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I have an 8kW Northstar with a Honda Engine. I picked it up from Northern Tool for under $1K, in 2005. It is $1449 now. I have a natural gas conversion kit for it.
It will run my whole house, minus the air conditioners. It will allow me to run a window unit in the bedroom. The frequency regulation isn't that great. It has multiple outlets for 110/220. It also has a standard connector to run a cable to the house wiring.
The real downside is that the engines are NOT designed for long use. You have about 2 to 4 weeks of life in the unit, if run continuously. You should change the oil every 100 hours.
My plan is to install an 8-10K whole house unit, with a battery bank. This will allow me to load level the generator and to shut it off at night. It will also have Solar Cells for most of the power, except during the summer months. The electricity will be pure sine wave inverter, so very clean power. Won't be cheap...
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James
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the engineer adjusts the sails.- William Arthur Ward (1921-1994)
Red-beard for President, 2020
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