Help. Kohler 12Res House Generator

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Dr Jackal 14 years ago

Stationery Kohler 12Res located outside house. This unit is for electrical outages only; it is not used 24/7.

It had a bad breaker on the generator itself. The generator tech didn't have a replacement with him, and so he provided a "bypass" temporary fix.

1) Will this band-aid fix cause any problems with overload, assuming I don't use the unit for washer, dryer, air conditioning, or electric range, but is connected to everything else including hot water heater?

2) The service co. is notoriously slow and I want the breaker replaced ASAP. Can the breaker be replaced by an electrician, or does he need to be a specialist with experience in dealing with the Kohler panel (inside house) and automatic transfer switch? Thanks.

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gfretwell 14 years ago

I would stay on the service company to fix this if they are paying for it. If you are paying, just call an electrician.

Get it fixed. If you didn't need a breaker, it would not have come with one.,

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Jack 14 years ago

I plan to have it replaced ASAP. That's why I asked the 2nd question. Even tho this service is covered by a contract, the co. has no parts inventory and drags its feet when it comes to ordering the necessary parts. So, can the breaker be installed by a gen. contractor or does he need to be a specialist with Kohler experience?

The breaker itself is rectangular. It as "50" written on the off/on switch and near the switch is 10kA. - - Jack

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gfretwell 14 years ago

I bet this is an off the shelf breaker any electrician could come up with. Kohler does't make breakers. They are usually Airpax.

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hifi-tek 14 years ago

I plan to have it replaced ASAP. That's why I asked the 2nd question. Even tho this service is covered by a contract, the co. has no parts inventory and drags its feet when it comes to ordering the necessary parts.

I'm sure your states' Attorney General would love to hear about your "service company's" foot dragging.

So, can the breaker be installed by a gen. contractor or does he need to be a specialist with Kohler experience?

The breaker itself is rectangular. It as "50" written on the off/on switch and near the switch is 10kA. - - Jack

Have the breaker installed by a licensed electrician and send the bill to the "service company". My $.02 worth . . .

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