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   From: joseph_barrett@sbcglobal.net   
      
   On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:54:18 -0700 (PDT), linnix    
   wrote:   
      
   >On Oct 30, 2:31 pm, "D. Peter Maus"  wrote:   
   >> On 10/30/11 15:26 , linnix wrote:   
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   >> > On Oct 30, 12:17 pm, "D. Peter Maus"  wrote:   
   >> >> On 10/30/11 14:39 , linnix wrote:   
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   >> >>> On Oct 30, 11:24 am, n...@puntnl.niks (Nico Coesel) wrote:   
   >> >>>> linnix    wrote:   
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   >> >>>>>> =A0 =A0You may have, indeed, overrun the machine's ability to serve   
   in a   
   >> >>>>>> continuous stretch.   
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   >> >>>>> What is the definition of power outage?   
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   >> >>>>> The only time it was on for more than 5 hours was during the 10 hours   
   >> >>>>> Arizona power blockade of S.CA.  Otherwise, i ran it for the pool pump   
   >> >>>>> one or two hours every day or other day. It was 200 total hours, 100   
   >> >>>>> cycles over 5 months.  I did not know it was engineered to fail after   
   >> >>>>> 100 cycles and void the warrenty.  By the way, i brought it from the   
   >> >>>>> AZ dealer of Generac.  I guess nothing good come out of AZ.  Sorry,   
   >> >>>>> had to rub it on JT.   
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   >> >>>> Perhaps it needed an oil change. 200 hours is equivalent to 16000   
   >> >>>> miles for a car.   
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   >> >>> But something is broken inside, it would not even turn.  Even with 5   
   >> >>> months old car, it can run rough without oil change.  Would a car   
   >> >>> dealer charge you $200 to look at a broken 5 months old car?  I have   
   >> >>> never in my life heard of warranty service fee, not in the United   
   >> >>> States.   
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   >> >>     It sounds like your biggest problem is the dealer, not the   
   >> >> generator.   
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   >> > The biggest problem is the manufacturer's warranty policies.   
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   >> > The dealer said according to manufacturer instructions by phone, who   
   >> > cited the warranty.   
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   >>    Yeah, I'm not sure that you've been told the truth. I see nothing   
   >> about that in my warranty. Checked the warranty papers that came   
   >> with my neighbor's Generac standby, too. Nothing like what you   
   >> describe.   
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   >Page 30, item 5 of Owner's Manual.   
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   >>    What I suspect is that the dealer called the manufacturer and   
   >> came back with a different story than he was actually told.   
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   >Most likely because the manufacturer refused to pay for his travel   
   >time (50 miles away).  But that's not my problem that the dealer 10   
   >miles away refused to service this model.  At this point, i do not   
   >want to deal with this manufacturer or any of their dealers.   
      
   It may be more fun, easier, and less costly to drag the local dealer into   
   small claims court, if your state has such.   
      
   ?-)   
      
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