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   > "Ron Rosenfeld"  wrote in message   
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   > All other things being equal, I would agree.  But he's using oil and   
   > electricity to heat his house, and the generator is being used to backup   
   > only essential circuits.  A generator that can > run on home heating oil   
   > may be overkill for what he needs.  If they have prolonged outages, my   
   > recommendation would be a propane fueled, water cooled, 1800 rpm generator   
   > with   
   > some kind of automatic weekly exerciser, and, preferably, a good ATS.  But   
   > without knowing more of the specifics, and the budget, I find it really   
   > hard to make an intelligent   
   > recommendation.   
      
   If it is liquid cooled I would also do co-gen, I.E. use the coolant waste   
   heat to heat the building. You could even use a small DC pump on a battery   
   to circulate the coolant and use the building's heat to preheat the engine   
   block somewhat before starting it.   
      
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