Diggin It
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I'm looking at whole house standby generators. I might be able to get by with less, but I'm zeroing in on 10K versions. I'm not sure 12-15K units will be worth the extra money for my use.
I see Kohler, Briggs, Generac and Champion all in the $3K - $3.5K range. Also couple of Tranes, but they seem to run higher.
I like the smaller foot print of the Briggs models, only about 28 x 24 where the Generacs are 48" long. Briggs isn't the name it used to be though and there don't seem to be many in stock for some reason. I don't need it right now, so I can wait some to see what happens, if anybody knows.
One key question I have that I can't seem to find an answer to. I want the entire load transferred. I don't want to pick circuits and rewire a bunch of stuff. Many of the transfer switches specify 12 or 16 circuits, but they don't say if those are the ONLY backed up circuits or if the downstream load panels are also switched. Anybody know?
Other than that, how do we feel about the brands mentioned?
I see Kohler, Briggs, Generac and Champion all in the $3K - $3.5K range. Also couple of Tranes, but they seem to run higher.
I like the smaller foot print of the Briggs models, only about 28 x 24 where the Generacs are 48" long. Briggs isn't the name it used to be though and there don't seem to be many in stock for some reason. I don't need it right now, so I can wait some to see what happens, if anybody knows.
One key question I have that I can't seem to find an answer to. I want the entire load transferred. I don't want to pick circuits and rewire a bunch of stuff. Many of the transfer switches specify 12 or 16 circuits, but they don't say if those are the ONLY backed up circuits or if the downstream load panels are also switched. Anybody know?
Other than that, how do we feel about the brands mentioned?