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Old 09-26-2008, 07:26 PM
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Default Re: Back Up Generator

Kohler and Generac natural gas units.

The electrics in your house draw more when they're first turned on, so you have a huge draw when the generator kicks in and everything that was running turns on at the sametime. The Kw's get high very quickly. Some can be delayed, or switched manually, but I'm not an electrician. True "whole house" generators require mad Kw's. Not so true "whole house", not so many Kw's.

30Kw's come and go very quickly so decisions have to be made with regard to budget.
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