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PF Gatlinburg cabin whole house generator

John Underwood
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I noticed several neighbors at our PF cabin have whole house generators.

Our neighborhood has underground electrical, but the main roads are all obove ground.

I only saw the electrical go out once for a few hours this winter and the guests were very understanding.

For those of you that own a cabin in this area do you have a generator and if so how often has it been needed over the years?

With a well you lose water also when power goes out.

We do have 1 gas fireplace but it doesn't put out any significant heat.

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    Power outages are common but don’t last long. Whole house generators are very expensive. It’s not something I would bother with. I do love me some big John though! 

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