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Standby Generator recommendations
Posted on 3/26/14 at 10:24 am
Posted on 3/26/14 at 10:24 am
Need help from you guys, as I trust y'alls opinions....gonna get a generator for the house soon. Need recommendations of who to get in the Hammond/Ponchatoula area to install it. OR I've heard you can purchase a kit and do the install yourself. Thoughts?? Thanks compadres 
ETA: This will be a whole-house natural gas generator
ETA: This will be a whole-house natural gas generator
This post was edited on 3/26/14 at 10:34 am
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Posted on 3/26/14 at 10:52 am to Biff Tannen
Get water-cooled (radiator) if you don't mind a little extra cost.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 11:17 am to bootlegger
I had a NG Generac Guardian at our last house in Denham Springs and had zero complaints.I bought from Ziller Electric online but amazon is good as well.You can save alot on taxes that way.Unless you are a qualified electrician I would not attempt to install it yourself.Also,the xfer switch that comes with them is wired into your breaker panel.Its an indoor switch.I opted for a 200amp Automatic xfer switch that was connected to my meter.When I lost power it switched the whole house. Standby Generators
This post was edited on 3/26/14 at 11:19 am
Posted on 3/26/14 at 11:18 am to Biff Tannen
quote:
Honda or Die
They don't make standby generators.
Generac. Can get a 17KW - 22KW natural gas unit for around $4000 - $5000 with the transfer switch.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 11:48 am to bootlegger
Cummins. Do it.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 11:55 am to bootlegger
Magic Electric... Very satisfied 
Posted on 3/26/14 at 12:04 pm to bootlegger
quote:Let me talk to the FIL about who installed theirs. They live in French Settlement
Need recommendations of who to get in the Hammond/Ponchatoula area to install it.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 12:06 pm to Clames
quote:
They don't make standby generators.
then the hell with it!
Posted on 3/26/14 at 12:07 pm to bootlegger
We have one at the house, I think it's water cooled and I still need to call up a co to get it under a service contract.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 12:09 pm to pdubya76
Grandfather is an electrician, that's why I was considering the do-it-yourself route. Also, that auto transfer switch is definitely what I'd like to have.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 12:13 pm to bootlegger
Hope you like a houseful of people
Posted on 3/26/14 at 12:17 pm to jimbeam
I told my wife that we could let the single mothers in our neighborhood come stay during a storm.She said they could buy their own generator. 
Posted on 3/26/14 at 12:18 pm to jimbeam
OBGT for the next storm
Posted on 3/26/14 at 12:18 pm to bootlegger
How many KW do you need???
Diesel welding machine with a wired in plug and manual transfer switch to your house - 2 birds, one stone.
Diesel welding machine with a wired in plug and manual transfer switch to your house - 2 birds, one stone.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 12:20 pm to jimbeam
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Hope you like a houseful of people
my buddies place off brightside turned into a week long party
we even borrowed my friends uncle's RV and camped it outside for three days before the cops made us move it, it wasn't the cops call.. it was the neighbors, some call guys with the BRPD was bringing us 120 quart coolers full of ice!
Posted on 3/26/14 at 12:20 pm to jimbeam
quote:
Hope you like a houseful of people
Kicked my inlaws out after 3 days for Gustav, wifey wasn't happy....
Posted on 3/26/14 at 1:09 pm to bootlegger
Water cooled is best- if you have to be without elec for an extended time you will be very glad you bought this
Posted on 3/26/14 at 1:40 pm to bootlegger
Kohler FTMFW
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