Generator Home Standby
A look at what is currently available on eBay
 BRIGGS & STRATTON 10KW HOME STANDBY GENERATOR LP OR NAT US $2,500.00 
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 12000 Watt Gillette Home Standby Generator US $2,850.00
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 ONAN CCK HOME STANDBY GENERATOR PARTS LIST 927-0360 US $11.95
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 BRIGGS & STRATTON 12 kW Standby Home Generator New! US $3,200.00
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 BRIGGS & STRATTON 18 kW Standby Home Generator New! US $5,000.00
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 BRIGGS & STRATTON 20 kW Standby Home Generator New! US $5,000.00
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 5000 Watt 5KW Propane / Nat. Gas Home Standby Generator, CARB w/ Transfer Switch US $1,695.00
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 GENERAC HOME STANDBY GENERATOR 20k IN STOCK US $3,051.99
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Standby generators?
We have a home in Maine and we want to check into getting a standby generator. Presently, we have a neighbor in his 70's who kicks in the manual generator (it is Maine) and we want to rid him of this responsibility. Where we know nothing about this we thought we'd post these questions. We will need it to run on bottled LP, we will need both the LP and generator installed. We already have a 220 line. We want something fairly basic that will kick in and keep the furnace, lights, well pump and sump pump running.
What should we budget for the entire job, again we need it installed? What are some of the better brands? What KW size should be looking at? Is there anything else we should consider?
There really isn't sufficient information here to fully answer the question.
You would do well to contact a couple of electrical contractors in the area and get detailed bids with lump sum prices. They might even give you a ball park number so you can decide if you really want to get serious.
