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2.0 out of 5 stars
Where's the battery?, December 21, 2004
This review is from: Guardian 04725 25,000 Watt SAE (Sound Attenuated Enclosure) Liquid Cooled Emergency Automatic Home Standby Generator (Lawn & Patio)
First, I have to say that I only just received this item and have yet to get it running. I will update this review after I have made more progress.
In the mean time, be warned, this generator does NOT come with a battery. Never through the purchase process are you told it does not come with a battery. The manual doesn't even say that you have to provide your own battery. I know that compared to the overall cost, this is a small item. But it really irks me. Can you imagine going to a car dealer, buying a car, and then being told that you have to bring your own battery to pick it up.
The second reason that I am only giving it two stars is because it took more than two months to get this generator delivered. No less than four times I had to approve a delay in shipping. I expect this has more to do with the manufacturer then it does Amazon.com. However, had I known it was going to take so long to get delivery, I would have ordered it months earlier. Now it is December and 9 degrees outside and I am going to be finally installing my generator. Not really the most ideal conditions.
Update:
It's now March and I have been operating my generator for several months now. I have not had any substantial power outages, so I have not put it to a serious real world test yet. However, with the testing that I have done so far, the generator performs as claimed. It also performs it's weekly exercise as scheduled and on time. The noise is very tolerable.
Installation was not too challenging (aside from the cold) and the conversion from natural gas to LP was a breeze. I do have two small complaints. The first relates to the battery again. The cradle they provide for the battery is too small for the type of battery they specify. However, a quick trip to the hardware store for two slightly longer metric bolts and the problem is solved. The second small challenge is that some of the hardware is metric and some is english. This is obviously not a big problem, just an annoyance. I will update this review again after I have had to do some PM.
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