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<blockquote data-quote="jcthorne" data-source="post: 11795893" data-attributes="member: 41108"><p>I have a Generac 15kw air cooled unit. Natural gas powered and installed in 2006 right after Rita came through Houston. When Ike hit, the unit provided power to our home for 13 days 24/7. We have a 2700 sqft home with 7tons of AC and it ran both units, full kitchen, lights etc. You do have to select which loads go on the standby breaker panel and which do not. For us, it was the garage AC, the welding outlet and air compressor in the garage, a 240v large oven in the kitchen and the hot tub that are not on the gen set. By dropping those loads from the requirement, I was able to install the 15kw unit for approx $6k installed cost. Full house would have been 25kw at about tripple the cost.</p><p></p><p>We were suprised at the cost of installing the gas line. Cost 2k just for that. Needs a 1 inch line that supports 300,000 btu of gas. Most homes do not have a meter or regulator that large although the piping from the main is usually large enough due to the higher pressure in the distribution line. We did not need a new regulator, just a new line from the meter to the gen set.</p><p></p><p>Gen set came with the ATS and fully automated controls. Even exercises the unit weekly for 15 minutes. Has been very reliable and still works great. Only maintainance has been annual oil changes (2 qts and a filter) and a new battery every 3rd year. The newer units use aluminum enclosures that eliminate the rust at the bottom of our steel enclosure. Its just looks but a nice improvement.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jcthorne, post: 11795893, member: 41108"] I have a Generac 15kw air cooled unit. Natural gas powered and installed in 2006 right after Rita came through Houston. When Ike hit, the unit provided power to our home for 13 days 24/7. We have a 2700 sqft home with 7tons of AC and it ran both units, full kitchen, lights etc. You do have to select which loads go on the standby breaker panel and which do not. For us, it was the garage AC, the welding outlet and air compressor in the garage, a 240v large oven in the kitchen and the hot tub that are not on the gen set. By dropping those loads from the requirement, I was able to install the 15kw unit for approx $6k installed cost. Full house would have been 25kw at about tripple the cost. We were suprised at the cost of installing the gas line. Cost 2k just for that. Needs a 1 inch line that supports 300,000 btu of gas. Most homes do not have a meter or regulator that large although the piping from the main is usually large enough due to the higher pressure in the distribution line. We did not need a new regulator, just a new line from the meter to the gen set. Gen set came with the ATS and fully automated controls. Even exercises the unit weekly for 15 minutes. Has been very reliable and still works great. Only maintainance has been annual oil changes (2 qts and a filter) and a new battery every 3rd year. The newer units use aluminum enclosures that eliminate the rust at the bottom of our steel enclosure. Its just looks but a nice improvement. [/QUOTE]
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