Thanks everyone. To clarify by maintenance I read that people were having to put oil in the generator frequently and that the generators were overheating after hurricane Laura.

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Posted by KemoSabe65

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Posted on 2/18/21 at 5:13 pm to Legion of Doom

Some have a service procedure after x # of hours, some are also not continuous duty rated. Laura killed plenty here and many failed on start up. Annual service doesn’t guarantee it will run when called on, ours was serviced two days prior to Laura.

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Posted by WavinWilly

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Posted on 2/18/21 at 5:17 pm to Legion of Doom

Mine just ran for two days straight in Houston. Brand new (less than a month old) Generac 24 KW air cooled on natural gas. Had absolutely zero issues. Kept me warm and was able to continue living like normal.

Every 24 hours of continuous run you are supposed to shut it down and check the oil level. I added a tiny bit. Every 150-200 hours of run time you need to change the oil and filter.

Because of the Laura stories I keep about a months worth of oil and filters on hand in my garage just in case.

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Posted by lgtiger

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Posted on 2/18/21 at 9:13 pm to Legion of Doom

After Katrina my neighbor had a Generac air cooled he had to put oil every day. Mine is an liquid cooled if another brand, no oil added while running 3 wks. Look for someone you can count on for service if something happens, I think that is more important than brand . I prefer liquid cooled.

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