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In Reply to: Get what you pay for posted by Panelhead on November 18, 2010 at 15:00:24:
There is a huge variety of generator units available. As I said earlier, you get what you pay for.
We used to have a Lister Diesel generator that ran 24/7 for 21 years ... the Listers are all air-cooled, British units designed for desert environments (India, Africa). They barely get warm in North American climates. When we upgraded to a Cummins unit (600 Amps) a few years ago, we sold the Lister for a very good price; As it turns out, the local power utility ended up buying it for remote backup use. The Cummins unit is also air-cooled.
Were it me looking for a generator I would be looking at units designed for whole-home use, connectable to the grid (good regulation and clean power are required for anything the power company will allow tied in). There are some variants that are not generators per se, but charge up via grid power during the night (when rates are low) and either power the home or feed into the grid during peak hours (when rates are high).
There are really too many options out there. Take a deep look.
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