-- generac generator...

[ron l edmiston]

--- having above installed up at our new woodland residence..
275 gal propane tank buried --- for tammy's range and safety.., i own & can shop for best current market pricing..

-- any/all past experiences and/or advice welcomed..

thank you

ronnie with a smile

[rwsaunders]

It's all about the overall power output and the transfer switch Ronnie and exactly what you plan to be powered by the generator. Assuming that it's your whole house, then your EC will properly size the unit so that when it kicks in, the heavy load won't be a issue. Make sure that there is an exercise regimen built in the system as well. That is, the system turns itself on once/week and makes sure that all system are go when needed. Ask what kind of fuel consumption duration that 275 gal of propane get you too, because if it's less than a week, perhaps look at natural gas if it's available. The theory is that if the roads are impassable during a disaster, then the fuel trucks can't service you. More than a ten days, then the Katrina syndrome kicks in and it might be time to leave for a while.

On a related note, do you have a fresh water storage system and two weeks worth of freeze dried food cached? That's the recommendation for folks who live in a disaster prone region such as areas where earthquakes, floods and extreme weather are possible.

[robin3mj]

We have a Generac that's tied to the local gas lines. It has been pretty bulletproof over the couple years we've been in the house.
Get a service contract and have them check it once/twice a year. They will sometimes upgrade the internal software so that periodic cycling happens more efficiently, etc.

[Scott G.]

Check to make sure the exerciser has a real calendar with daylight saving times.
Some transfer switch exercisers are dumb timers.
Like if you want a Tuesday 10am exercise period, you have to be there and press
the exercise button on a Tuesday at 10am to set the exerciser.
Then when the time changes the exerciser will go off at 9am, annoying the neighborhood.