Questions about buying a standby electrical generator

joe · 2012-08-17T15:51:36+00:00

This being a 'rural' group, I figured many in here are familiar withthis 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 justfine for the last dozen or so years. However, I'm two years shy ofeighty, and I'm getting tired of getting up at 2:00 A.M andhightailing it to the garage through rain blowing sideways whilepulling 75 feet of heavy duty cord to connect to the switch box on theside of the house. Arguing with the pull cord and the choke on theGenerac ain't fun either while half asleep and soaked to the skin.Now, a natural gas operated standby does all the work itself, plusknows exactly when the power comes back on.Anyway, has anyone in here have any opinions as to the merits ofGenerac vs. Kohler or some other brands of generators? How are thesecompanies when it comes to standing behind their products? I neverknew it would be so hard getting this done. It's been one problemafter another with outfits that supply these things - and then subcontract the work out to lord-know-who. It also seems everyone doestheir damndest to hide the price of the generator itself inside theinstallation charges. I'm on my third outfit now trying to get thisdone. I wasn't thrilled this morning to get a copy of the contractfrom the latest seller disclaiming all warranties of any kind. Thecontract states "Buyer acknowledges that no express or impliedwarranties (including warranties of merchantability or fitness) havebeen made by the seller and seller hereby disclaims all suchwarranties."Huh?And I should pay about eight grand for this???

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