I am new to generators and I intend to buy one for myself. The load of my house is not that much as its a 5 marla house, two fans, a tv, one computer with an 32" lcd, one fridge and 3 to 4 lights which are mixed of Led (5watts) and energy savers 20 watts and a 700 watt UPS. I dont intend to use ACs on it but from the manual it seems it can support 1.5 ton AC along with other full load.
My credit card is offering me Homage 6 KVA generator markup free. Now i wish to ask two things
1) There are two types one is with ATS and the other one Non ATS (Non version being cheaper about RS 8000) Which version is better?
2) Also i have heard that it is easy to install an ATS generator as compared to a non ATS version where you have to spend another 10 K for changer over?
3) How do these Chinese generators preform? I dont intend to use it every day, its just that where i live we sometime face problem of transformer and light gone for 8-10 hours even more before restored. A UPS does not last that long specially with a season used battery.
Pictures are attached for ready reference. One is ATS and other one non ATS
