Generac Backup Generator Pricing, Security Concerns, Installation, Mobile App, General Thoughts

[@Celestinelee11]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@dan8220]

Good, video. Couple things to point out, the yellow rod you have is for manual transfer of power on the transfer switch incase it does not transfer. Your manual will explain that process. The 18" clearance from your house is from the rear of the unit not the sides. Both sides and the front should have 36" inches of unobstructed clearance for maintenance. They universal keys, is the same as the 751 for campers, they are all the same also and not just for 1 make but every make out there, meaning anyone with that 751 key can get into your storage compartments. ie change your locks. Cam locks is pretty basic fix to upgrade. With that said, the safe guarding of the keys, transfer switch lock and the kill switch in the rear of unit are overkill on 90% of installs. If one wanted to sabotage the system they would just bring a screw driver and shut the gas supply off, or turn off the gas shut off and that would kill your generator also. I would also like to say not sure what state your in, but man, over 6K for install is crazy. This will vary from place to place but that's huge! I see they have the genpad, maintenance and battery added but that is still kinda high to me. Ohio is about 3k average for install. Be interesting to see what other areas of the county charge for installs. The kill switch in the back of the unit can be bypassed by unplugging the wires inside the unit and connecting them direct (bypassing) the switch. I believe this was a NEC 2020 code change that required emergency shut down switches outside the generator for units over 15+KW units. I agree that's stupid also. They don't require a kill switch for your homes main power, so why one on a generator...somebody got bored in their cubical at work it sounds like.

[@afteryesterday8964]

Solid. Thx for the LPTs. I'm in a HCOL area. 3k labor would've been fantastic but it's just not realistic here. I'm happy with the price and what was included. Factoring in the 10 year parts/labor and 5 year included maintenance + free battery replacement is a little over 2k. That puts my install at pre-covid pricing for my area.