The reason Greentech is handling Generac is because they purchased Pika and have rebranded their line.-GlennSent from my 'smart'phone, so please excuse typos and spelling errors.------ Original message------From: William MillerDate: Thu, Feb 27, 2020 9:20 PMTo: RE-wrenches;Cc: Subject:Re: [RE-wrenches] Offgrid Generators?Ray, Wrenches:
My experience with Generac is similar to yours. Coincidentally, I just received an invite from our local Greentech to attend a Generac training. Apparently Greentech thinks they should sell generators. This sounds like a bad fit for a supply house. When I politely declined the invitation, I mentioned that with any big ticket item, especially one with moving parts, I like to create a relationship with whoever will be servicing that item. This starts with buying the unit from a reputable local shop. If you subscribe to this theory, the brand of generator you choose should have someone to service it within reasonable range. This may narrow your choices. William PS: The smallest generator I have purchased lately is a 12kw vertical crankshaft Kohler. It gets minimum hours but seems to run OK. W Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985 -----Original Message----- From: RE-wrenches [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ray Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2020 2:26 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] Offgrid Generators? I know we have covered this before, but I just continue to be disappointed with the Generac Ecogen. Very high failure rate, and support is poor. Service requires expensive on site service. Also the no load AC draw and programming setup is just not off grid ready at all. I'm still not seeing any other great choices, though. Here's some other possibilities: 1) Quality portable, like the Honda EU 7000i or Northstar with Honda motor. Not the best choice especially for autostart, no propane, but at least they can take it in to the shop if it goes down. 2) Kubota (or MQ) diesel. expensive, and possible cold weather start issues? 3) 20+ kW water cooled, 1800 rpm propane model. Overkill, expensive, but probably will last a really long time. 4) Similar Home standby unit, but Kohler brand. Kohler used to be great, but now a days I'm not so sure. I just can't keep recommending a generator I know has been giving other customers trouble. Any new ideas on this age old problem? -- Ray Walters Remote Solar 303 505-8760 _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: [email protected] Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: [email protected] Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
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