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