What are the advantages to a standby set vs. a discount chain store portable genset?
• Fuel storage – Residential gensets run on diesel, natural gas or liquid propane (LP) gas; portable gensets typically run on gasoline. Over long periods of time, gasoline spoils and can corrode the engine. In addition, home standby gensets are designed to have large fuel tanks connected to them. This can be a real advantage in the event of an extended power outage. Having a 500 gallon fuel tank connected to your genset alleviates concern about fuel supply or deliveries. It also saves you the trouble of having to refuel your genset every 4-10 hours. • Reliability & Durability – Residential gensets tend to be higher quality (see desirable specifications above) & longer lasting. It’s fairly common to hear stories of Kohler standby gensets from the 1940s, ’50s & ’60s still in operation. • Automatic Transfer Switches – Residential gensets can be wired to ATSs that will, as their name infers, automatically start your generator in the event of a power outage. In addition, the switch will aut
• Fuel storage – Residential gensets run on diesel, natural gas or liquid propane (LP) gas; portable gensets typically run on gasoline. Over long periods of time, gasoline spoils and can corrode the engine. In addition, home standby gensets are designed to have large fuel tanks connected to them. This can be a real advantage in the event of an extended power outage. Having a 500 gallon fuel tank connected to your genset alleviates concern about fuel supply or deliveries. It also saves you the trouble of having to refuel your genset every 4-10 hours. • Reliability & Durability – Residential gensets tend to be higher quality (see desirable specifications above) & longer lasting. It’s fairly common to hear stories of Kohler standby gensets from the 1940s, ’50s & ’60s still in operation. • Automatic Transfer Switches – Residential gensets can be wired to ATSs that will, as their name infers, automatically start your generator in the event of a power outage. In addition, the switch will aut
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