I am retired and still young enough to do work by hand. I have 12500W portable (1150W on propane) I have to plug it in to its 50A outside receptacle. I store it in my garage and roll it out when I need it. I then lock out street power and switch to it. I have enough Propane to run for 2 days. I am in PA. High up where I can't flood and we practically never have natural disasters. Cost $1500 for generator and all other electrical parts I installed my self. We don't lose power very often and its not a matter of survival we just get bored with no TV or internet and my wife is disabled so it's very convenient.

Say no to GENERAC...they are big time ESG supporters....read about ESG it is at the bottom of their web page shows they support ESG.....left wing social garbage.

Great work you definitely want to get all wiring working before the seat installation. QC does exist today like it did in the past years i guess no accountability.

Got the switch moved I will post a pic on the community page

Why do Americans have this stuff outdoors for? Boxes and everything mounted on the outside of the wall, someone could mess with it.

If your generator ran off electricity it’d be quieter and more environmentally friendly.

What is the fuel it consumes? How is it supplied? Sorry, I am naive. Curious and want to get as much information as possible and really interested in installing one.

How do I change the bulbs on the new headlights? My bulbs went out

I hear my neighbors about 200 feet away. He’s up on a hill too

I have an 11kw which is plenty of juice for the whole house when the power goes off

Great video!

Its interesting that they don't bother to just put a better muffler on these. If the V8 in my truck can be basically silent at idle why not a little 500cc v2 or whatever this is.

What gloss black paint is that?

Thanks for the vid. Generac should link your video on their website, as it's useful in choosing a brand.

Only the people that make the decisions that leave us in disasters like Helene can afford these now.

Do Generac generators come with a pad other than having to make on. Size of generator is either 22kw or 24 kw, being specific

Imagine having no generator and having to no only be jealous of your neighbors power but having that screaming thing at you

Great info, thank you.

What happens if generator gets flooded ? game over ? since everybody has them on the ground !

Generac's are loud and sound horrible, and that excessive fuel consumption . . . I get they have 80% market share- but there are so many better options out there.

What was the flip of the switch before the light came on

Great generator!

So the Generac generator is 4-10 decibels louder than the lawn mower. There ARE ways to lower the noise levels such as placing it on a sound absorbing pad like they do with the Kohlers. The placement they have their at in this video is NOT the best as that back fence will reflect a LOT of noise back to the house but it will also prevent that same noise from sounding as loud to their neighbors so perhaps a benefit there as well. As he stated in this video, once you loose your utility power, noise levels are probably the least of the problems

Thank You so much for your his info

if i was at the moon will i be able to hear it

Thank you very much for your review and appreciate a person not upselling just giving a very honest review. i am def thinking about this for my retirement home in miss.

To any vandals/thieves watching this.... The sound of a rifle is way louder than the inviting sound of a generator.

That is very expensive. If your power is out several times/days per year it would be worth it. If your power rarely goes out, 10k would buy a lot of groceries.

Thanks for the breakdown!!!! 🔥

Pretty sweet I gotta say, I bet the neighbors are jealous

We just purchased our generator this pass spring, I would highly suggest getting one if their is a need such as for medical equipment use and so on, what I will also suggest is that you thoroughly research all aspects of purchasing a generator from contacting the dealer to the final installation, there are issues with permits, codes, fuel cost that could drastically increase the price of installing a generator, we have natural gas so our only option was installing a propane tank which we found was cheaper if we purchased our own tank, the fuel prices are extremely high, so if you install a generator please set it to do a self test every month instead of the manufacturers recommended weekly test, we love our new generator and so far we haven’t had to use it during this years hurricane season.

How much was the battery replacement?

Personally I could care less about the noise level. I purchased my generac for my purpose not for anyones feelings.

Old thread but I will post anyway. Currently on day 11 without power in Western North Carolina as result of Helene. Love the hum of our Generac 18 kw generator. It could be twice as loud and I wouldn't care. 3 houses directly around us have Generacs. Thank God for Generac.

Great deal. Excellent video

Best review and technical description I have found on KZbin. Good job, very thoughtfully presented.

I can go without power for 3-4 days instead of spending over $10k

But what does it sound like to your neighbors that it's close to? It's as far away from your house as possible, but I bet they can hear it a lot better/louder.

Exceptional review. Thanks

With the replacment bulbs. Must you get new bulbs from holley or are they just normal h4 or what everbulbs. Been debating about getting them cause I was not sure about the ease or replacement bulbs, the other reason I haven't got them yet is because it says they are plastic lenses and not glass

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where can i find some coil covers like that

Your meter may be picking up additional sound waves reflecting off the hard surfaces behind and to the right of the unit. So it might be quieter if you had fewer and lower wall surfaces.

May i ask if you installed soft start kits on your AC units to keep the inrush startup amperage low or did you not even have to mess with that for a generator this size?

Thank you sir, ive been evaluating about 4 different use cases for adding generator capbility everything from stand alone traditionals, to stand alone inverters, to parallel standalones, to these. This pointed out a few things I hadn't considered so appreciate it.

Nice video, just got 26kw with switch and 10 year warranty $6,303.13 Brand New Unit

You can build something over the generator to isolate the sound.That way it’s not so bad. I installed a big generator for the hospital in Delaware when I was working an electrical contractor. The generator was really loud.So the Union carpenters built a building around it to drown the sound and it worked perfectly.

Thank You Brother. Great information