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

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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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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 w/ free 10 yr warranty for $5,499. Shipping is free.


National Warranty Event
10 Year Warranty Free - A $1,035 Value
Offer Valid 3/6/23-4/16/23 and must be installed & activated by 6/25/23

https://www.samsclub.com/p/genera..._product_9
  • 10 Year Warranty Free - A $1,035 Value. Offer Valid 3/6/23-4/16/23 and must be installed & activated by 6/25/23
  • 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
  • 5-year limited warranty
  • 24/7, 365-days customer support team standing by
  • Smart, user-friendly controls
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Created 03-18-2023 at 05:04 AM 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.
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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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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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chemist_slime
03-25-2023 at 09:35 PM.
03-25-2023 at 09:35 PM.
Looks like Costco is now selling the Honeywell version, 22k for 4899.99 after 500 dollars off. It also incudes a 200A transfer switch. Valid 3/35 - 3/26. Short window.

https://www.costco.com/.product.1...lGenerator
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adirondackman
03-25-2023 at 10:25 PM.
03-25-2023 at 10:25 PM.
I have this generator and I bought it at my Lowes one day on clearance with a 10% off coupon for about $2000. It was a customer special order that was returned. It cost me $3000 for the electrician to install it and $2500 for the gas company to run gas to my house off the street so I'am all in for $7500-$8000. Its peace of mind for us because of hurricanes. Best slick deal I ever got. However, I will tell you that if your area is lightning prone, you better get a whole house surge protector installed first. If you have a power surge, it will blow the power panel and its a $500 part. Eventually I did get Generac to give us a new panel under warranty, but the process is long and I bought a new one off EBAY in the meantime. So long story short, I have a spare brand new power panel in case it ever happens again because even the surge protector from the power company isn't without flaws.
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DelightfulScene889
03-27-2023 at 07:00 AM.
03-27-2023 at 07:00 AM.
Quote from fourdinosaur :
A Tesla battery would be abt 11k. At that price did you consider a battery instead of generator?
No, never did look into that. Would have been open to it, just never looked. I suppose the real setup with that battery is to add solar panels and really make yourself "interruption proof".
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SnakePlisken
03-27-2023 at 07:20 AM.
03-27-2023 at 07:20 AM.
Quote from ak08820 :
I guess I can live without Netflix for a few days if affected by a storm!
Buy a cell phone
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Iexpedite
03-27-2023 at 06:39 PM.
03-27-2023 at 06:39 PM.
My electric panel is split, I have 110V panel in the garage and 220V on the other side of the house. I hired and electrician to wire an interlock into the entire 110V panel.

With a relatively small 110V/3500W inverter generator, I can run everything but my drier and central unit. My hot water heater is gas fired, so it doesn't use much electric. I store about 25 gallons of fuel. I purchased an inverter A/C. It easily runs off the generator.

I probably have less than $1800 in the everything. It isn't as handy as a whole house generator, but it's cheaper, and I am still young enough to set it up.
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misterputz
03-30-2023 at 06:34 AM.
03-30-2023 at 06:34 AM.
How has delivery experience been? The page says the freight shipping available with Threshold option

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Threshold: The carrier contacts you to set up a delivery time. The items are delivered to the first dry area available. For example, your front entryway or garage.
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ballerandco
03-31-2023 at 12:08 PM.
03-31-2023 at 12:08 PM.
Does anyone know if the 10 year warranty includes parts and labor?
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cecilsaurus
05-11-2023 at 05:34 PM.
05-11-2023 at 05:34 PM.
Quote from Deal-R-Dash :
Not sure if Costco is attempting to beat Sam's or just coincidence but they have a Honeywell 22k generator with a 10 year warranty $100 cheaper...

https://www.costco.com/honeywell-...67860.html [costco.com]
thx. where does it say 10 year warranty? i could only find 3 year on the site.
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jimglassford
10-12-2023 at 11:18 AM.
10-12-2023 at 11:18 AM.
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?
There are not a lot of generator deals. It is the same deal that runs continuously. Generac builds the lions share and can label them differently to minimize price comparisons. These Generac standby generators are very expensive compared to a few years ago. It may just be the case that they have inflated the MSRP so much that they can run sales every week. Ignore the store running the sale, these are Generac sponsored sales.
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Rabid
10-12-2023 at 12:23 PM.
10-12-2023 at 12:23 PM.
Be aware that this is not an inverter-style generator, therefore your electronics will have a hard time running on it and could possibly be damaged. It'll be pricey but I recommend putting any sensitive/expensive electronics behind a double conversion UPS to combat this.
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Sasuke18
10-12-2023 at 12:25 PM.
10-12-2023 at 12:25 PM.
I got a quote in the Orlando area and the 2 companies that came out both wanted between 17k -21k. At that price, I don't feel it was worth it unless you're getting power outages for extended periods of time or if you're living in the middle of nowhere.

A more cost effective option would be to buy a portable generator and have an electrician install a transfer switch or interlock kit so you can plug your generator into your house's main breaker and use seamlessly without running extension cords.
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10-12-2023 at 01:45 PM.
10-12-2023 at 01:45 PM.
Quote from gover2087 :
I'm gonna piggy back on this….. I just had one installed 4 mos ago and check with your utility if you have natural gas to make sure the meter can handle the extra BTU's. My meter could only handle 275,000 BTUs, my furnace uses 80,000 BTU, my water heater uses 30,000 BTU and the generac uses 260,000 BTU. In addition to the meter, you'll need the correct sized pipe running to the generator that can supply the generator the 260,000 BTU it may require or it won't work properly.

The natural gas service line running to my meter, the meter and the meter pressure all needed to be upgraded in my case.
Great info; could you tell me how much it's going to cost for the installation by the electrician?
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PhuongN1949
10-12-2023 at 03:39 PM.
10-12-2023 at 03:39 PM.
What is the decibel on this thing when it's running?
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mja28
10-12-2023 at 07:37 PM.
10-12-2023 at 07:37 PM.
My neighbor got something similar. I think it's at 22k. Cost him at that time 3K and 3K for installation. It runs once a week for 15 minutes I think, and oil change once a year.
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10-12-2023 at 07:41 PM.
10-12-2023 at 07:41 PM.
Quote from raiz :
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.
I have a 11kw generac guardian, its been installed for 10 years, at 6 year mark I paid for a service to check valves etc, they was in spec perfectly fine. so all I do is change oil every 2-3 years (amsoil heavy duty stuff) starts and purs for the weekly.monthly checks and occasional day of off service. I like it. I do change plugs every 3 years or so. probably dont need too, but I bought like 10 of those little kits for dirt cheap long ago so I just change it and filter out of habit randomly
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