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[skilldawg]

I have lots of relatives in Burleson too.
Yes #2 married to the pilot and our 3rd grand live there

kane said he has been on an hour and off 30 minutes in a pretty consistent pattern

[inudesu]

That's not good. People can't LIVE in these temperatures without heat. I read that FT Worth and the Burleson area had 1 degree temperatures this morning. (Never thought I'd say that.)

Power is really not a problem in McKinney. But the roads are chit, and it's still only 10 degrees. Stupid cold, here.

My brother's got rolling blackouts in Little Elm.

We've been lucky.

I'm really worried about folks without power for hours. No way those pipes don't freeze and like you said, it's just too cold.

[PawDawg]

We are up to 21 in WM. It’s a heat wave!

[TYLERTECHSAS]

It’s 8 degrees here in the Tyler outskirts and will be 4 degrees in the morning. Generator here as well. But one rolling brownout last night for an hour.

Keeping the livestock fed and watered had been a bit$@. But twice a day works. 😳

[HogDawg]

It's 8am in McKinney, TX, and it's 0 degrees, according to Weather.com. That's right, ZERO. I've never seen temperatures like this.

[glm47]

It's 8am in McKinney, TX, and it's 0 degrees, according to Weather.com. That's right, ZERO. I've never seen temperatures like this.

I got you beat. At 8:00 AM it was minus 11 here in Springdale, AR, after an overnight low of minus 15.

[Dwayne From Minden]

A good whole-house generator is the best investment you can make home wise -

Forget fancy countertops, outdoor kitchens and such

Plop that 7 grand down on 22 kw Generac with a Kohler engine and a good ATS system

And if you are on propane bury that 500 gal tank

[Blue Dawg]

A good whole-house generator is the best investment you can make home wise -

Forget fancy countertops, outdoor kitchens and such

Plop that 7 grand down on 22 kw Generac with a Kohler engine and a good ATS system

And if you are on propane bury that 500 gal tank

Bury a 500gal tank? In the Delta? Shirley you jest.

[Dwayne From Minden]

Bury a 500gal tank? In the Delta? Shirley you jest.

Depends where your water table is at -

Consult with your local LP provider

[techman05]

A good whole-house generator is the best investment you can make home wise -

Forget fancy countertops, outdoor kitchens and such

Plop that 7 grand down on 22 kw Generac with a Kohler engine and a good ATS system

And if you are on propane bury that 500 gal tank

Have heard a lot of complaints about Generac. Was interesting in getting a unit for our house. Several people I know can’t get service and almost nothing falls under warranty repair when a technician does come out. What has your experience been?

[dawg80]

The best stand by generators are Kohler. Followed by Briggs-Stratton, and Generac a distant third. That according to consumer reports and a number of professional analysis. I don't think Kohler is the best because I have one...I have one because they are the best. And yes, the most expensive too.

My sister, who lives in Madisonville, has had a Briggs-Stratton brand for nearly 20 years and she's always had good service from it. Originally she bought a B-S because they offered a better longtime warranty than Kohler did at that time. But now Kohler is matching B-S and also offers, for a small extra fee, an extended warranty. We are fortunate we live in a really good area of town that rarely loses power. All of our power lines are buried and we have a separate relay station that has back-up generators and batteries. (it helps to live in the same 'hood as a former mayor who was looking after himself). We were without power, supplied by the city, for 36 hours after Laura. But that was because the city now buys a lot of its power from suppliers like CLECO and SWEPCO, and only generates a small portion on its own. Once the suppliers restored transmission into the city, we were back online.

Depending where you live and how stable/unstable your power supply is, I agree, a stand-by generator is a very good investment.

[dawg80]

BTW...since this is the football forum and a coaching carousel thread...I wonder if Holtz has a stand-by generator at his Ruston abode. It will help him sell his house faster when that SEC offer comes...any year now.

[Dwayne From Minden]

Have heard a lot of complaints about Generac. Was interesting in getting a unit for our house. Several people I know can’t get service and almost nothing falls under warranty repair when a technician does come out. What has your experience been?

