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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>Hey Chris - I am curious how the Generercs are doing I have had nothing but dead, on fire, or in the shop stories from clients. I only know of one, a 30 KW water cooled that is healthy to this day..<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>Thanks</span><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>Dana Orzel - Great Solar Works, Inc - E - <b>dana@solarwork.com</b> - V <b>970.626.5253</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>F - 970.626.4140 C - 970.209.4076 web - www.solarwork.com <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>"Responsible Technologies for Responsible People since 1988"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:green'>P </span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:green'>Please consider the environment before printing this email</span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#99CC00'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chris Mason<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 04, 2012 6:16 AM<br><b>To:</b> Allan@positiveenergysolar.com; RE-wrenches<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Kohler 8.5 RMY question<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I installed two Kohler 12RES about five years ago, before we switched brands to Generac. The Kohler units had a couple of electrical control problems, minor issues, easily repaired, nothing mechanical. Residential backup generators are in one of two states, working, or broken. If it has not broken down, then it is working. End of story. When the break, you get a new one.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 11:28 PM, Allan Sindelar <<a href="mailto:allan@positiveenergysolar.com">allan@positiveenergysolar.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Wrenches,<br>We sold and installed a few Kohler 8.5 and 11 RMY generators in the first half of the last decade. We found over the years that followed that they held up quite well, with very few problems if cared for. <br><br>We have a customer whose off grid system we cared for for about a decade before she sold her property and moved on. The buyer, with whom I have never spoken, did little research on the property or the PV system before purchase, and is now dissatisfied with the system and has sued the seller. I have been asked to provide some history and guidance to the seller. The system includes an 8.5 RMY Kohler that, when the property was sold, had about 2,000 hours on it and was working well, I recall being told. The buyer has claimed, among other things, that it was "old and near the end of its service life."<br><br>What kind of life have others seen from these units, and how have they held up in your experience?<br>Thank you,<br>Allan<span class=hoenzb><span style='color:#888888'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#888888'>-- <br><b>Allan Sindelar</b><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#888888'><a href="mailto:Allan@positiveenergysolar.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:#000099'>Allan@positiveenergysolar.com</span></a></span><span style='color:#888888'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#888888'>NABCEP Certified Photovoltaic Installer<br>NABCEP Certified Technical Sales Professional<br>New Mexico EE98J Journeyman Electrician<br><b>Positive Energy, Inc.</b><br>3201 Calle Marie<br>Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507<br><b><a href="tel:505%20424-1112" target="_blank">505 424-1112</a></b><br><a href="http://www.positiveenergysolar.com/" target="_blank">www.positiveenergysolar.com</a></span><span style='color:#888888'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right:722.25pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#888888'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#888888'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>List sponsored by Home Power magazine<br><br>List Address: <a href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>Options & settings:<br><a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>List-Archive: <a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>List rules & etiquette:<br><a href="http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm" target="_blank">www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm</a><br><br>Check out participant bios:<br><a href="http://www.members.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">www.members.re-wrenches.org</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br>Chris Mason<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>President, Comet Systems Ltd<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:masonc@cometsystems.co" target="_blank">masonc@cometsystems.co</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.cometsystems.co" target="_blank">www.cometsystems.co</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Cell: 264.235.5670<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Int: +1305.767.2094<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Skype: netconcepts<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>