KOHLER Generators Reviews

I had a Kohler generator in my previous home and got another one in my current home. Everything went fine during the installation. They did a good job. The generator runs its exercise. Though it's a lot more expensive than Generac, I'd recommend it.

I got a Kohler generator on the side of my house. I also looked at Generac but I liked the lifetime warranty that Kohler has. It was also a reasonable price. When I had estimates, I had three or four of them, but I didn't pick the bottom one or the top one. I also considered what they could do for me with extra work and stuff that I needed. The generator kicks on once a week for 15 to 30 minutes and having it, I'm guaranteed that I'm not gonna lose power unless I run out of propane.

KOHLER generators are a little bit more expensive with the wire, but we wanted one that was quieter because it was going to be between our house and the neighbors. And the KOHLER was quieter, so we bought it. But the installers from Quality Home Products botched the installation twice. They forgot to flip some sort of breaker that they were supposed to flip. But they sent somebody out and they fixed it. Then we had power outage for 20 minutes because they didn't install it right. But they fixed it now and they were true to their word. So far, the generator has never been used, so I don't know if it works or not. I'm hoping it does because we paid $18,000 for it. We also have a three-year warranty service contract with the company that installed it. It gets a test run every Monday, but the power hasn't gone out since we've gotten it.

We had a Kohler generator installed last year. This year was the 1 year maintenance service call. On the backside of the generator are two 1.5" diameter holes. After a couple months, I opened the top and found mouse droppings inside, and a mouse nest around the air filter. The only access was through these two holes. I purchased some round screen vents and plugged the holes with these $2 parts. I haven't seen any sign of mice since. It seems to me the company could have plugged these holes in the manufacturing of the rear panel. Other than that, the generator came on fine when the power went out.

I needed a generator and after doing research and talking with people who had generators, I decided on Kohler. I went to my electrician who does generators and used them instead of a Kohler dealer because they gave me a better price. But people should make sure they talk to the person installing the generator. The person I talked to said the Kohler generator had wireless communication and that it came with it when we bought it through an authorized dealer. But it was cabled. I do not have a cable close to where I put the generator, so I needed it wireless, and I had to buy one of the Kohler wireless systems and install it myself. It had a place to plug in, but the Kohler wireless did not work the way I expected. I had to hardwire it, and it was not as simple as the instructions made it sound.

From time to time, we have had bad weather come through. I was without lights one time for four days. I live alone, and I'm 86 years old, so I got to thinking about getting a generator. You got to run the lines in the house, and you got to do all this kind of stuff when the lights go out. I decided I would bite the bullet and have a generator put in. My grandson and I were talking, and he was the one who encouraged me to get the KOHLER generator. The people who came out were great to deal with and did a good job. They explained to me what they were doing, when they were doing it. They were doing a special 10-year warranty on parts. I got that.

I heard about Kohler through friends in the area who have generators, and I know that Kohler is a quality product. I chose them over Generac. We live up in the middle of nowhere, miles away from anything. And having the generator is peace of mind more than anything else. The electrician who we had do the installation for us did a great job. Part of the reason I chose Kohler is that he said it's a better product and easier for them to maintain than Generac. They did a great job.

My contractor recommended Kohler as being better than Generac, which helped me with my decision on purchasing the generator. I asked my contractor how much it would cost to have one. He gave me a figure, and I checked a little bit with other people and it was roughly what they paid. I just wanted to go ahead, and he purchased Kohler.

We live in the mountains and power goes out up here. We looked at generators and our neighbors went with KOHLER, and so we did too. The marketing came from our neighbors who kept the generator first and had talked to the supplier. Then, once we talked to the supplier, we were very happy with it. It sounded like it's going to be a great advantage to us. Our contractor was wonderful. He's very knowledgeable and very nice and was timely and efficient. So, we're very happy with them.

We are a retired couple and we're older now. When the weather goes out, we don't wanna have to worry. I heard that Kohler is a little better now. At one-time, another brand's generators were better, but now the Kohlers are. The rep gave me a fair price and I was very pleased. The installer was very nice, attentive and everything was perfect. I have no complaints. He even put everything on my phone for me, so the information is online. It's great. I haven't had to use the generator yet, but everything's gonna be fine. It tests every Sunday morning and I can hear it, which is fine. I like being able to know it's on. I've had several people call me about the generator and my son bought one too.

Because of my age, I was sick and tired of dragging out the little generator and every four hours having to run it during a hurricane with trees falling all around us. I decided to buy a home generator from KOHLER. My husband worked in a facility as a director for hospitals, and that's what he said was the best so that was what we went with. The people we purchased it from also said that it was the best. During one of the test runs, it wouldn't run. We called our people that installed it and they came right out and it was just it had a bad battery. It's on a weekly check test run, and it ran well this morning.

We purchased our 20 kW Kohler generator in 2015. We were told that Kohler generators last longer than some of the other options even though they tend to be more expensive. We have a maintenance plan which costs more than $500 per year which includes twice yearly inspections, the most recent one was in November.. We have relatively infrequent power outages most of which last for just a few hours so the generator has less than 300 hours of run time.