Never had an issue - I find that with most things, it's who you buy the product from and how well you maintain it

I have a 22kw at the house - installed and serviced by Albritton Services out of Ruston, they service it annually for me for about $150 (also have 10 year bumper to bumper warranty)...

I have NUMEROUS Generacs here at the Parish on parish buildings ranging from 125kw to 27kw - most all were installed by Taylor Power Systems on either bid or lowest quote - ALL are serviced on an annual basis by the same people - they come on when they are supposed to and have to - we depend on them tremendously, especially since most of our buildings are serviced by Entergy - we have a mix of diesel and natural gas with a few LPs - I would say engine make-up is split about 50-50 between Kohler and Briggs & Stratton - since generac doesn't make an engine

I chose Generac solely because of the service I get out of the machines we have here at the parish with them - they work when the lights go out

Got to use a reputable dealer - and I'm not talking Lowes or Home Depot or Bob your neighbor the electrician and you have got to service those car engines under that shell - fi you don't they will fail most every time (basically if someone is quoting you $6k for a whole house with ATS they are selling you undersized shotty equipment)

A lot of the chicken houses around here use a John Deere based system for ag purposes, but nearly all have a Generac at their houses

[Bulldawg81]

Never had an issue - I find that with most things, it's who you buy the product from and how well you maintain it

I have a 22kw at the house - installed and serviced by Albritton Services out of Ruston, they service it annually for me for about $150 (also have 10 year bumper to bumper warranty)...

I have NUMEROUS Generacs here at the Parish on parish buildings ranging from 125kw to 27kw - most all were installed by Taylor Power Systems on either bid or lowest quote - ALL are serviced on an annual basis by the same people - they come on when they are supposed to and have to - we depend on them tremendously, especially since most of our buildings are serviced by Entergy - we have a mix of diesel and natural gas with a few LPs - I would say engine make-up is split about 50-50 between Kohler and Briggs & Stratton - since generac doesn't make an engine

I chose Generac solely because of the service I get out of the machines we have here at the parish with them - they work when the lights go out

Got to use a reputable dealer - and I'm not talking Lowes or Home Depot or Bob your neighbor the electrician and you have got to service those car engines under that shell - fi you don't they will fail most every time (basically if someone is quoting you $6k for a whole house with ATS they are selling you undersized shotty equipment)

A lot of the chicken houses around here use a John Deere based system for ag purposes, but nearly all have a Generac at their houses

Good to know. I just had a Generac 22 kw installed about two weeks ago running on propane. We had been talking about it for years, but finally made the decision after losing power for a few days after the hurricane last summer. It took almost 3 months from the time I signed the contract until the job was completed—mainly due to the backlog for getting the generator. I haven’t lost power so far, but it’s good to know we should be ok if we do. I live outside of West Monroe.

[techman05]

Never had an issue - I find that with most things, it's who you buy the product from and how well you maintain it

I have a 22kw at the house - installed and serviced by Albritton Services out of Ruston, they service it annually for me for about $150 (also have 10 year bumper to bumper warranty)...

I have NUMEROUS Generacs here at the Parish on parish buildings ranging from 125kw to 27kw - most all were installed by Taylor Power Systems on either bid or lowest quote - ALL are serviced on an annual basis by the same people - they come on when they are supposed to and have to - we depend on them tremendously, especially since most of our buildings are serviced by Entergy - we have a mix of diesel and natural gas with a few LPs - I would say engine make-up is split about 50-50 between Kohler and Briggs & Stratton - since generac doesn't make an engine

I chose Generac solely because of the service I get out of the machines we have here at the parish with them - they work when the lights go out

Got to use a reputable dealer - and I'm not talking Lowes or Home Depot or Bob your neighbor the electrician and you have got to service those car engines under that shell - fi you don't they will fail most every time (basically if someone is quoting you $6k for a whole house with ATS they are selling you undersized shotty equipment)

A lot of the chicken houses around here use a John Deere based system for ag purposes, but nearly all have a Generac at their houses

Interesting.