Generacs for off-grid [RE-wrenches]

Jeremy Rodriguez allsolar at ris.net
Thu Jul 6 20:46:59 PDT 2006


We get them from Rocky Mountain Power Generation in Denver
Retail for around $4,200.00

Jeremy

Travis Creswell wrote:
> 
> Where do you get these units?  How much?
> 
> Travis Creswell
> Ozark Energy Services
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeremy Rodriguez [mailto:allsolar at ris.net] 
> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 9:45 PM
> To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
> Subject: RE: Generacs for off-grid [RE-wrenches]
> 
> 
> We have been using the Coleman 11.5kw units with the Honda Industrial 
> engine with good sucess. It is a standby unit but is quiet and carries a 
> 
> 3 year 1500 hour warranty regardless of inverter controlled or not. Be 
> carefull with Generacs warranty as typically the off grid client does 
> not use them for stand-by!
> Jermy
> All Solar
> 
> CVSOLAR at aol.com wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >  
> >  
> > In a message dated 7/5/2006 12:00:23 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
> > ipl at sover.net 
> > writes:
> > 
> > do not  have experience with Generac generators. My question is how do 
> > they
> > compare  with a Kohler 8.5kw standby LP model more money at  $3,195.
> > 
> > 
> > Dave,
> >   My experience with the Generac Guardian generators has been mostly  
> > negative.  Engines blowing at 200 hours with meticulous maintenance.   
> > Starters 
> > failures. Circuit breakers tripping.  They really don't perform to  
> > their published 
> > specs.  We have hooked up quite a few of them and usually  they are 
> > eventually replaced with a Kohler except for one where he decided a  
> > bigger generac 
> > with a 4 cylinder Ford engine might survive.  So far, it  has.... one 
> > season.  
> >  
> > John  Blittersdorf
> > Central Vermont Solar & Wind, Inc.
> > 104 River  Street
> > Rutland, VT 05701
> > 
> > (802)747-0577
> > (802)770-8625  cell
> > www.cvsolar.com
> > 
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > 
> 
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