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Originally Posted by red-beard
Unless you have a specific need for 3 phase power, you do not want to buy a 3 phase unit. The USA is "Split-Phase 240VAC" Single phase power. Almost all residential houses are Single Phase 120/240 VAC.
Kholer, Generac and Briggs-Stratton are all equal in the industry. They are all easy to work on and basically 2 cylinder air cooled engines. They are pressure fed oil systems with oil filters, air filters. This is true up to the 22 kW units. I THINK there is a new Briggs & Stratton unit that is 26kW that is still air cooled. But generally, anything over 22kW is a Water Cooled, derated 4 cylinder car engine.
Generac is most popular. Stay away from the "Off-Grid" generator. It has some modes that make is screwy for a backup generator.
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red-beard,
Perfect! There are many details that makes no sense to the 'common' folk - single phase it is. Thanks for the other advice as this will aid in buying one of these units (which I am NOT going to postpone... again).