Hey all sorry if this is a repost, but I would like to know what ideas you have about a generator for backup power. I am thinking about a 17.5 KW portable Generac. I am going to get a manual transfer switch (can’t afford an automatic one) and then hardwire it to my main panel. Then all I would need to do is throw my service breaker and fire up the generator and viola let there be light and AC... I guess I would need to store around 55 gallons of fuel to run it two weeks or so. What do you think? Is there and inexpensive model running around out there? What is better natural gas, diesel, or unleaded?