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soap said:
I drive through that intersection 4 times a day and it sucks when the signal is out.

--Joe
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They have it flashing on a generator for the past day or so, still no power here.

afolk83 said:
With that 7,500watt unit what all can you use in your home? I'm just wondering. Does that allow you to live as normal or do u have to unplug a bunch of stuff as to not overload the generator. I mean as long as I can run the important stuff like garage lights, air compressor, small welder then I guess I could live.
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I have a 5,000 with 6,250 surge or something and I have my entire house powered. Furnace, 3 refrigerators, well, lights, TV, internet... I know I'm pushing it but it seems to work. If the well kicks on when the furnace is also on she bogs a bit.

ReiKo said:
So you're saying I'm not OHSA approved? :lol:
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LoL mines back feeding through a second irrigation well I have.
 
ReiKo said:
Wife fucked up... She said she wouldn't mind a backup house generator...
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LOL

Dennis
 
4Gas$ said:
The neighboring farmer hooked up his 50K generator, then looked
down the road and saw the horse farm 1/2 a mile away all powered
up.

He then realized he had forgot to shut his main off!
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That's some shit I would do... :bowrofl:
 
Generac, Honeywell and Kohler are all the same just sold in different stores with different stickers. We have a 20kW Honeywell natural gas unit, no issues at all. I change the oil every couple years and he have it hardwired to a cold weather kit (basically a trickle charger for the battery and oil heater for the block).

--Joe
 
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soap said:
Generac, Honeywell and Kohler are all the same just sold in different stores with different stickers. We have a 20kW Honeywell natural gas unit, no issues at all. I change the oil every couple years and he have it hardwired to a cold weather kit (basically a trickle charger for the battery and oil heater for the block).

--Joe
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Did you have to get your meter upgraded?

I'm afraid my meter is going to need upgrading with all the stuff that house currently has... :(
 
ReiKo said:
Did you have to get your meter upgraded?

I'm afraid my meter is going to need upgrading with all the stuff that house currently has... :(
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Nope. We built a few years ago so the meters were the new digital type. We have a 200 amp and a discounted 100 amp service so we needed two transfer switches for both meters.

--Joe
 
I'd stay away from Generac. Kohler is a better option at roughly the same price point. Onan (Cummins) if you got the money...
 
I think this was one of the best purchases I ever made,
and it was 17 years ago. It has always started with one
pull. Powers the whole house (back feed).

13 HP, 7500 watt.

 
Killjoy said:
I'd stay away from Generac. Kohler is a better option at roughly the same price point. Onan (Cummins) if you got the money...
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What don't you like about the Generac? Looking at hooking my parents up with a basic 6k watt natural gas unit to replace their Generac 5k watt portable gasoline model. They already have a transfer box and just need to power the essentials but want something with continuous fuel supply and electric start. Figured for ~$2k plus install supplies you can't really go wrong.

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Birdie2000 said:
What don't you like about the Generac? Looking at hooking my parents up with a basic 6k watt natural gas unit to replace their Generac 5k watt portable gasoline model. They already have a transfer box and just need to power the essentials but want something with continuous fuel supply and electric start. Figured for ~$2k plus install supplies you can't really go wrong.

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Saw the infomercial. For the price seems like a no brainer not having to mess around with gas and running cables
 
Birdie2000 said:
What don't you like about the Generac? Looking at hooking my parents up with a basic 6k watt natural gas unit to replace their Generac 5k watt portable gasoline model. They already have a transfer box and just need to power the essentials but want something with continuous fuel supply and electric start. Figured for ~$2k plus install supplies you can't really go wrong.

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When I was shopping for a generator, a lot of install companies refer to them as Generjunk. I don't know how true or accurate that is though. I ended up going with this one. Only used it a couple of times for a few hours so far, with no problems.

Dennis

https://www.norwall.com/products/8k...F5RT1CV5Uv_54iL8SjLIvnyvo7fr1wOPvYaAr5t8P8HAQ
 
Birdie2000 said:
What don't you like about the Generac? Looking at hooking my parents up with a basic 6k watt natural gas unit to replace their Generac 5k watt portable gasoline model. They already have a transfer box and just need to power the essentials but want something with continuous fuel supply and electric start. Figured for ~$2k plus install supplies you can't really go wrong.
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The biggest problem are the controllers and transfer switches that die frequently. And their TX switches are proprietary.
 
We still don't have power at our Troy building. They marked it as power on twice in the last couple days. Each time - wrong. This morning it said "power's on." Wrong. Whole street still out. Arg.
 
Same thing happened to someone I know in Ann Arbor. His whole street is out yet their system keeps saying it's up.

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