I've been thinking about getting a generator for a long time. I already have a Kohler motor at my house and I like the Kohler motor. So I got a Kohler generator. I've had it on for eight hours when the power went out already since I got it and it automatically comes on the second the power goes off. I have an oxygen machine. It runs on electricity. I also have a nebulizer that I use, that I have to have electricity. So, when the power goes out, I don't have an oxygen machine or a nebulizer. The Kohler generator is just a good thing to have.

I bought about a dozen KOHLER generators for work. I work for a gas utility and we have the support in our most critical site. I monitor these things on my phone. They are our backup power that control our most critical rig stations and flow meters that supply all the heat for Anchorage in South Central Alaska and all of our power plants. When these don't work, we go cold and dark.

I would give Kohler generators a zero-star if that option was available. Purchased one in 2022. I am on my third engine and it now has a locked rotor error and doesn't work. Though our local electrician has been very responsive, I get virtually no acknowledgement from Kohler.

My wife's on oxygen and we couldn't afford to have her medical equipment go down. We bought a KOHLER generator and although we haven't had to use it yet, it's been fine. It's worthwhile to have a backup like that. It could be a lifesaver.

I love my KOHLER generator. While we just got it and we haven't had a power failure yet, it works great. It comes on once a week.

After the great freezeout, we decided that a generator was a nice piece of insurance. I read up on KOHLER and a couple of other brands. Then, I really liked the presentation that the salesman made. He was very professional and he answered all my questions. Also, I worked in a chemical plant, so I knew KOHLER from generators in the plant, which was another reason that I was looking at KOHLER to begin with. The installation was smooth right along. They did a good job and coordinated with the city real well. We listen to our generator turn on once a week as it automatically turns on from somewhere. I was told that I couldn't get an app to do it myself because it needed to be hardwired. So it's connected back to the home office.

I had a Generac generator before and decided I wanted to upsize it. Also, the unit started to have some issues. After I did some research on the internet and talking to my brother-in-law who is an electrician by trade, we decided KOHLER was the best choice. I've had a good experience with KOHLER. The service tech that came over and did the startup was very knowledgeable and we didn't have any issues getting the unit up and running. He helped us with setting the app up on our phone. So it does a test fire on a predetermined schedule and I get alerted on my phone every Wednesday that the generator is tested.

I decided to get a generator because I didn't wanna be without power if an outage happens. While we are not prone to outages, I just wanted to be protected. I went with KOHLER because they had a better warranty.

My neighbor had a KOHLER generator installed at his house, and he had a really good service from the installer. Also, he had the thing for over a year. So, through his recommendation, I selected KOHLER. It's a very high-quality product and the installers were very efficient. So far, the generator has been working as advertised. I got it in on September 15th and it comes on every Saturday for about 20 minutes.

Our KOHLER generator comes on automatically, so any time we need it, it's available. We probably used it five times already when we've had our power go out. We got the generator for peace of mind. Our power always goes out and we spent the money, and now we don't have to worry about it anymore. I highly recommend KOHLER. As a matter of fact, I did, and they bought one, too.

We're a New York State agency and we tend to individuals who have developmental disabilities. So, we need to make sure that the heat and the lights are always on. The three homes we did had portable generators and they were not effective. We needed something that comes on by itself since the power goes out all the time here. We got the KOHLER generators and they are good generators. They come on a few minutes after the power goes out, and they run until the power comes back on, and they switch back by themselves. They got an automatic transfer switch and they do what they're supposed to. They're easy to maintain and they last a long time.

I ordered a KOHLER generator in September which was delivered in March. I told them we don't have any gas in the house. We have to rent a gas line. So, the generator was installed, knowing that we had no gas, and it sat there for six months before gas was finally connected to it. I wanted them to give me some kind of compensation for all that. I kept calling and no one would return my phone call.

I researched stuff very thoroughly before I bought a KOHLER Generator. I compared it with the competitor, Generac. Where Generac is plastic, KOHLER got metal parts. It sits right beside my dining room window. I can’t hear it run. My neighbor has a Generac two houses down, and you can hear hers run. I told my aunt and friends to forget about Generac and go with KOHLER.

I like Kohler's price. The sales rep was very helpful. The generator is making me feel secure in case of a power outage.

My in-laws purchased a KOHLER generator. I looked at the product and I liked what I saw so I got one too. I'm happy because it came on whenever the power went out. It’s all good.

There's a dealer right close here that I knew which is why I went with KOHLER .I bought two generators as I needed them for the hog barns I built. I feed hogs and if the electric goes down, I need something to keep the barn running. It would automatically come on and pull heat out of the barn so the pigs don't suffocate. So far, I'm happy with it. I like how quiet they run and I don’t have to manually start them.

I first inquired about a Generac with Kansas Generator, which does all the advertising. But the guy has been doing KOHLER for years and that's what he recommended. He knows they're good. We got it in July in case the weather is cold and we’ll be without power and so, it would be an added protection. The guy who installed it was excellent. He worked by himself as it’s his own company, and his waiting list is close to a year but he came highly recommended. He's very fair. He did what he said and did it for a good price. Others’ prices were overpriced, even unethical. I got a quote for 96-kilowatt at $76,000 for the house and barn. It was ridiculous.

We have a lot of power outages where we're at in Florida. I did my research and, in my opinion, KOHLER had the best product. We’ve used the generator a few times for a very minimal time and, so far, everything's great.