It's good to see this response instead of the all to often "not our fault" excuse. Any chance they will pay for your time? Shipping?
Larry Crutcher On Sep 28, 2013, at 7:22 AM, Drake <drake.chamber...@redwoodalliance.org> wrote: Chris, Generac has stated that the Eco Gen will be replaced. Thank you for your help, and for the help of Frank Moreno who you notified of the issue. Best regards, Drake Drake Chamberlin Athens Electric LLC OH License 44810 CO License 3773 NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer 740-448-7328 http://athens-electric.com/ At 06:34 PM 9/25/2013, you wrote: > Drake, > As a Generac service dealer, I brought your generator problem to the > attention of Generac's managers. They had a couple of comments: > 1) The activation issue sounds like a misunderstanding. Activation is only a > data gathering process, I normally do it online ( > https://www.activategen.com/ ). There is no reason why you could not do it on > behalf of the customer. > The activation reps do not handle service calls. > > 2) The oil hose issue should have resulted in a shutdown which would have > been simple to remedy. There's no record of generators being damaged by this > issue. However, if this is what happened, Generac is very good about warranty > repair and would be very responsive. I would call the nearest Generac dealer > and let them file a warranty claim. It does not matter that the generator was > not purchased from the dealer, all dealers are required to handle warranty > for any generator as they get paid to repair the units. > Generac will advise the dealer how to proceed. You seem to indicate Generac > did not want to replace the unit but I also get the feeling no tech has > looked at the unit yet. You have to follow the process. Generac will > determine the best course of action once they know the details. > > Feel free to pass on any issues you are having resolving this issue. I can > get the service manager involved if you feel you are not getting adequate > response but you do need to get a service dealer involved before any repairs > or replacements can be discussed. > > Chris > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
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