As a better economical alternative to a whole house generator, we are now up and running with a little more than just the basics. We live on the east coast and face our share of Northeaster's and hurricanes, now we have a back up plan for power outages. No more worries of loosing the freezer's contents. No more candles throughout the house.
It's very nice to have this peace of mind here in the garage. The electric start is a must since I don't want my wife to have to deal with a pull start when the power goes out. I work in Emergency Services, so when there is a disaster, I'm not home, so I need a unit that she can just get running quick and easy, when she needs it, and this generator does that very well. It's large enough to handle most of the house except the air conditioning, but it will run a couple window units along with the fridge, microwave, computers, WiFi and lights, which is more than enough. In these uncertain times, it nice to have something so reliable.