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Usually ships in 2-3 business days | | | | | | Generac provides peace of mind for homeowners with 24/7 automatic power protection from blackouts whether you are home or away. Back up preselected circuits or the whole house within seconds of a power outage. Permanently installed. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Product Weight: | 520.0 pounds | | Package Length: | 48.0 inches | | Package Width: | 29.0 inches | | Package Height: | 25.0 inches | | Package Weight: | 439.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 2 reviews |
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| | Features | Convenient, hands-free operation with no fueling. No manual start. No extension cords. Runs on natural gas or liquid propane.Clean, smooth True Power Technology provides safe operation of sensitive electronics.Includes automatic transfer switch with 14 circuits protected (NEMA 1, indoor rated only)14,000 Rated WattsCARB Compliant
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peace of mind-just like having insurance Mar 06, 2010
We bought the 14000 Watt and have it powered with natural gas. It was purchased from a Generac dealer and installed by a trained electrician and the cooperation of the power company overseeing installation. It is fully automatic. As titled above it gives you peace of mind knowing that in power outages your life will go on in a somewhat normal way. I think this is a must with elderly people who cannot pickup and go when heat and power are needed and are lost in an emergency. It test once per week and I have the electrician service it per the recommendations of Generac. We have not needed it so far this winter but I also have bought a lot of insurance through my long life that I have not used, and the cost of the insurance will in no way be realized at the time of sale. I think this will also be a plus when the time comes to sell our home. We have been through ice storms in the past and now at his age do not want to go through that again- with this it would be easier.
I consider it a wise and good investment.
13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
No more power outages in Maine! Jan 06, 2010
I think the previous reviewer has an electrician that doesn't know what they are doing. Read the comment that someone posted about electrical needs so that you understand why the person is most likely wrong about being misled. Especially when the power numbers are in every brochure, online, and written info about the generator, it really makes it seem that the poster & electrician don't understand power and load sharing.
My review of the Generac 5503 14,000 Standby Generator: This thing is flawless. We have 100amp service in the house. We went with the 14,000 and load shedding and can run our whole house. It is pretty quiet - sounds like a car is running. Inside the house (except near windows on the side it is installed), you can't even hear it running. We had the company that we bought the generator from install it as well - they got the permits from the town, arranged power disconnect, basically did everything - we just signed paperwork. They are also a certified service center. It still is amazing to have it come on automatically and shut off automatically. Oh, and it does a self test 1x per week - you set the day and time. Install took 4-5 hours.
How we arrived at the 14,000 watt. We have a well, so automatically we couldn't have the 8,000 according to the literature from Generac. We thought we would get the 10,000. I came up with a list of things we 100% couldn't do without (well, fridge, furnace, certain lights, etc.). I counted the circuits (counted doubles as 2) on the circuit board to see that I didn't go over 10 (the 10,000 has 10 circuits). The installation estimate person came over (installer knew electricity, the product, was very knowledgeable). We went over the list. Well come to find out, it wasn't as simple as counting the number of circuits. There is the further info about what amps each circuit is rated for. For example, the well was a 20, the dryer was 2 30s, etc. Each generator has specific amps/circuits it has included in its power management. Go to the Generac website and look at that info. We found out that my list wasn't doable on the 10,000, I could either cut the list or go up in size in the generator. The installer recommended that we go with the 14,000 ($300 more than the 10,000) and then he also mentioned load shedding (another $300) and we could have the whole house. Needless to say, we spent the extra $600 total and went with the !4,000 and load shedding.
I HIGHLY recommend that if you go to get a standby generator that you have a very knowledgeable installer and estimator. Otherwise, you may be in for a few surprises. Also, there are different power management/load shedders depending on the amps that your house is. I realize now after that fact how easy it would be to order the wrong thing. The company we went with also fixes all the bad installs locally - lots and lots of them. Fixing a bad install after the fact is a LOT more expensive than doing it right the first time.
The person who posted above most likely ordered the wrong power management system or didn't understand about figuring out what circuits would work - I'm guessing. Clearly their electrician doesn't understand power. Looking on my own, I didn't understand it when I read the info. Now that I read it after the install, I completely understand it.
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