Generator

Because we were in a blackout in Michigan for three days, and our area was hit fairly hard by Hurricane Rita, we decided to install an auxiliary generator.  Most new homes in this area have generators.  The 18kw unit can be seen in the adjacent photo.  It operates on propane and starts up once a month automatically for testing.  The propane tank, which was shown in the previous post, is just outside the picture on the left.

The guys in the picture are the builder, Philip, in the yellow shirt and two guys from Consumers Gas.  They are probing for the pipe that runs under the driveway to the house.  Luckily they found it.