Have a #generac #wholehouse #generator and have a question about its internal #battery

Last annual test/servicing, the tech suggested that I run the generator for 1 hour once every 3 months to keep the internal battery fully charged. Additionally test the automatic fail over during those runs.

Seems like an expensive way to keep the battery charged. Anyone doing this? Alternatives? TIA

Looking for recommendations on #WholeHouse #Audio players.

Currently, I use #SqueezeBox (aka #Slimserver) for this but it is... old. Still, I have three #RaspberryPi hooked to speakers in different rooms in the house, plus PCs. With a web interface or Android app, I can select from my music collection and have it play in all those rooms, nearly perfectly synchronized by streaming over #WiFi. But then for listening on mobile, I have to have a separate #Ampache server.

Suggestions? #AskFedi