beeforty
Silver Member
Due to my well being powered from my power pole and not the house, I use a 5kw for the well just to keep the toilets full and when showering and doing dishes. Putting in a larger airtank helps with the bleed down of pressure. I got a 8kw that my FIL bought us when power was out for a couple of days about 7-8 years ago that is still going fine, older Generac I think. I just have to rob the battery out of my mower since it is electric start and don't use it enough to need a second battery. Last weeks wind storm was about the most we've been out of power, 52hrs straight and used less than 15 gallons of gas. I just run a few hrs and shut it off. Also don't forget about your hook up connection so you don't power the entire neighborhood. My old well pump I pulled so many times I now have it on a dryer plug, so it is just plug into the genny and pull the cord. Like wise the house has a DPDT switch that feeds the fridge, freezer and a few lights with a special wall plug and short cord from the generator.