Re: [RE-wrenches] Kohler 8.5 RMY question - and Generac

2012-04-06 Thread Roy Butler
On Behalf Of Chris Mason Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 6:16 AM To: al...@positiveenergysolar.com; RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Kohler 8.5 RMY ques

Re: [RE-wrenches] Kohler 8.5 RMY question - and Generac

2012-04-05 Thread Allan Sindelar
al...@positiveenergysolar.com; RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Kohler 8.5 RMY question   I installed two Kohler 12RES about five years ago, before we swit

Re: [RE-wrenches] Kohler 8.5 RMY question

2012-04-04 Thread Roy Butler
..@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Chris Mason Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 6:16 AM To: al...@positiveenergysolar.com; RE-wrenches Subject: R

Re: [RE-wrenches] Kohler 8.5 RMY question

2012-04-04 Thread toddcory
-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Chris Mason Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 6:16 AM To: al...@positiveenergysolar.com; RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Kohler 8.5 RMY question I installed two Kohler 12RES about five years ago

Re: [RE-wrenches] Kohler 8.5 RMY question

2012-04-04 Thread Dana
On Behalf Of Chris Mason Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 6:16 AM To: al...@positiveenergysolar.com; RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Kohler 8.5 RMY question I installed two Kohler 12RES about five years ago, before we switched brands to Generac. The Kohler units had a couple of electric

Re: [RE-wrenches] Kohler 8.5 RMY question

2012-04-04 Thread Dana
Hey Alan - is that a 3600 RPM or 1800 RPM unit? Air cooled or water cooled? Mostly winter service or year round use? At 1800 RPM that unit has 80K miles & at 3600 RPOM it has 160K miles. If 3600 RPM, air cooled and in a hot local & depending on the service/maintenance it has received it may be nea

Re: [RE-wrenches] Kohler 8.5 RMY question

2012-04-04 Thread Chris Mason
I installed two Kohler 12RES about five years ago, before we switched brands to Generac. The Kohler units had a couple of electrical control problems, minor issues, easily repaired, nothing mechanical. Residential backup generators are in one of two states, working, or broken. If it has not broken