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[bcredliner]

Originally Posted by motordavid

bcredliner,

RE: ..."I am researching which generator is best for our needs."

Not a gen expert but we have had a Generac whole house gen since day 1 at our western NC Mtn home, since Sept 2001.

It ran like a top until a yearish ago when it was simply worn out/tired and replacement parts for a 19 yr old model were v difficult to source per my electrician.

He is a Gen 'dealer', but also sells and installs other brands, so I had a new 22 kW whole house Generac installed to replace the old unit.

The new one is sleeker looking, well built, has lots of interior room for 'servicing', and runs several dB quieter.

My electrician/installer, (about all he does is service and install gens these days), also noted that Generac runs free extended warranties a few times a year, so we put off the new Gen for a few weeks waiting for the warranty promo window to open.

Not pitching the brand, but few if any of us have had more than one brand so other than personal anecdote, our Generac is a v good unit, and has saved our bacon literally and figuratively, for 2 decades.

We have underground utilities on our little 5 house high elevation mtn road, but the power lines coming up the Mtn from town are above ground for the long run; thus, we lose power often and the gen saves our fanny.

My 50 Cts.
GL, mD

Thanks for the input. There certainly are a lot of options. Will look at Generac models closer. Thanks again.

[motordavid]

Originally Posted by bcredliner

Thanks for the input. There certainly are a lot of options. Will look at Generac models closer. Thanks again.

Welcome...my add'l 50Cts is if looking into whole house gens, you will probably have a few installers/dealers that do almost only gens vs a 'standard' electrician, in your area.

My local person, (who did the orig 20 yrs ago and the replacement a year ago), does ~ 90% generator work and 10% std electrical work; he happens to be a Generac 'dealer'/approved installer. Your area may have similar people but experienced in other brands, as I wasn't pumping the Gen brand generator.

22 kW runs a lot of 'house', as seldom do people have every electrical situ on in their house.

Otoh, with this recent winter and the TX situ, I suspect many are looking into whole house gens which may equal shorter supply, jacked pricing, and installers backed up.

Nearly every house on our Mtn ridge/top has a WH gen, as we all have propane of some tank quantity.

Those with nat gas in their area are fortunate, though propane does well for us for hot water, boiler fired heat, dryer, and the Gen.
GL, mD

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