Lost power at least 5 times last winter, and again this spring, each time for days. My home is over 4,500 sf, so I wasn’t sure how expensive this project would be. After seeing how affordable the on demand was and knowing it will add to the home’s value, I made the investment. My neighbors have stopped to report Generator Envy, and I’ve encouraged them to check out the affordability. The more Heat Pumps and Electric Vehicles are added to the grid, the more our old system will fail. I’m almost exited for the next outage.

Our installer (Power Tech) was outstanding to work with. They made all the arrangements with the power company, gas company and inspectors. They ever brought some other electrical appliances up to current code. I would recommend them and the Generac Generator to anyone interested in having this type of insurance for your home!

Model 7042/3 depending on which web page you land on. (That's another issue.) As advertised, within ~10 secs, off utility, on generator, full electrical supply. Nice clean case. To a journeyman electrician/plumber, and myself (a physicist), straight forward installation; including, all necessary home/site prep. W/o those qualifications, don't try this at home kids. Within ~15 secs of utility restoration, generator off, utility on. Simple, implies reliable, engine/generator design/layout. Required maintenance is incredibly simple and easy to do. Programming the menu, to idle at regular intervals, required an 800 phone call, even w/journeyman electrician on the line. Despite mediocre cabinet insulation and the cheapest muffler can I've ever seen in my 70 years, it will wake the dead when it lights up (90dB @ 10 feet)! Support's answer to "Is there an optional quiet muffler?"; "Touch anything inside that cabinet and your warranty is void.".

My husband and I have been pondering the idea of a standby generator for a while. It's a big investment and we take that seriously. After lots of talking and doing our homework, we finally decided to 'take the plunge'. Generac was highly rated so I called the company. They set us up with a local electrician/installer and from there the process was seamless. To be honest, we found out that these are very popular so it took a while from start to finish, but we were forewarned so all was well. About one month after installation we lost power and OMG what a comfort!! We had electricity!!! It worked as advertised and we couldn't be happier! Like I said, it's a big expense, but the peace of mind is well worth it.

I gave it a 4 star because I haven't had to use the services yet. The installation process was done very professionally and in a timely manner. Had an issue with initial startup of the generator but got everything going smoothly. I did find the wifi connections a little difficult but finally got it connected later the next day. I would recommend Generac to anyone.

Installed in one day, February 2009. Has been very reliable ever since. Programmed to "exercise" for 12 minutes every week and has done so. Maintenance is only oil & filter changes and spark plugs every two years. Have only had to replace the trickle charge module after 9 years of operation. Cost to purchase and install is worth the peace of mind it brings. This units powers approximately 80% of our whole home.

We live in a remote location and our home is primarily all electric. We wanted a solution to be able to keep the house running like normal, even if we were away for extended periods. This model gave us the ability to not worry about what would and wouldn’t work during an outage. We already had a short few hour outage and everything worked like normal while we were away. We only knew there was an outage because the neighbour texted us to say our generator kicked in and all was good. Now that is peace of mind!

Actually this is my second Generac generator after 17 years on the first one, (although it still worked) I wanted to have the piece of mind that everything would work in the future, also technology has changed this model is quieter and more economical to operate and the wi fi feature is a good thing ! Generac's local dealer was great to work with, prompt, and delivers service after the sale. Hopefully this one will last 17 years +

I was very impressed by the quality of work these guys performed. They paid very close attention to detail and were very friendly. I would definitely recommend them to a friend or family member. Russell was very patient in answering all our questions leading up to installation,

I have not had this generator for very long. The only thing I can state is with the cable designed to be used with generator the installation was very straight forward and went very easy. The most difficult piece was the cable was not very flexible in cold conditions. More will follow as generator gets used.