We been talking for some time now about the idea of purchasing a standby generator. The only one that seems reasonable to us has been the Generac 8Kw. I've been to the Generac web site and read that they make their own engines, but I have never heard anything good or bad about them.
I have noticed from time to time that other forum members here are using the Generac product. Can anybody comment on your genrators?
We figure 8kw is enough to run our Pellet stove and the backup oil fed boiler, the fridge, 220v well pump, and some lighting.
This morning we lost power again about 5AM, and was restored at 3PM so the Generac was topic of the day!
The odd thing was while visiting my brother this last weekend another party told me that they had a Generac 8Kw and were unhappy with it. He told me he had run out of propane and it had caused the stator to fail. I asked if he was sure as I could not imagine why ( I am not a engine mechanic). One would think the engine would just stop. He assured me that was the case. He did finish by saying he was looking for somebody that was interested in buying the unit as he bought a portable generator to take it's place already. I should have asked just how much he wanted and if it was already disconnected (maybe I still will), but wondered about buying someone elses problems. Not sure how much it might cost me to have a stator replaced. At least I could deliver it to a shop on the way home. Still I wonder about Generac quality.
I have noticed from time to time that other forum members here are using the Generac product. Can anybody comment on your genrators?
We figure 8kw is enough to run our Pellet stove and the backup oil fed boiler, the fridge, 220v well pump, and some lighting.
This morning we lost power again about 5AM, and was restored at 3PM so the Generac was topic of the day!
The odd thing was while visiting my brother this last weekend another party told me that they had a Generac 8Kw and were unhappy with it. He told me he had run out of propane and it had caused the stator to fail. I asked if he was sure as I could not imagine why ( I am not a engine mechanic). One would think the engine would just stop. He assured me that was the case. He did finish by saying he was looking for somebody that was interested in buying the unit as he bought a portable generator to take it's place already. I should have asked just how much he wanted and if it was already disconnected (maybe I still will), but wondered about buying someone elses problems. Not sure how much it might cost me to have a stator replaced. At least I could deliver it to a shop on the way home. Still I wonder about Generac quality.