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Best Whole-House Generators – Consumer Reports
If you often lose power where you live, whether it’s because of storms or other problems with the electrical grid, having a whole-house generator ensures that your appliances are available when you need them, even hardwired devices like your well pump, water heater, and air conditioning and heating systems. Unlike a portable generator, these professionally installed units, also called home…
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Portable vs. Whole-House Generator: Which Is Right for You?
The portable models in our generator ratings run on gasoline, burning through 12 to 20 gallons per day depending on the unit’s output and the load being powered. This means you’ll have to store a significant quantity of gasoline, start the generator manually, and refill it (when it’s off, to minimize fire danger) after several hours. Some models run on liquid propane,…
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