Re: [RE-wrenches] Generator for off grid

2011-01-25 Thread bob ellison
[mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Randy Brooks Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 3:16 PM To: Wrenches RE Subject: [RE-wrenches] Generator for off grid Fellow Wrenches, What generator manufacturer are you currently recommending for off grid use? A Kohler 18RES (LP, 3,600 rpm

Re: [RE-wrenches] Generator for off grid

2011-01-25 Thread penobscotsolar
worth! Later, Bob Ellison From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Randy Brooks Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 3:16 PM To: Wrenches RE Subject: [RE-wrenches] Generator for off grid Fellow Wrenches, What

Re: [RE-wrenches] Generator for off grid

2011-01-25 Thread R Ray Walters
] On Behalf Of Randy Brooks Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 3:16 PM To: Wrenches RE Subject: [RE-wrenches] Generator for off grid Fellow Wrenches, What generator manufacturer are you currently recommending for off grid use? A Kohler 18RES (LP, 3,600 rpm, air cooled) a customer installed last year

[RE-wrenches] Generator for off grid

2011-01-24 Thread Randy Brooks
Fellow Wrenches, What generator manufacturer are you currently recommending for off grid use? A Kohler 18RES (LP, 3,600 rpm, air cooled) a customer installed last year has already failed after 370 hours of use during 6 months of construction and winter occupancy. It consumed enough oil to

Re: [RE-wrenches] Generator for off grid

2011-01-24 Thread Kent Osterberg
I've got customers using the Onan 1800-rpm liquid-cooled 20-KW and 30-kW LP residential generators without any problems. While Onan doesn't exclude off-grid use, the warranty is only 1-year 1000-hours for off-grid applications. Kent Osterberg Blue Mountain Solar, Inc. Randy Brooks wrote:

Re: [RE-wrenches] Generator for off grid

2011-01-24 Thread Dana
anything, but seriously trust through action. From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Randy Brooks Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 1:16 PM To: Wrenches RE Subject: [RE-wrenches] Generator for off grid Fellow Wrenches

Re: [RE-wrenches] Generator for off grid

2011-01-24 Thread penobscotsolar
...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Randy Brooks Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 1:16 PM To: Wrenches RE Subject: [RE-wrenches] Generator for off grid Fellow Wrenches, What generator manufacturer are you currently recommending for off

[RE-wrenches] Generator for off grid

2011-01-24 Thread Doug Wells
Randy, I have seen issues with Kohler's as well. But some of them perform well. When Kohler changed their warranty I had a meeting with the company owner that installs and services their units. We decided on a middle ground. Rather than moving all off grid systems to a different genset,