PolRoger
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When we moved in to our current house it had a smaller sized Generac put it by the previous owners. Sometime during the COVID lockdown it threw a connecting rod.
We did end up replacing it with a slightly larger air cooled Generac unit (16kW) which was the closest sized match. At the time we also considered the possibility of retro fitting our electrical installation and go to "whole house" coverage along with a bigger kW unit but the extra labor and added installation costs didn't really seem worth it. The cheapest route was to simply remove the old broken one and install and hook up the new one to the already existing transfer switch with no changes to the existing "partial house" electrical coverage. Even so the installation and labor charges were still pretty darn hefty in addition to the pricing of a new replacement generator unit. There is also an on going yearly "servicing contract" expense.
We did end up replacing it with a slightly larger air cooled Generac unit (16kW) which was the closest sized match. At the time we also considered the possibility of retro fitting our electrical installation and go to "whole house" coverage along with a bigger kW unit but the extra labor and added installation costs didn't really seem worth it. The cheapest route was to simply remove the old broken one and install and hook up the new one to the already existing transfer switch with no changes to the existing "partial house" electrical coverage. Even so the installation and labor charges were still pretty darn hefty in addition to the pricing of a new replacement generator unit. There is also an on going yearly "servicing contract" expense.