re: Experiences with whole home generators

They do require maintenance. Like others have said do the yearly service for $150 but also go out and start it once a month and let it run. The biggest issue with Laura is these engines aren’t meant to run 24/7 for 3 weeks. Think of it like this. How long can you run your gas car engine in your driveway at high rpms? 3 weeks straight with no maintenance? Like someone else said. If you’re pushing it that hard for that long it’s got a lot of reason to fail eventually. So plan on letting it rest a few hours a day and checking oil. Then change the oil also. So they’re really convenient but not fool proof. The companies that service them will be overwhelmed during cat 3 or higher hurricanes. If it’s just a small storm service won’t be a problem. Choosing the right company will make it a better experience. Some of the companies in LC have no clue how to service them. The ones that do will service the ones they installed and maintain routinely first. Then work on others but probably won’t even get to those customers bc they have more than they can handle when a major storm hits.