Hi friends, The power went out this morning. I wondered Should I start the big generator. Should I start the small one? The small one is only for powering the heat tape. The big one will power the whole house but in an emergency I would use it only for the water pump. Wood stove heating and cooking. Oh also 1 foot of snow fell. Probably what caused the outage. No problem. But I am so spoiled that I am going to buy a battery powered DVD player. Spoil me, but it may very helpful to entertain the grandchildren in a real emergency. Why is that important?