steamer wrote:

Michael A. Terrell wrote:

You had an 18 KW Generac in your RV?
--Yeah that sounds about right. When I bought the RV, like a "smart"
buyer I turned on the genny and let it run for a few minutes: no problemo.
But the first time I took the RV on a long trip and I reeeeeally needed the
genny to run the A/C it quit after about a 15 min run! Wouldn't start up
again until it had cooled down (and I warmed up!). Turns out there's an
issue with a coil of some sort that overheats, causes shorts, and stops
working.
--I called Generac, or rather tried to: they've been bought out by
another co and they don't seem to give a **** about old machine repair! I
couldn't get *anyone* to give me ANY help at all; i.e. no addresses of
authorized repair centers, no parts available from mfr, etc. In other words
it's a dead duck and I bought a pig in a poke.


How old is it? At some point in time, all brands drop long term
support.


--In the end I bit the bullet and bought an Onan; had it installed
by an authorized dealer (since gone out of biz in these hard times) and have
had zero problems. Do yourself a favor and ditch the Generac: it's a boat
anchor.


I don't own the 18 KW Generac, my next door neighbor does. I see a
lot of them in this area and have never heard anyone complain about not
being able to get service. I see a few Onans, but only in the 500+ KW
class.


--
For the last time: I am not a mad scientist, I'm just a very ticked off
scientist!!!