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I've been wanting to get a household backup generator for my lake house for a while. A recent storm knocked out our power for about 24 hours while we had guests visiting us there, and we almost bailed and headed for town. Katrina has brought this to the surface of my brain once again. I'm thinking I need at least 3000 watts, probably would be safer with about 5000, to run the refrigerator, well pump, and all the lights. Would be nice to run my 220V air compressor too and the laundry appliances, but these are less important.

Any recommendations? Should I go with a Honda EU3000i (reliable, very clean power, easy to use, lightweight) or should I go bigger and do something like a permanently installed diesel of some kind?