> Are there any other options I
> should consider?
What about installing a heat source that doesn't require electricity? Like
maybe a convection wall furnace, with millivolt pilot
light system; or one of these
http://www.woodstove.com/fireside-franklin
Probably not enough for comfort heating for the whole house, but maybe enough
to keep it above freezing inside. And you could add a
manual generator for when you are home.
Turning a standard manual generator into an automatic backup generator sounds
like quite a project. Logic to start the engine,
electrically operated transfer switch and so on. And if it's not big enough to
carry the entire house, you'll have to run new
circuits to the "essential" items, so the non-essential items can stay on the
utility side of the switch.
Randall
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