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Old 06-11-2021, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
I don't know what model you are referring to. But, last week, when we had a short power outage, I walked past a house with a Generac whole house unit. It was much noisier than the typical HVAC unit. I could hear it about half a block away. It was a relatively new unit, installed within the past 2 years.
They most certainly have a major malfunction. Trust me they are amazingly quiet. They self-test themselves every month I think and I was standing next to the next doors neighbors unit having my water filters replaced and it wasn't even as loud as a push lawnmower with a 5 horsepower engine.

I'm speaking of a Generac that is stationary, hooked up to a propane tank that is underground. Generac also sells portable units that would be able to be heard a block away, no doubt.