Comments on: Even Better Than The Sword of Grayskull: Generac Residential Generator http://homefixated.com/generac-residential-backup-power-generator-standby/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Where DIY Meets LOL Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:15:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Greg http://homefixated.com/generac-residential-backup-power-generator-standby/comment-page-1/#comment-10254 Greg Fri, 29 May 2009 15:46:25 +0000 http://homefixated.com/?p=976#comment-10254 A few summers ago here in St. Louis we were out of power for almost two weeks in the middle of July after a bad series of lightning storms. Needless to say it was miserable. We moved out of the city and built a new house, and I swore I'd never live like that again. Our electrical co-op actually provided low interest (4%) financing for our Generac natural gas 16kW unit. The cost is just tacked onto the bill every month for 2 years. As you mentioned, it has a small air-cooled engine and it starts and runs automatically for a few minutes once per week to keep in shape. It was pretty straight-forward to change the oil with synthetic and the air & oil filters are available on Amazon.com. That said, apparently the best way to ensure you're never without power is to buy a standby generator - but only because then your power never goes out! It's not been out for more than 30 minutes since we built here. I guess that's life! :-) A few summers ago here in St. Louis we were out of power for almost two weeks in the middle of July after a bad series of lightning storms. Needless to say it was miserable.

We moved out of the city and built a new house, and I swore I’d never live like that again.

Our electrical co-op actually provided low interest (4%) financing for our Generac natural gas 16kW unit. The cost is just tacked onto the bill every month for 2 years.

As you mentioned, it has a small air-cooled engine and it starts and runs automatically for a few minutes once per week to keep in shape. It was pretty straight-forward to change the oil with synthetic and the air & oil filters are available on Amazon.com.

That said, apparently the best way to ensure you’re never without power is to buy a standby generator – but only because then your power never goes out! It’s not been out for more than 30 minutes since we built here.

I guess that’s life! :-)

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