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<blockquote data-quote="Fredkrueger100" data-source="post: 3201018" data-attributes="member: 24577"><p>So I have really been looking at reviews on generacs and most are positive but the negatives there are are all the same.&nbsp; The main being their customer service is horrible.&nbsp; The people say it’s hard to get in touch with them and when you do need warranty work you have to jump through hoops and it takes a very long time to get it fixed.&nbsp; The other was that generac obviously has an issue with leaving out parts.&nbsp; Numerous reviews had missing parts to their generators.&nbsp; So I came across a generator at Lowe’s by Champion. Every single review I read was great.&nbsp; And the people said their customer service was excellent.&nbsp; It is a 9,200 running watt generator with the capability to run almost my whole house.&nbsp; I then came across something called a generlink.&nbsp; It is something that connects to the electric meter and allows the generator to plug directly into the meter.&nbsp; No transfer switch to run.&nbsp; Said it takes about 20 minutes for the power company to install!!&nbsp; Everyone that has it swore by it.&nbsp; It’s pretty expensive but I think it would be worth it.&nbsp; The one I was looking at was a 40Amp with whole home surge protection built in.&nbsp; It was $875.&nbsp; I haven’t gotten the quote back from my electrician to see how much it will cost to install the transfer switch.&nbsp; So depending on how much his quote is I may end up using the generlink.&nbsp; And I am thinking about going with the champion.&nbsp; It’s $999!&nbsp; That’s a heck of a lot cheaper than many of the others.&nbsp; And it had the reviews to back it up.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Fredkrueger100, post: 3201018, member: 24577"] So I have really been looking at reviews on generacs and most are positive but the negatives there are are all the same. The main being their customer service is horrible. The people say it’s hard to get in touch with them and when you do need warranty work you have to jump through hoops and it takes a very long time to get it fixed. The other was that generac obviously has an issue with leaving out parts. Numerous reviews had missing parts to their generators. So I came across a generator at Lowe’s by Champion. Every single review I read was great. And the people said their customer service was excellent. It is a 9,200 running watt generator with the capability to run almost my whole house. I then came across something called a generlink. It is something that connects to the electric meter and allows the generator to plug directly into the meter. No transfer switch to run. Said it takes about 20 minutes for the power company to install!! Everyone that has it swore by it. It’s pretty expensive but I think it would be worth it. The one I was looking at was a 40Amp with whole home surge protection built in. It was $875. I haven’t gotten the quote back from my electrician to see how much it will cost to install the transfer switch. So depending on how much his quote is I may end up using the generlink. And I am thinking about going with the champion. It’s $999! That’s a heck of a lot cheaper than many of the others. And it had the reviews to back it up. [/QUOTE]

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