[Novalug] UPS/Generators

William Sutton william@trilug.org
Sun Jul 15 14:13:35 EDT 2012


I have LPG, so was thinkin about something in the LPG category.  I've 
heard a lot of Generac commercials lately on WTOP, but as they sell out of 
Lowes, my guess is that the corresponding quality is...maybe not so much.

My office (I work for a very large company) just purchased an Kohler 
industrial generator (think building-sized), and I know they have 
residential units.  Any thoughts on those?

William Sutton

On Sun, 15 Jul 2012, Jay Hart wrote:

> To those of you thinking about home generators, I suggest you think about
> this: What happens if a large region is without power?
>
> And now think about this: Natural gas service does not depend on power at your
> house for delivery.
>
> So, don't go for a gas powered generator, go for a natural gas powered model.
>
> Jay
>
>> William,
>>
>>    Here's a clip from a related post from another group from somebody
>> who (IMHO) has very good judgement:
>>
>> "For those who may be curious, I got a Yamaha 2800i. I chose reliability,
>> clean
>> power, and quietness over big wattage."
>>
>> He bought it from a Maryland Motorsports/Motorcycle shop that has a
>> good rep - plus mechanics who can fix such stuff.  NOTE: I don't have
>> a generator myself, but this particular model is currently my "prime
>> suspect".  It is *not* a cheap purchase.  However, I still remember
>> 3 and 5 day outages here.  Granted, it was during times when
>> temperatures were not dangerous, but had they happened when
>> temperatures were at the freezing mark, things would have been
>> radically different.
>>
>> Ed James
>>
>> On 7/15/12, William Sutton <william@trilug.org> wrote:
>>> Any recommendations on decent home standby generators?
>>>
>>> William Sutton
>>> ...
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