Question about "regular" generators.
Background: I have a gas generator with enough power to keep our fridge running and some smaller stuff like fans. One tank (3 gallons) runs for about 8-10 hours depending on load. Our power goes out a half dozen times a year under normal Houston area circumstances. I had 15 gallons of gas on hand Tuesday morning.
This time, due to Beryl, we knew by Tuesday that we weren't going to try and outlast the outage. We've been in Austin since Tuesday and plan on staying until we get power back. We were supposed to have power by last night and still don't.
I doubt we'll decide on a NG generac style upgrade so I'm looking at getting another gas or hybrid power one.
My question: Is a hybrid gas/propane one worth it from a quality perspective? The ability to run on more than one kind of fuel is a plus but are those units more finicky or susceptible to breakdown than a gas only one?
A new generator doesn't do anything for my current problem. A built-in NG one is appealing but along with the price to buy and install, long term use like this week would be result in a fairly hefty gas bill too. My neighbor has a Gernerac and he's thinking that the gas bill will be between $700-800 and probably higher. Granted, I've spent twice that on housing in Austin since Tuesday.
So, hybrid generator.... Worth it or stick with gas?