Jeremy - I second your positive opinion of the propane Honda Twin GX-6xx
engines for generator use, and I'm also intrigued by the Wildcat product
using them for that reason. I have a client with a 10+ year old Coleman
(back when they made real generators!) 9.5 kW propane generator with the
Honda
I have had good luck with Koehler 12kWRES and 15kW propane units lasting well
over 10yrs in off grid usage. A couple of which I know have only had bare
minimum maintenance, i.e. oil changes and filters etc. I have a couple larger
(~20kW) off grid systems that have 25kW Diesel Koehler units.
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From: RE-wrenches On Behalf Of Ray
Walters
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2021 1:37 PM
To: re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Generator recommendation request
We've seen such poor reliability with the Ecogens, that we can't
recommend them anymore. We've seen as high as 50% failure rates in full
time off grid use as backup. Charging batteries for hours is a very
hard load and does not compare to biweekly exercise mode. The failures
have been
Gary,
Interesting that you bring up Generac in response to my request. The
customer for whom I made this request for recommendations has a dead
Generac EcoGen 15kW at her property now. I don't know what's wrong with
it; it had failed before she bought the property. But she had it checked
out
Allan,
I would not hesitate to use either the Kohler 12RES or the 14RES.
I have many of the 14RES units out in the field and to this date they have been
the most consistently reliable generators out of the various brands I’ve used
over the years (Generac, Cummins-Onan and others). Several
Allan:
DISCLAIMER: I have no business or financial relationship with any Generac
dealer.
I have owned two Generac EcoGens in the past 10 years and am pleased with their
performance. The EgoGen is configurable using an option setting to use either
LP or NG fuel. It is warranteed
Mac, I appreciate your suggestion, thank you. Indeed, I called a longtime
regional independent generator dealer about this before posting here. I was
surprised that he has Kohler 12s and 14s in stock and available. I’ll go that
route if I don’t hear better from our fellow Wrenches.
Allan
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Hi Allan,
I suggest finding a local long-standing generator technician and see if
they can help provide the generator. We see so many generators bought
online with no way to get service because there are no local and qualified
service technicians to service that brand. If you buy from a local
Check out Wildcat Generators, hand built in Kansas.
I just placed my first order for one. 10KW LPG 1800RPM liquid cooled, built
to run 24/7. They even make a DC (battery direct) generator.
You can purchase through a master dealer in the Reno Nevada area, Freds
Mountain Electric:
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