thanks for the update
I am in two minds about a generator. the problems are such:
a gas generator requires running under some load for thirty minutes a week to keep the engine in good reliable condition.
this entails having a fresh supply of gas that can be "borrowed" and both workers have motorbikes. it may seem trite but consumables disappear and the number one loss on a farm is usually fuel.
the wiring on the property has #2 wire underground from the street to the house. a main circuit breaker then feeds to the house box and the outbuilding's box in the garage. it then goes to the out buildings and a circuit breaker at each out building - egg house, piggery, pump shed and lillian's house.
our house and garage are locked up when we are not here.
to install a generator that covers the whole place would require building a structure for the generator and a transfer switch along the main line
this is a major investment. typically power is reliable here compared to even Bacolod that had brown outs routinely. our brown outs are normally less than an hour and only one or two a month.
I have a marine battery and inverter in the house which will run lights for two days. the battery pack in the egg house will keep the incubator going for 12 hours.
under normal circumstances a generator is a waste of money as the salt air will destroy it in a few years as it does any other electrical device.
if the storm continues on the above path then a thousand dollar investment in a generator, transfer switch, wire and a building will be a waste of time.
