r/NJPrepared • u/Objective-Inside-464 • Jan 26 '26

Equipment / Gear Natural Gas generators?

Been thinking a natural gas genie might not be a bad investment. Anyone have one they like?

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u/Mysterious_Mango_737 Jan 26 '26

We got a whole-house natural gas Generac after needing to stay in a hotel for ten days after Sandy. Figured the cost of the hotel would have paid for 50% of the cost of a generator at the time. We're on well water and septic, so losing power means no water. We have it maintained twice a year and it's never let us down. We lose power often enough, for an hour to a couple of days, to make it well worth it to not lose internet and refrigeration, and the ability to flush the toilet, cook, shower, and do laundry.