This being a 'rural' group, I figured many in here are familiar with this subject.
I'm seriously thinking of getting a 20kw standby generator installed. We have regular outages in this area. One outage lasted for a week. Our 5500 watt portable Generac has been getting us through these just fine for the last dozen or so years. However, I'm two years shy of eighty, and I'm getting tired of getting up at 2:00 A.M and hightailing it to the garage through rain blowing sideways while pulling 75 feet of heavy duty cord to connect to the switch box on the side of the house. Arguing with the pull cord and the choke on the Generac ain't fun either while half asleep and soaked to the skin. Now, a natural gas operated standby does all the work itself, plus knows exactly when the power comes back on.
Anyway, has anyone in here have any opinions as to the merits of Generac vs. Kohler or some other brands of generators? How are these companies when it comes to standing behind their products? I never knew it would be so hard getting this done. It's been one problem after another with outfits that supply these things - and then sub contract the work out to lord-know-who. It also seems everyone does their damndest to hide the price of the generator itself inside the installation charges. I'm on my third outfit now trying to get this done. I wasn't thrilled this morning to get a copy of the contract from the latest seller disclaiming all warranties of any kind. The contract states "Buyer acknowledges that no express or implied warranties (including warranties of merchantability or fitness) have been made by the seller and seller hereby disclaims all such warranties."
Huh?
And I should pay about eight grand for this?
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