Generac price - Page 5

Icegoddess · ‎03-19-2010

I would love to have one, but can't justify it. Only once have we been without power for an extended time in the 20+ years I have lived in this house. But, that one time we did we lost everything in our freezer. Also couldn't bathe for a week because I can't handle a cold shower. Luckily it was summer; I don't know what we would do if it happened in winter. I live on a hill, so when we get ice storms I'm stuck. We do have a small Honda that ran the fridge and a couple of other electrical things, but not enough to heat the water heater. Had to cook on the grill outside, another thing that would be difficult in the event of an ice storm. Plus, worrying that the propane would run out.

If we got one we would have to add in a propane tank, so that's added cost. Would love to go with natural gas, but we would have to pay to have it run down the street. It's so frustrating to find out that we have natural gas so close, but since it's an established neighborhood, nobody is interested in having it run down the street.

crawford5153 · ‎03-15-2010

@SeaMaiden wrote:
@goldensrbest It depends on which model you choose....we chose the 9kw and it cost us $13,000 for installation and set up. The two 120 gallon propane tanks installed and filled cost us another $3,000. So approx total for everything was about $17,000 with 10% Washington state sales tax.

We just had our installed about about two weeks ago.

We love ours and we got the largest one they have; the 22 KW one and it is a whole house generator; runs everthing. When the power goes out in 15 seconds it comes on. We had a 500 gallon propane tank put in also.

Group 5 minus 1 · ‎03-11-2010

We live in the woods. Frequently are out of power. Also w/well we cannot flush toilet.

Depends on your lifestyle. Within 30 seconds it turns on. It is powered by our propane tank. Keeps our freezers running and WE CAN TAKE A SHOWER AND FLUSH THE TOILET!

crawford5153 · ‎03-15-2010

Putting the Generac in was the best thing we ever did. We were without power during Dericho for 7 days in 95 degree temp and that was simply miserable. DH said he was anot going thru it again so we went with the whole home 22 KW generator. It will run for 2 weeks continuously if the power stays off that long until we have to get the 500 gallon propane tank refilled. We have a well also.

SeaMaiden · ‎03-10-2010

@crawford5153 wrote:
@SeaMaiden wrote:
@goldensrbest It depends on which model you choose....we chose the 9kw and it cost us $13,000 for installation and set up. The two 120 gallon propane tanks installed and filled cost us another $3,000. So approx total for everything was about $17,000 with 10% Washington state sales tax.

We just had our installed about about two weeks ago.
We love ours and we got the largest one they have; the 22 KW one and it is a whole house generator; runs everthing. When the power goes out in 15 seconds it comes on. We had a 500 gallon propane tank put in also.

@crawford5153 Sounds wonderful!

Cats3000 · ‎10-07-2013

Generac Generator? Those are "industrial strength" pieces of equipment. They hook into your electircal system to take over when there's a power failure. It's a compex process. Do it wrong and there can be significant problems with your house. Why are you shocked at the price? Why didn't you ask the company to explain the price and how it's installed?

Puppy Lips · ‎05-09-2010

@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
@Puppy Lips wrote:
@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
@Puppy Lips wrote:
I was without power for about 10 days myself, I think it was 2 years ago. It was not pleasant. But I still don't want to spend the money on a generator. I don't mind "roughing it". When the power comes back on, it makes me appreciate it that much more. If we know a hurricane is coming, we stop buying food that needs to be refrigerated or frozen, and try to eat up what we have.
@Puppy Lips Makes all the difference in the world when you have a well. No toilet flushing. No shower. No water at all. Since ours goes out a lot it makes sense. What would we do without a toilet for a good amount of time?
@proudlyfromNJ Actually, we have a well too. But we have a built in swimming pool as well. I used the water from the pool to flush the toliet and went swimming to rinse off. I can see where it would be a problem to have a well and no source of water though.
@Puppy Lips No pool here. But how does that work in the winter? That’s when we have most of our outages. Tons of huge trees here with limbs that go down and take out the wires. Hope this winter isn’t bad.

@proudlyfromNJ We live in FL, so winter is not a problem as far as getting water from the pool all year long in case we need it. I love cold weather and I miss it, as I lived in Ohio for 47 years. I hope you all have a mild and safe winter.

Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else. Margaret Mead

proudlyfromNJ · ‎05-01-2010

@Puppy Lips . Yes, you would have to be in Fla. to use the pool water in the winter. Unfortunately a bad winter here is predicted but who knows. Just glad we have a generator. Unfortunately, when the power goes out the cable tv and internet usually do too. Then it’s pretty boring here!Lol.

Financialgrl · ‎03-13-2010

@Venezia wrote:
As someone who lives in northern NE, I'd love to have one of these Generac whole-house systems, but the cost is somewhat prohibitive.

When we built our house 19 years ago, the first thing I did, after having a separate generator panel installed, was to buy a stand-by generator and it's been a godsend.

Rural, winter, snow, ice: we've had so many extended power outages that we need that generator. We have to fill it with gas and start it manually, but when you're without power in sub-zero temperatures, it's a necessity to keep your house pipes (and yourself) from freezing. Ours is powerful enough to run our furnace, light half the house, keep the water running. I'm hoping we don't have to use it too many times this winter!

When I lived very rural I had the same thing - electrician installed a manual transfer switch. This type of system is great if you don't lose power a lot - and was much cheaper. For the electrician to install the manual transfer switch and a portable generator to plug into that cost me about $3000 about 10 years ago. I now live in the burbs and since here we rarely if ever lose power.

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

Cousin in Out-in-the-sticks Panhandle Oklahoma got a natural gas one around 20 kw for I think $11,000. It runs off natural gas and she has health issues.

I think they are on some rural power outfit that is not the most reliable. Their house is about 3,800 feet as I recall.