Falcon,

Thanks for the info. I'm looking for something that will run our fridge/freezer and our second stand-alone freezer. I estimate I can get by with something under 5000watts to do this. Our water heater is gas and it continued to work throughout the power outage. I need to check if that would be enough to run our washing machine. Our dryer is gas and just uses 110V for it's electronics, so that shouldn't be a problem.

I like the inverter technology and quietness of the Honda generators, though they are pricey.

-Blast