If you don't mind, how about a follow up post with your choice of electrician, particular switch and final cost. Maybe pics too. Interested in doing this for my generator.
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I'm sure they are great, just make sure there is a support network and someone around to work on it. Cummins engines are bulletproof, but the motor is the least likely place you will have a problem. I went with Generac, with an extended warranty because of the sheer number of shops around here that work on them.When we replace the whole house generator we have now, or when we decide to build we will get a Cummins whole house generator.
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I have a Generac now. I work on the engine myself. It's impossible to find someone over this way that will even look at the new ones. When mine goes out, I'm gonna replace it with the 36kw Cummins. That being said, I should be able to keep mine going for quite a few more years.
Where do you live?
Gulf Shores. My neighbor put in a Generac about 6 months before Sally. Paid for the service plan with whoever she bought it from. Every time they would do service, the tech would leave the cover up. He serviced it right before Sally. Did you know that the control board right there under the lid is not waterproof? Fried the control board, so during Sally she had no power. She is an older widow. The tech showed back up about 2 months after Sally and then said he had to order a new board. It just got fixed.
I understand the electronics are the weak part. We have a larger network of Generac service techs over here in Pensacola, and that's what sold me. My Neighbor has Koehler and can't find anyone to work on it.
