mmayo
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Power outages in our windy mountain community of Tehachapi have been brutal and expensive. Last winter when it was cold for here (18 degrees) and our power went out. Our home was dark, cold and cooking food on the patio was unpleasant at best. There is a great fireplace that ready needs the fan to move the heat. Food spoiled last week even with ice chests and ice. We have friends that hunt and are firemen. While fighting the wildfires around the state they lost the contents of their freezers and refrigerators. That was then...
Today after substantial work by several professionals we have a Koehler 20 Kw standby generator wired into our home. In short, it is a miracle. If the power goes out, within 8 seconds the generator is commanded to start by the transfer switch, it does and power to most of our home is back on. Sadly, my shop with 100 amps of power draw did not make the cut since the generator produces 90 amps max. The unit runs off our propane tank and does not need me at all. After the electrical grid goes back on the unit waits 5 minutes and then switches our house back on the grid. The generator cools down and turns off.
I only have to change the oil and filter every 150 hrs of runtime or every year at least. Every two years we replace the starter battery and it works.
Yeah baby!
Today after substantial work by several professionals we have a Koehler 20 Kw standby generator wired into our home. In short, it is a miracle. If the power goes out, within 8 seconds the generator is commanded to start by the transfer switch, it does and power to most of our home is back on. Sadly, my shop with 100 amps of power draw did not make the cut since the generator produces 90 amps max. The unit runs off our propane tank and does not need me at all. After the electrical grid goes back on the unit waits 5 minutes and then switches our house back on the grid. The generator cools down and turns off.
I only have to change the oil and filter every 150 hrs of runtime or every year at least. Every two years we replace the starter battery and it works.
Yeah baby!