
<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">Good point. I’ll check to see what’s available </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Dec 18, 2025, at 6:14 PM, Mac Lewis via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto"><div>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. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div><br></div><div><font color="#305A78" face="'times new roman', serif"><br></font></div><div><br></div>Mac Lewis<br><br><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;color:rgb(255,153,0)"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><p align="left"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(48,90,120)"><font face="'times new roman', serif">"Yo solo sé que no sé nada." </font><span style="font-weight:700;color:rgb(104,104,104)"><font face="'times new roman', serif">-Sócrates</font></span></span></span></font></p></font></b></span></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Dec 18, 2025, 6:00 PM MD Electric & Solar via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">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.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">We have also had good luck with the liquid cooled kohler 24KW propane unit.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Mike</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Dec 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM Jay via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi all<br>

<br>

I’m<br>

Having trouble figuring out which generator to recommend for someone<br>

<br>

It’s for a home backup. No solar. <br>

<br>

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. <br>

<br>

About 14kw will do, propane powered. <br>

<br>

Is there a specific model/brand recommended. Most seem to be set up for auto start with power outage. <br>

Just wasn’t sure if the ecogen offgrid is the right choice or if there is something else. <br>

<br>

Thanks in advance <br>

<br>

<br>

_______________________________________________<br>

List sponsored by Redwood Alliance<br>

<br>

Pay optional member dues here: <a href="http://re-wrenches.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://re-wrenches.org</a><br>

<br>

List Address: <a href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a><br>

<br>

Change listserver email address & settings:<br>

<a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a><br>

<br>

There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the other:<br>

<a href="https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/</a><br>

<a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" 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" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm</a><br>

<br>

Check out or update participant bios:<br>

<a href="http://www.members.re-wrenches.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.members.re-wrenches.org</a><br>

<br>

</blockquote></div><div><br clear="all"></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Michael D Nelson</span><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">MD Electric & Solar Inc.</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Office: 707-412-3181</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Cell: 707-684-0064</span></div></div><div><a href="http://www.mdelectricsolar.com/" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">www.mdelectricsolar.com</a><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/mdelectricandsolar" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">www.facebook.com/mdelectricandsolar</a></span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

_______________________________________________<br>

List sponsored by Redwood Alliance<br>

<br>

Pay optional member dues here: <a href="http://re-wrenches.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://re-wrenches.org</a><br>

<br>

List Address: <a href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a><br>

<br>

Change listserver email address & settings:<br>

<a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a><br>

<br>

There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the other:<br>

<a href="https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/</a><br>

<a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" 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" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm</a><br>

<br>

Check out or update participant bios:<br>

<a href="http://www.members.re-wrenches.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.members.re-wrenches.org</a><br>

<br>

</blockquote></div>

<span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>List sponsored by Redwood Alliance</span><br><span></span><br><span>Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org</span><br><span></span><br><span>List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</span><br><span></span><br><span>Change listserver email address & settings:</span><br><span>http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</span><br><span></span><br><span>There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the other:</span><br><span>https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/</span><br><span>http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</span><br><span></span><br><span>List rules & etiquette:</span><br><span>http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm</span><br><span></span><br><span>Check out or update participant bios:</span><br><span>http://www.members.re-wrenches.org</span><br><span></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>