Thanks Frank,
We are thinking about purchasing a 16KW Generac stand-by home
generator and want to be sure our investment will give us the
convenience we are looking for. It will start up automatically
periodically so we will be sure it's performing o. k., but someone told
us that they don't do well in the cold weather. We have frequent power
outages and they usually occur in bad weather of course.
Thanks for your time and prompt response to my inquiry.
Frank wrote:
reeree wrote:
Does anyone have experience with Generac stand-by home generator? I
would like to know how well they start up in a cold climate (gets
well-below zero in the winter time).
Thanks in advance.

I have a Briggs and Straton generator from Home Depot which is supposed
to contain a Generac unit. The guys at Home Depot told me that during
the bad hurricane season, cheap generators came in with Honda engines
and Generac units. I was told by a Honda dealer to look for this as
the Generac generating part is reliable. Consumer report had a "best
buy" on similar unit. I used it twice this year but not in cold months
although I did test start in January. Noisy but does the job. I bought
the generator in January and it came with 30W oil with warning to use
lower viscosity, multiweight if temp below 40 F. If this is your
situation, go immediately to multigrade. In my case, first oil change
was after 5 hours and 25 hours for subsequent ones. Honda guy also
told me to stay away from el cheapo brands like Coleman and Sears may
use Generac parts.

Frank