I had to use my Gillette portable generator to power the house last Fall- we were out for about 36 hours. At 9K, it is enough to run all circuits except A/C, IF I cycle them on so as to not all start at the same time. But the gas tank only holds about an hour's worth of fuel, and I don't keep gas here for anything regularly anymore. Plus, no way would my wife hook it up, just not her skill set.
So, since two of the three kids will be done with college this year (finally), I figured an automatic system might be fundable.
I got two bids in December after contacting four local contractors in November.
The 20kW Kohler would be $12,790 installed with natural gas line and new underground conduit to the transfer switch and meter base. Add $300 to re-route the power company service underground to the transfer switch instead of overhead (I plan to do this as they want to replace the last pole and the overhead drop, anyway)
The 22kW Generac is $10325 installed, no quote for the other service change.
The Kohler dealer said they switched from Generac because their customer could not do their own oil changes. Without a Generac tech computer to reset the oil change warning system, the generator will not run. I did not validate this, it may have changed.
Neither bid included upsizing the gas meter- I have not contacted the gas company since both bids are higher than I am willing to spend.
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