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Learn how a KOHLER standby generator helped Susie and her family weather Hurricane Florence on the North Carolina coast.
Learn how a KOHLER standby generator helped Susie and her family weather Hurricane Florence on the North Carolina coast.
For over 100 years, Kohler has designed, built and manufactured some of the most reliable standby generators on the market. Protect your home and family with a KOHLER standby generator.
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The generator model that’s right for your home depends on your power needs. Don’t worry, we’ll help you figure it out.
This chart will give you an approximation of typical loads that different generator outputs may cover. The best way to determine the right generator for you is to ask your Authorized Kohler Dealer for a site survey to assess your power needs. The dealer will analyze the actual electric load for your home, then specify and install your generator.
A standby home generator keeps your power on during an outage. It’s installed outside your house (like an AC unit) and comes on automatically, whether you’re at home or away. KOHLER generators come on within 10 seconds of a power outage, ensuring you’re never in the dark.
Home generators run on propane or natural gas, so there’s no refueling necessary.
If you’ve ever lost power, you know how helpless you can feel. No matter what causes your electricity to go out, a KOHLER generator ensures power outages don’t interrupt your life.
When the electricity goes out in your area, a standby generator kicks on in seconds to provide power to your home. This allows you to live your life no matter how long the outage lasts. It also allows you to stay connected by powering your wifi and devices, saves food that would have otherwise gone bad in an unpowered refrigerator and freezer, keeps your sump pump running, and so much more.
Portable generators can be purchased at big box hardware stores. Most portable generators run on gasoline and can burn through 10-20 gallons per day of use. Homeowners must be careful when setting up, refilling, and running extension cords to/from a portable generator since not following instructions can be dangerous. They have to be started manually, something that may be difficult or even impossible during or after a storm.
Standby generators are permanently installed outside of your home. They run on natural gas or liquid propane gas, which you do not have to manually refill and does not require extension cords to power your home. A standby generator turns on within seconds of a power outage, giving you almost uninterrupted power.
The cost of your new generator will depend on several factors: the model you choose, the size of your home, how much of your home you’d like to power, and what installation entails. Your Kohler representative will be able to give you a price range during your consultation.
For a limited time, you can receive a 7 year extended warranty on your KOHLER generator. Visit your nearest Menard's for details.
When the power fails or drops below an acceptable level (brownout), your automatic transfer switch (ATS) signals the generator to start. In just 10 seconds, the ATS transfers your power from the grid to the generator, fueled by your home’s natural gas or liquid propane system.
An automatic transfer switch is the brain behind your home generator system. During an outage, it automatically transfers power from the utility to your generator. When utility power is restored, the ATS turns off your generator and returns your home’s power to the utility grid.
For nearly 100 years, homes, hospitals, airports, nuclear power plants, even the National Weather Service trust in hard-working, long-lasting KOHLER generators.
