home generator

[BBBGP]

I'm looking in to getting a generator installed for my home. Any experience shared would be appreciated.



Do you have one...is it dependable?

[Pineywoods]

We have a Briggs and Stratton 993cc 20kW home generator with an automatic transfer switch installed. It has the commercial Vanguard engine and ours runs off of propane. It starts up once a week and runs for15 mins to keep battery charged etc. We have only lived in our home for 2 years but it has been very dependable and has no issues running the entire house. I havent had to use it long term so i'm not sure of propane usage. I definitely recommend an automatic transfer switch in case you are out of town when a bad outage occurs. It will save everything in your freezers. I believe ours was 6-7k for everything installed.

Edit: the transfer switch is the "IntelliGEN Series".

[TallTexan]

We have a Briggs and Stratton 993cc 20kW home generator with an automatic transfer switch installed. It has the commercial Vanguard engine and ours runs off of propane. It starts up once a week and runs for15 mins to keep battery charged etc. We have only lived in our home for 2 years but it has been very dependable and has no issues running the entire house. I havent had to use it long term so i'm not sure of propane usage. I definitely recommend an automatic transfer switch in case you are out of town when a bad outage occurs. It will save everything in your freezers. I believe ours was 6-7k for everything installed.

Edit: the transfer switch is the "IntelliGEN Series".

Did you change the oil in it, or have someone service it?

How often does it need to be changed?

[Johnny Dangerr]

Did you change the oil in it, or have someone service it?

How often does it need to be changed?

It is about the hours it has run. You will get a service policy when you buy it and they will handle oil changes. I think ours is for 3 years.
We got a 14K Kohler and it runs everything including a temperature controlled garage and garage apt. (3500 square feet)

[Pineywoods]

Did you change the oil in it, or have someone service it?

How often does it need to be changed?

Like He said above it depends on the hrs it has ran. The oil is extremely easy to change on mine. I do the service on mine myself. I've had to replace the battery last month after 2 years. If I had bought a better battery to begin with i'm sure it would have lasted longer.