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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ray Clark" data-source="post: 520444" data-attributes="member: 31103">We have a 22KW generator that supplies power to one of our two house breaker panels.  The generator is propane fueled since we do not have natural gas service.  Heat pump over propane aux burner is how we heat the house in the winter (Iowa climate).  We have a 1000 gallon propane tank.With care, we can operate as normal (AC or heat as the season dictates, well water, most lighting circuits, refrigerators and freezer, and the shop does have power to keep it heated in the winter).We had several outages this year with all of the severe weather.  The longest outage was 21 hours.  I'm glad I don't have to mess with gasoline.  The automated nature of the backup generator means I don't have to be concerned about my wife dealing with it if I'm not home when the outage occurs.</blockquote>