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frontpage Posted by tunabreath • Mar 18, 2023
frontpage Posted by tunabreath • Mar 18, 2023

Sam's Club Members: Generac Guardian Series 22,000W (LP) Standby Generator

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$5,499

$5,999

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Sam's Club has for its Members: Generac Guardian Series WiFi Enabled 22,000-Watt (LP) / 19,500-Watt (NG) Standby Generator with 200A Automatic Transfer Switch (G007043) on sale for $5499. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member tunabreath for finding this deal.

Product Details:
  • Best-in-class power quality with less then 5 percent total harmonic distortion
  • Mobile Link remote monitoring allows you to monitor the status of your generator
  • 200 Amp Whole Home Transfer Switch
  • Alexa Smart Home Compatible
  • True Power Technology delivers utility-grade power quality with less than 5 percent total harmonic distortion for clean, smooth operation of sensitive electronics and appliances.
  • Comes with a 10 Year Warranty (must be installed & activated by 6/25/23)

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Written by oceanlake | Staff
  • The generator itself is $500 lower than the list price. Additionally, the included free 10-year warranty is valued at $1035.
  • See the forum thread for additional discussion and advice regarding this deal.

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Sam's Club has for its Members: Generac Guardian Series WiFi Enabled 22,000-Watt (LP) / 19,500-Watt (NG) Standby Generator with 200A Automatic Transfer Switch (G007043) on sale for $5499. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member tunabreath for finding this deal.

Product Details:
  • Best-in-class power quality with less then 5 percent total harmonic distortion
  • Mobile Link remote monitoring allows you to monitor the status of your generator
  • 200 Amp Whole Home Transfer Switch
  • Alexa Smart Home Compatible
  • True Power Technology delivers utility-grade power quality with less than 5 percent total harmonic distortion for clean, smooth operation of sensitive electronics and appliances.
  • Comes with a 10 Year Warranty (must be installed & activated by 6/25/23)

Editor's Notes

Written by oceanlake | Staff
  • The generator itself is $500 lower than the list price. Additionally, the included free 10-year warranty is valued at $1035.
  • See the forum thread for additional discussion and advice regarding this deal.

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Written by tunabreath

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This is a good deal with shipping on just the unit but there will be additional costs to install.

Like an A/C heat pump it needs a concrete or composite concrete pad to sit on. You will likely need an electrician to connect it to your house and you may need to coordinate with your electric company for certain aspects of the installation like the auto transfer. Unless you have natural gas and get the conversion (I think a conversion is possible) you will also need a large propane tank installed (capacity of 100 to 250 gallons) by a propane company and coordinate with them for filling when needed/ahead of storms, etc. The tank is pretty big and needs to be within so many feet of the generator. These require annual maintenance that you may be able to do yourself or it's around $100 to $150 to have Generac do it. The 10 year warranty seems nice but 10 years of annual maintenance would be better. Finally these generators are big and heavy. I don't think you will be able to move it in place with a dolly.

I had a quote for purchase and install from a Generac dealer and installation was 30% or more of the quote. I never went through with it because installation seemed to be where they were gouging. The coordination with your power company should be free or minimal. Obviously electricians vary by area. I think the dealer had me coordinate with the propane company for install of the tank. I know Lowes sells Generacs. I would be interested in how much they charge for installation.
FYI, this comes with a service rated 200A transfer switch. If your home does not have a 200A service, code prevents you from installing this because it has to be the first means of disconnect and has to be sized to your service panel.
I have this exact setup for about 1.5 years now. Works just as you'd expect. There are definitely more costs in other parts that are needed (base pad, piping, surge protector, the delay thingy). I went with Costco back then. All in it was $12,500 minus the 10% they gave me back on a Costco card, so $11,250.
At the time generators we're on backorder for 6 months or more. Sounds like they've gotten ahead of the supply issues now.

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Quote from FHRITP :
Is a full house generator the hip thing now? All I see are generator deals on SD.
Thanks for your feedback and downvote, much appreciated.

I have a whole house generator Smilie
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Review are 4.8/5, so pretty good I'd say. It looks like the sale is only $500 off normal price. Comes with a 10 year warranty, which is nice.

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FYI, this comes with a service rated 200A transfer switch. If your home does not have a 200A service, code prevents you from installing this because it has to be the first means of disconnect and has to be sized to your service panel.
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For real tho…why are there so many generator deals all of a sudden. Is there a mass surplus of them now?
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This is a good deal with shipping on just the unit but there will be additional costs to install.

Like an A/C heat pump it needs a concrete or composite concrete pad to sit on. You will likely need an electrician to connect it to your house and you may need to coordinate with your electric company for certain aspects of the installation like the auto transfer. Unless you have natural gas and get the conversion (I think a conversion is possible) you will also need a large propane tank installed (capacity of 100 to 250 gallons) by a propane company and coordinate with them for filling when needed/ahead of storms, etc. The tank is pretty big and needs to be within so many feet of the generator. These require annual maintenance that you may be able to do yourself or it's around $100 to $150 to have Generac do it. The 10 year warranty seems nice but 10 years of annual maintenance would be better. Finally these generators are big and heavy. I don't think you will be able to move it in place with a dolly.

I had a quote for purchase and install from a Generac dealer and installation was 30% or more of the quote. I never went through with it because installation seemed to be where they were gouging. The coordination with your power company should be free or minimal. Obviously electricians vary by area. I think the dealer had me coordinate with the propane company for install of the tank. I know Lowes sells Generacs. I would be interested in how much they charge for installation.
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Fyi I got many quotes in NJ to set this exact gen up (and relatively easy set up as gas meter, electric box, and generator spot all very close) d you can expect to pay minimum 12k all in for this plus installation
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Quote from slickosaurus :
You will also need a large propane tank installed (capacity of 100 to 250 gallons) by a propane company and coordinate with them for filling when needed/ahead of storms, etc. The tank is pretty big and needs to be within so many feet of the generator.
Obviously, this is only when powering with propane. A natural gas installation would not require a tank.
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I have this exact setup for about 1.5 years now. Works just as you'd expect. There are definitely more costs in other parts that are needed (base pad, piping, surge protector, the delay thingy). I went with Costco back then. All in it was $12,500 minus the 10% they gave me back on a Costco card, so $11,250.
At the time generators we're on backorder for 6 months or more. Sounds like they've gotten ahead of the supply issues now.
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Quote from rocket007 :
Can I use this as a battery backup for sump pump ?
Depends. How big is your pump?
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Quote from fitz1899 :
For real tho…why are there so many generator deals all of a sudden. Is there a mass surplus of them now?
I think it's because in Michigan we have had a few storms that have cause 3+ days of power outages so people are looking for generators

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