Air cooled as opposed to liquid cooled generators?

Question

The price difference is quite significant. I want a stand by generator to power 200 amp service, but I don't want to take a second mortage to buy it. Is air cooled good enough?

Answer 1

Do you really need a generator to supply a full 200A of current?  If you can get by with only the essentials during a short outage something considerably smaller could be adequate.  I power much of my home with a 5500 watt generator.

Read through my home generator page for ideas.

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