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Practical guides, sizing tips, and industry insights to help you make smarter power protection decisions.

Blog · Wednesday 16th of September 2026 · Rebecca Sloan

How to Hook Up a Generator to Your House with a Transfer Switch

A field checklist for connecting a standby generator with an automatic transfer switch, from sizing a 25 kW Kohler-SDMO [...]

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Blog · Wednesday 9th of September 2026 · Rebecca Sloan

Which Whole House Generator Is Better: Kohler or Generac? A Quality Inspector Looks Past the Nameplate

Kohler vs Generac is the wrong starting point for backup power. A generator quality inspector explains why loads, transf [...]

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Blog · Tuesday 8th of September 2026 · Rebecca Sloan

SDMO Generator Buying Guide: Lessons From a Buyer After Three Installations

An SDMO generator buying guide from an office administrator who has bought a 50 kW SDMO diesel generator, a 300 kVA Kohl [...]

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Blog · Tuesday 8th of September 2026 · Rebecca Sloan

The Cheapest Generator Is Usually the Most Expensive: A TCO Argument From a Quality Inspector

Why unit price is the wrong way to compare SDMO generators. A quality manager explains total cost of ownership, 400 kW S [...]

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Blog · Monday 7th of September 2026 · Rebecca Sloan

80 kVA vs 600 kVA Kohler-SDMO Generator: What a Quality Inspector Checks Before Approving

An 80 kVA and a 600 kVA Kohler-SDMO generator compared the way a quality inspector looks at them: real capacity, fuel co [...]

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Blog · Monday 7th of September 2026 · Rebecca Sloan

What's the Difference Between a Generator and an Inverter Generator? A Buyer's Comparison

Not every backup-power search should end with a diesel generator, but most commercial searches should. This buyer's [...]

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Blog · Friday 4th of September 2026 · Rebecca Sloan

The 650 kVA SDMO Generator That Almost Came With the Wrong Transfer Switch

A quality manager shares what happened when a 650 kVA SDMO Kohler generator package nearly shipped with an underrated tr [...]

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Blog · Friday 4th of September 2026 · Rebecca Sloan

SDMO Diesel Generator vs. 4500-Watt Inverter Generator: Which Backup Power Really Fits?

A commercial generator quality manager compares a 4500-watt portable inverter generator with SDMO diesel generator packa [...]

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Blog · Thursday 3rd of September 2026 · Rebecca Sloan

SDMO Generator vs. Cheap Alternatives: Three Comparisons After 8 Years of Buying Mistakes

Comparing an 80 kW SDMO diesel generator with lower-priced bids, plus a 600 kW SDMO generator lesson. Also covers solar [...]

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