The question is not whether to get one or not, It's more of a comparison study and which way to go. I had a 13kw on our last home that I installed, in the dark, during a power outage that lasted 2 weeks.
Fast forward to the new house. We built this house and have been in it for a year now. Have always planned on installing a generator which is why I had a very large gas meter/regulator installed. The other day I had a guy come out and give me a quote on installing a 24kw (21kw on NG) generator. I knew it wouldn't be cheap, but $22k for a generator and install is ridiculous.
So that brings me here asking the question, Generac (which I had at the old house), Kohler or some other brand? What's your experience and opinion?
The company that gave me the quote is a Generac dealer. When I asked him what the difference was between his $15k generator and the $4k generator at Costco, he kind of gave some double talk BS and I wasn't really sold. Needless to say, at $22k, I'll be installing my own generator.
Fast forward to the new house. We built this house and have been in it for a year now. Have always planned on installing a generator which is why I had a very large gas meter/regulator installed. The other day I had a guy come out and give me a quote on installing a 24kw (21kw on NG) generator. I knew it wouldn't be cheap, but $22k for a generator and install is ridiculous.
So that brings me here asking the question, Generac (which I had at the old house), Kohler or some other brand? What's your experience and opinion?
The company that gave me the quote is a Generac dealer. When I asked him what the difference was between his $15k generator and the $4k generator at Costco, he kind of gave some double talk BS and I wasn't really sold. Needless to say, at $22k, I'll be installing my own generator.