have a cummins 20k and its awesome. much quieter than the others.
texsn95 said:
Has anyone had a Kohler or Cummins installed? Not sold on Generac yet.
texsn95 said:
Has anyone had a Kohler or Cummins installed? Not sold on Generac yet.
36kw....that is a beast!htx97 said:texsn95 said:
Has anyone had a Kohler or Cummins installed? Not sold on Generac yet.
I have had a Cummins 36kw for a few years now. Very quiet and runs great. Past 2 storms it went about 125 hours non stop each outage. I like ours alot.
ttha_aggie_09 said:
I'll try and post pics tomorrow but had interlock switch, inlet box for 50 amp connection, and had a 3/4" natural gas line plumbed right beside it. Still waiting on trifuel Westinghouse to get off back order but I'm feeling good about next power outage!
The best part is I'm going to be all in about 20% of what the Generac would have cost me installed.
I'm in the same boat, but have a Duramax ordered. Won't be ready until the end of next month.ttha_aggie_09 said:
I'll try and post pics tomorrow but had interlock switch, inlet box for 50 amp connection, and had a 3/4" natural gas line plumbed right beside it. Still waiting on trifuel Westinghouse to get off back order but I'm feeling good about next power outage!
The best part is I'm going to be all in about 20% of what the Generac would have cost me installed.
Diggity said:
Just an FYI. There's recently been a lot of chatter on the Facebook generator groups about the new Microair model having a high failure rate. Their biggest fan has basically told people to hold off until the get it fixed.
Yes, been reading that. The essentially pop an existing aged capacitor as they learn the most optimal ramp-up.Diggity said:
Just an FYI. There's recently been a lot of chatter on the Facebook generator groups about the new Microair model having a high failure rate. Their biggest fan has basically told people to hold off until the get it fixed.
order replacement capacitors for both your units. Honestly good preventive maintenance to have em on hand anyways but here's your excuse.Jethro95 said:
I just installed 2 Flex last weekend. Then I read about the issues on Reddit. Most are having a failure within the first 3 weeks so now I'm just waiting. It works as advertised though. Both units inrush decreased to about 35% of what it was before.
Jethro95 said:
I just installed 2 Flex last weekend. Then I read about the issues on Reddit. Most are having a failure within the first 3 weeks so now I'm just waiting. It works as advertised though. Both units inrush decreased to about 35% of what it was before.
Come on.P.H. Dexippus said:
Portable for the win. I had mine stored in the garage after Uri in 2021 until the derecho in May 2024 drained of gas and fresh synthetic oil. No maintenance required.
This bold part is not true. No need to drain anything with a tri fuel if you're running NG or LP. There is not necessarily any strain, oversize your portable for your application so it's not running full throttle.AgLA06 said:Come on.P.H. Dexippus said:
Portable for the win. I had mine stored in the garage after Uri in 2021 until the derecho in May 2024 drained of gas and fresh synthetic oil. No maintenance required.
They both require maintenance to keep running.
Standby is expensive and gives you all the power you need and automatically kicks in but you have to service it regularly regardless of use.
Portable is cheaper and as long as you drain and store it properly between uses you can forget about it. But you have to manually transfer it and once you get it running they tend to strain under load and require all the same maintenance while being used to keep them going. Which means you have to shut it down to do so.
I'm a portable guy all the way due to financial value, but at least be truthful about it.
AgLA06 said:Come on.P.H. Dexippus said:
Portable for the win. I had mine stored in the garage after Uri in 2021 until the derecho in May 2024 drained of gas and fresh synthetic oil. No maintenance required.
They both require maintenance to keep running.
HerschelwoodHardhead said:
Question for the knowledgeable folks on this thread. I'm in Florida, and going to take advantage of tax free weekend to buy a portable generator to run fridges, window units, etc in the event of a storm. However, I don't have natural gas lines in my neighborhood. Would it make sense to buy a dual-fuel (gas plus propane) generator? Or is buying propane tanks a bad idea compared to just refilling with gasoline during a post-storm environment? I honestly have no idea how big a propane tank you'd need to keep a generator running for 24 hours.
Thanks for any advice.