Re: [RE-wrenches] Generac Ecogen (was RE: generator suggestions)

2013-07-07 Thread jay peltz
Hi Kirk One trick I learned from my generator guy is to hook up the remote start to the manual on position This bypass's the auto position and the extra load on the battery Best I can tell only difference on the Koehler anyway is how fast it starts. On auto right now On manual a few seconds

Re: [RE-wrenches] Generac Ecogen (was RE: generator suggestions)

2013-07-07 Thread John Blittersdorf
Kirk, I have 4 Eco-gens out there and working fine. I'm not sure about the phantom load but it does include the battery charging. My guess is that after the battery recovers from starting, the load probably drops to minimal. There is an hour meter in the menu under state which is many

Re: [RE-wrenches] Generac Ecogen (was RE: generator suggestions)

2013-07-07 Thread penobscotsolar
Hi Kirk, The Ecogens we have out there (3) have been working great, without needing service. We do leave the switch set to manual which I don't believe has a phantom load. It so, it is very minimal as we haven't had customers complaining of lack of power. I continue to recommend them for small

Re: [RE-wrenches] Generac Ecogen (was RE: generator suggestions)

2013-07-07 Thread Kirk Herander
: Sunday, July 07, 2013 9:58 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Generac Ecogen (was RE: generator suggestions) Hi Kirk One trick I learned from my generator guy is to hook up the remote start to the manual on position This bypass's the auto position and the extra load

Re: [RE-wrenches] Generac Ecogen (was RE: generator suggestions)

2013-07-07 Thread Allan Sindelar
...@lists.re-wrenches.org [ mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of jay peltz Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 9:58 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Generac Ecogen (was RE: generator suggestions) Hi Kirk One trick I learned from my generator guy is to hook up

[RE-wrenches] Generac Ecogen (was RE: generator suggestions)

2013-07-06 Thread Kirk Herander
Alan and others, I have an off-grid customer looking at the Ecogen. Now that 6 months have passed since your comments, can you tell us more of the pros and cons of this unit? I read somewhere the phantom load of the controller (and charger?) is 20 to 50 watts total. Is it just the controller