For something small it's hard to beat the Honda inverter generators, for larger I have customers who have the 16 KW Perkins Diesel generators from Hardy diesel and are very happy with them. These engines are built in the Caterpillar plant in the US (Georgia?) We are in a very cold area, last night was -32 F. They use a propane wall heater to keep the temp in the 40's to 50's or better sometimes and starting is not a problem. It's just one of the costs of a generator in a cold area.
More of my .02 worth! Later, Bob Ellison From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Randy Brooks Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 3:16 PM To: Wrenches RE Subject: [RE-wrenches] Generator for off grid Fellow Wrenches, What generator manufacturer are you currently recommending for off grid use? A Kohler 18RES (LP, 3,600 rpm, air cooled) a customer installed last year has already failed after 370 hours of use during 6 months of construction and winter occupancy. It consumed enough oil to cause the low oil shutoff to activate, and the generator controller board is fried. The owner is still negotiating with Kohler, but Kohler has said they will not support any of their generators used off grid. The owner is looking at a Cummins Onan 20 kW GGMA (LP, 1,800 rpm, liquid cooled). Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, Randy Brooks Brooks Solar, Inc. Solar Power for People 140 Columbia View Chelan, WA 98816 509-682-9646 ra...@brookssolar.com www.BrooksSolar.com
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