backup power generator

So a couple weeks ago, we had a typical summer storm. I was a couple miles away from the house when I heard an incredible BOOM! The storm came and went and as I returned home, I found my garage door opener had fried. After having to break into my own house, I also found that the Apex Classic...

Hello folks, I came across this instructable on how to make a backup power supply using deep cycle marine batteries: https://www.instructables.com/How-to-Build-a-Battery-Backup-Generator/ I did a quick read of it and it's very detailed and it looks complete. I looked for a diy post on r2r but...

So, I live in SoCal and we're susceptible to power outages in the summertime. I looked into getting solar, but it won't work where we live, so I'm looking into battery backups along with a generator. Also, side note: We live in a condo. Here's what I'm definitely wanting to run in case there's...

After losing power for 20 hours recently and the fact that we travel a few times a year has convinced me to finally invest in a real AC power backup system. I did not realize that although they certainly are not cheap, they were nowhere near as pricey as I expected...