Generators Maintenance Monitoring Upgrades Blog About Contact Emergency Blog 30 June 2021 Got Oil? Newsletter Important Info Leete Generators Click link above 26 March 2021 Video: Basics 24kw Join our Technician John as he walks you through basic generator care on a 24kW during an outage. Keeping up with maintenance and regularly checking in on your generator is critical for reliability, especially as fire season approaches. IMPORTANT: If you have a smaller, air cooled Kohler generator (20kW and smaller), Kohler recommends checking oil every 8 hours of run time. 26 March 2021 Technician John and Liesl discuss… generators, maintenance and the new normal CEO Liesl Ramsay of Leete Generator and technician John have a conversation about generators, power outages, getting through fire season, maintenance agreements and more! 10 March 2021 Letter from Kohler re: Delays March 10, 2021 Dear Valued Customer, Since 1920, KOHLER has taken pride in the role our products play in the safety, health, and comfort of our customers. We are honored that you have selected KOHLER for your home standby power needs. Beginning in mid-2020, there has been unprecedented demand for standby generators throughout North America. Regions hard hit by devastating storms and wildfires along with the wide-ranging impacts of COVID-19 have combined to extend our […] 08 September 2020 Yes, it runs for 20 minutes after power is restored…. Many clients call Leete worried something is wrong with their generator because the power is back on and the generator is still running. It’s OK! Generator will “cool-down” for about 20 minutes after power has been restored. 08 September 2020 Maintenance Schedule Air Cooled 14RESA / 14RCA- During Outages, Check Oil Level: Every 8 Hours/Daily… Change Oil: Every 100 hrs or Yearly (whichever comes first) Add 5W-30 or 10W-30 synthetic oil when the oil level is low. 20RESC / 20RCA- During Outages, Check Oil Level: Every 8 Hours/Daily… Change Oil: Every 150 hrs or Yearly (whichever comes first) Add 5W-30 or 10W-30 synthetic oil when the oil level is low. Liquid-Cooled 24RCL / 30RCL / 38RCLB- During […] 08 September 2020 I’m Evacuating. Do I turn off my generator? Do I turn off my generator when I evacuate? Every situation is different, but if you have an air-cooled generator (20kW and smaller) your oil needs to be checked every day of run time. Say you are gone for 3 days and power is out (generator running), your risk of ruining that generator is high. Generators burn oil, and need to be supervised. 26 October 2019 Oil & Manual Use oil per your manual typically 5w-30 or 10-30 synthetic DO NOT OVERFILL Turn off unit to check oil levels per your manual. Per Kohler 14kW is 100 hours 20kW is 150 hours 24-38kW is 120 hours 48-60kW is 150 hours Manual air cooled units http://www.kohlerpower.com/home/common/pdf/tp7092.pdf 23 October 2019 ON/Off with OnCue? Client Question: “I’m going out of town, can I use my OnCue remote monitor to turn generator off at night and on again in morning?” ANSWER: No, OnCue is only for starting exercise cycle… it does not have the capability to turn “ON” and “Off”. 23 October 2019 Turning off/on properly… Client question, “I want to know for this power outage, tonight when we want to shut the generator down for the night, how do I do that allowing the generator to cool down before the engine shuts down?” ANSWER: Excellent question: You will hit the circuit breaker switch on the generator first. Let the unit run for about 10 minutes to cool down, then turn to the “OFF” position. In the morning, you will turn […] 1 2 3 Leete Generators 3360 McMaude Place Santa Rosa CA 95407 hours Monday-Friday 7:30-4:30 phone 707-545-0484 toll free 800-649-0484 fax 707-545-8930 email info@leetegenerators.com emergency 707-226-4918 service estimate Click here GSA: GS-07F-0358Y ©2019 Leete Generators. All Rights Reserved.