Randy—if I ever retire you and I need to start a Generac Store. Our motto can be, “Two Lawyers, One a Golddollar, one a Goldbricker! You can trust us, we are retired.”
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Randy—if I ever retire you and I need to start a Generac Store. Our motto can be, “Two Lawyers, One a Golddollar, one a Goldbricker! You can trust us, we are retired.”
Jon651
Member
They ought to put us on the payroll now for all the advertising we've given them.
Step N. Mud
Member
Lectric start would be nice as well dual fuel, but that's not what we ended up with. Just a plain Lowes power horse 8500 watts. Lucky enough to have a large back yard and installed this genny around behind the garage wall 75' away from back of the house. Completed project by using a Keter trash can shed with exhaust extension and in/out air flow fan. Noise level is perfect when enclosed in the Keter shed and just loud enough for us to hear if it stops running. Also did the interlock system on the main service panel to keep from possibly frying utility workers. All this extra cost stuff was around $500. over the generator cost, but sure makes it convenient and will run the entire house of 3000'sq ft. with exception of the oven being on all the time. Did the required break in and fire up the generator once a month. Keep fresh gas and Briggs & Stratton goes on and on.
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Lots of people around here have various portable generators for sump pumps when they loose power, the problem I see is if your not home whos starting the generator, basement floods!! Get a whole house unit runs even if your on vacation. Everything frozen in freezer still froze!
The true secret of spending a bunch of money on a whole house generator is once you go to the trouble and expense, you will never need it! In my case the power stopped going out once the generator was installed. My typical luck. Mine does it’s weekly start up then it is not needed.
I have an 8750 watt Predator generator. I made a "suicide" heavy duty cord that plugs my gen into my 50 watt stove recepticle. It will run my whole house plus well except for the heat pump. I recently drilled a well at my pond to keep it from going dry. I have run it all day(12 hrs) 3 days in a row. And still use it weekly there. It's never missed a lick. I highly recommend it. If it ever dies I will buy another just like it.
jeffsmith
Member
Depending where in Central FL you live
Rabbit ears are all you need to get local TV
After Irma the Cable was out long after the Power came back on
Rabbit ears gave us all the Channels we needed
(I still use it occasionally)
Rabbit ears are all you need to get local TV
After Irma the Cable was out long after the Power came back on
Rabbit ears gave us all the Channels we needed
(I still use it occasionally)
LVSteve
Member
Caje, is there no hope for the old generator? What broke?
Eleven years ago, I bought a 5K Champion portable generator from Tractor Supply. It came without oil in it, but with the engine oil in a bottle. Yes, it is Chinese made and yes, it is loud. I run it in my garage, which is 75' from the house. Earlier this year, I had a transfer switch installed in my breaker box and I can now run the well pump, as well as all of the other 120 volt appliances. I shut off the hot water heater. If I wanted to use the stove, I would also turn off the well while I was cooking.
Frank46
US Veteran
Have a 6kw sears generator that I made up a double outlet and a 40' cord on it. Used that for a bunch of years. But when hurricane Barry came through the gas in the system (and I ran it dry) messed up the float and leaked through the weep hole. Vowed never to get caught like that again. Cost $200 to get it fixed. So pent the bucks and had a 22kw Generac installed and a 750 gallon propane tank installed. Comes on once a week and takes the same full synthetic oil as my truck. Bought extra oil filters,plugs,control fuses, air filters. Roughly 12-13 seconds after a power failure and she starts up. Have to use a bipap machine so that alone makes it worthwhile for me. Frank
Our needs are met with our Honda eu2000i...during a freeze loss of power...will run the gas furnace/refrigerator/big screen/laptops/several lights....with the furnace turned off..can use the microwave....neighbors can not hear it running in backyard...and will give ELEVEN hours on the one gal internal tank.....with a three gal marine tank attached to the fuel cap(adapter)..fill up at noon without shutting off the Honda...best $900 ever spent....
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Just yesterday I bought a generator after years of thinking about it. Came home from the gym and our power was out for about 4 hours. Forgot to mention I am picking up the generator today. LOL I bought a Generac 3,700 wt. should run everything in my small house except a/c and furnace, but I have heat covered with 2 vent-less fireplaces. When I had my power upgrade I had the electrician put a box in my back garage so I can back feed the house, by turning off my main breaker inside the house. I am aware of all the safety steps involved when back feeding.
Now that I have one I wonder if I will ever need it.
Now that I have one I wonder if I will ever need it.
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Generator Noise
Yesterday WE closed on a house with a Generac.
It is barely heard in the house.
During power out times even the Briggs Stratton generator would comfort us like a PURRRING CAT!
Bekeart & SWMBO
Yesterday WE closed on a house with a Generac.
It is barely heard in the house.
During power out times even the Briggs Stratton generator would comfort us like a PURRRING CAT!
Bekeart & SWMBO
Miami_JBT
US Veteran
The Porter & Cable is an oldie that I've had since Katrina. Still going strong but is a clunker and loid. The Predator from Harbor Frieght is a great inverter generator. Sips gas on econo mode and is fairly quiet. It is a 2000 watt unit and I have a spare that when coupled together provide plenty of clean power. The little Tailgator us a two-stroke that I use around the camp site to power things like air pumps and the like.
twodog max
Member
I have a Generac 3400 that we got after a tornado left us without power for 4 days. I also had our rural electric coop put in a system called Generlink that they installed that allows me to run the house with the supplied power cord that separates the generator from the system. I turn off all breakers start the generator then power up what I want to run. It will not run the whole house at once or the AC or the hot water. My generator does not have the power.
I want to upgrade to something in the 8-9000 watt size and when i do it will be dual fuel.
The Generac always starts easy and does well on a tank of gas.
I have used Honda generators and they are good but IMO you are paying a lot of money for reputation rather than a huge difference in quality.
I want to upgrade to something in the 8-9000 watt size and when i do it will be dual fuel.
The Generac always starts easy and does well on a tank of gas.
I have used Honda generators and they are good but IMO you are paying a lot of money for reputation rather than a huge difference in quality.
