[RE-wrenches] Backup house generator

[Jerry Shafer]

Jay,
I use Kohler watercooled units starting at the 24, its much quieter and
very reliable, can be remotely monitored. The cheaper air cooled units are
noisy and some other brands l would suggest to stay far away from.
Fun times

On Thu, Dec 18, 2025, 6:33 PM Jay via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:

> Good point. I’ll check to see what’s available
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> On Dec 18, 2025, at 6:14 PM, Mac Lewis via RE-wrenches <
> re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
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> I would recommend talking to the local generator techs. If no one works on
> it locally, it can quickly become useless or very expensive to repair.
> Warranties are somewhat useless without local support.
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> Mac Lewis
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> *"Yo solo sé que no sé nada." -Sócrates*
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> On Thu, Dec 18, 2025, 6:00 PM MD Electric & Solar via RE-wrenches <
> re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
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>> We have had good luck with the cummins-onan brand of propane fired air
>> cooled generators. You could set the gen to manual run or auto run.
>> We have also had good luck with the liquid cooled kohler 24KW propane
>> unit.
>> Mike
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>> On Thu, Dec 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM Jay via RE-wrenches <
>> re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
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>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> I’m
>>> Having trouble figuring out which generator to recommend for someone
>>>
>>> It’s for a home backup. No solar.
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>>> My friend wants manual start, and either manual or automatic transfer
>>> switch. Doesn’t want it to start automatically. It’s in Oregon so not all
>>> that cold and low elevation.
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>>> About 14kw will do, propane powered.
>>>
>>> Is there a specific model/brand recommended. Most seem to be set up for
>>> auto start with power outage.
>>> Just wasn’t sure if the ecogen offgrid is the right choice or if there
>>> is something else.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance
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