussion about the injector pump freezing up if a truck (or generator) sits for a long time. With age, the fuel dries up and creates a gummy sticky mess. That might have something to do with not being able to rotate the pump to get it out...