Guardian 18kW Home Backup Generator

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2020 GUARDIAN 18KW GENERATOR FEATURES AND BENEFITS

Provides essential circuit power protection for your home, ensuring the necessities remain powered during an outage or up to whole house coverage when paired with one of Generac’s load- shedding switches. Capable of backing up a five ton air conditioner.

2020 GUARDIAN 18KW GENERATOR <strong>FEATURES AND BENEFITS</strong>

5 Year Limited Warranty for automatic standby generators.

True Power™ Technology delivers best-in-class power quality with less than 5 percent total harmonic distortion for clean, smooth operation of sensitive electronics and appliances.

Generac generators and engines are engineered and assembled in the USA*.
*Assembled in the USA using domestic and foreign parts

Generac's G-Force Engine is a purpose-built, pressure-lubricated engine capable of handling the rigors of generator use, resulting in power that’s more reliable and requires less routine maintenance than any competitive engine.

24/7/365 Customer Support Team standing by all day, every day from our headquarters in Wisconsin to answer any questions you might have.

Quiet-Test™ Self-Test Mode runs at a lower RPM for a five or twelve minute test, making generators significantly quieter than other brands while consuming less fuel.

Tough, Durable All-Aluminum Enclosures: Our RhinoCoat™ powder-coated finish helps make corrosion-resistant aluminum perfect for all weather conditions.

Smart, User-Friendly Controls.  Generac’s Evolution™ Controller features a multilingual LCD display that allows users to monitor battery status and track maintenance intervals to ensure your generator is always in top operating condition.

Mobile Link™ Remote Monitoring FREE with every Guardian Series Home standby generator allows you to monitor the status of your generator from anywhere in the world using a smartphone, tablet, or PC. Easily access information, such as the current operating status and maintenance alerts. Learn more about Mobile Link

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Rated 5 out of 5 by from Great Product amazing customer service The product is sleek looking and works great! Would highly recommend!
Date published: 2023-03-20
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Excellent purchase We are very pleased with the company that did the installation. They arrived on time after having ensured via phone that the order was in line with what we wanted. The installation team explained all aspects of the installation and the ongoing use/maintenance of the system. Work was completed in a timely fashion.
Date published: 2023-03-09
Rated 5 out of 5 by from 18kw Generator worth the money Just went through 5 days without power in Michigan after a recent ice storm. My new 18kw generator performed flawlessly for 5 days powering my entire house. Temperatures got down into upper teens at night and upper 20s to low 30s on a couple days. I have real peace of mind knowing my power is backed up!
Date published: 2023-02-27
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Peace of mind With this setup I now have peace of mind, the power can go out for any length of time and my house will be full power.
Date published: 2023-02-22
Rated 5 out of 5 by from 18KW Generac is great product & Platz Electric (MI) are great to work with! Purchased the 18K Guardian Generac and worked well right away! Platz Electric (MI) were very efficient and thorough professionally installing not only the generator itself, but also completed everything involved including the electric, gas line connection and installation, etc. I didn't have to hire any additional electricians or heating/gas line installers! They were very helpful and patient with my township inspectors and all my questions etc. Highly recommended!
Date published: 2023-02-19
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Waiting for a Storm I purchased the Guardian 18KW Whole House WI-FI Enabled Model. It looks Awesome and it kicks on every Monday at 10am for a test. The peace of mind it gives me is immeasurable. Every time there is an ice storm or a rain storm, I am not worried in the least that I will lose power. Just waiting for the storm ! ha ha
Date published: 2023-01-16
Rated 5 out of 5 by from UPDATED REVIEW ( STILL THE BEST GENERATOR ON THE MARKET ) LAST MONTH, CHRISTMAS EVE MORNING I BELIEVE WE HAD A VERY SERIOUS COLD FRONT COME THROUGH TENNESSEE, 18 & 20 BELOW IN SOME AREAS, AND FOR TENNESSEE THAT’S PRETTY MUCH UNHEARD OF. WE WERE HAVING ROLLING OUTAGES EVERY 30 mins. WAS SUPPOSED EVERY HOUR, IN EACH GRID, MY GENERAC WAS PREFORMING FLAWLESSLY, BUT I WAS STILL CONCERNED ABOUT OUR APPLIANCES, HAVING JUST BOUGHT THIS HOME BECAUSE OF THE FLOOD THAT HAD CAME TROUGH WAVERLY, TN. ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF EARLIER, WE HAD LOST EVERYTHING AND HAD TO REPLACE WITH NEW IN THE NEW HOUSE WE PURCHASED, SO I WENT OUT TO THE A.T.S AND THREW THE BREAKER, AND OUR 18KW GUARDIAN SERIES RAN LIKE A CHAMP !!!!!! WE HAD TO REPLACE ABSOLUTELY ZERO APPLIANCES, OR THE 2yr. OLD CENTRAL HEAT & AIR UNIT !!!!!! I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH POSITIVE THINGS ABOUT THE GENERAC GENATOR AND THE GENERAC COMPANY, AS WELL A.E.C. LLC ( ALPHA ELECTRIAL CONTRACTORS LLC. ). THIS GENATOR SAVED US THAT DAY !!!!! I RECOMMEND THE GENERAC GENATOR TO EVERYONE, THEY ARE REASONABLY PRICED & A.E.C. LLC. Keith Geoff, AND ALL THE GUYS THERE, YOU WON’T FIND A BETTER GENATOR OR A COMPANY TO DO THE INSTALLATION ANYWHERE !!!! THANK YOU GENERAC & A.E.C LLC. !!!!!
Date published: 2023-01-14
Rated 5 out of 5 by from GREAT PRODUCT INSTALLERS WERE EXCELLENT. PROFESSIONAL. KEPT ME INFORMED OF ENTIRE PROCESS VERY PLEASANT GROUP OF GUYS FROM INITIAL MEETING WITH SALES PERSON THAT EXPLAINED PRODUCT TO ME AND THE TEAM OF PEOPLE WHO INSTALLED. WOULD DEFINITELY BE RECOMMENDING TO FRIENDS/FAMILY/NEIGHBORS. THANKYOU CATHY
Date published: 2022-12-30
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