| Protect yourself from prolonged power outages | | | | you do consider one of these, ensure it comes |
| with a propane powered generator. In many | | | | with wheels. |
| areas, severe weather or natural disasters | | | | |
| can take out your power supply for days, or | | | | Unlike battery generators, you need never |
| even weeks. Your reserve, or back-up power | | | | worry about your back-up generator battery |
| system can quickly, safely and inexpensively | | | | running low, and you would not need to |
| pick up the slack of unexpected outages, and | | | | conserve power during an outage by shutting |
| many offer a seamless transfer from | | | | appliances down. As long as you have the |
| electricity to propane. | | | | fuel supply, you can keep running your |
| | | | propane generator, day and night. |
| If you are investing in a large back-up | | | | |
| generator which is fixed, you would do well | | | | But a propane generator is not just for home |
| to consider one fuelled by propane gas. A | | | | use --- more than half a million American |
| propane powered back up generator provides | | | | farmers rely on propane to run generators, |
| security and peace of mind by automatically | | | | irrigation systems, to control weeds, and |
| turning on whenever your electricity supply | | | | much more. |
| fails. Propane tanks are available in a many | | | | |
| types of size, so you are bound to find one | | | | Another huge plus for propane is that battery |
| which suits your needs for size and location. | | | | power can be expensive. Gasoline and diesel |
| | | | are also expensive options when compared to |
| You will need to have an electrician install | | | | propane gas which is an extremely inexpensive |
| a power transfer switch from the house's main | | | | fuel. |
| electrical panel. Then just fire up the | | | | |
| generator, run a single extension cord into | | | | But maybe it is too late? Perhaps you |
| the transfer switch and power the circuits | | | | already own a back-up generator, which runs |
| you need through the main circuit breaker. | | | | from another fuel. In that case, you will |
| This eliminates the need for extension cords | | | | know only too well the disadvantages of a |
| draped all over the house. | | | | diesel, natural gas, or electric generator. |
| | | | There is a solution. There are plenty of |
| Alternately, you may want to consider a | | | | options available in conversion kits, which |
| portable propane generator. Or perhaps you | | | | can change the fuel source of your generator, |
| are considering buying a portable propane | | | | without putting you through the cost of |
| generator? Maybe the word 'portable' is | | | | upgrading to a new one. Most generators can |
| slightly misleading in this case, since most | | | | be transformed into propane generators, |
| of these tend to weigh in at around 250-300 | | | | allowing you to benefit from using this cost |
| lbs., so it is not exactly lightweight. If | | | | efficient, clean and reliable fuel. |