I was told for sure it would be more expensive . I did all sorts of studies on this after the last hurricane . Of course these people selling the natural gas generators want to make sure you are spending the MAX amount of money they can get out of you .I read about a person somewhere up north that bought one & never needed it & the 6th yr needed it & it would not start . I concluded well if I spent $10,000 & mine wouldn't start I'd be mad enough to have a heart attack .
I decided I'm not so spoiled that I need my entire house to be cool . I need my bdr & bath & my Tv in that area & I have a window unit sitting in my garage to shove into one of the windows in our room . And yes the bedroom is on the back of the house & the window is almost down to the baseboard so it won't be seen .I need my icebox to work , kitchen stove & washer & dryer & computer & hot water heater .In our bedroom the Tv puts out enough light we need no lamps . I have 1 of those tiny night lights plugged into the wall in the bathroom & that's enough light to bathe .So at Lowes I used the catalogue they had in the store & figured all sorts of stuff out & searched on line . I spent maybe 4 or 5 wks . I figured the unit I was interested in would be about $2,200.00 I would risk that & be happy I had it ! Ok time to get a salesman & write up this deal right ? Wrong !!!!!!! Oh we don't sell that one ??What ??? it is in the book . Nope they don't sell , ok what about this one just above nope !!!!! Came home called a company got the runaround same sort of story . SO WE WILL LEAVE TOWN & JUST VACATION TILL WE CAN COME HOME for the next storm .