Air-Cooled Standby Generators

Learn which cold weather accessories are available for Guardian, Next Generation Series, PowerPact, and liquid-cooled home standby generators. This article explains battery pad warmers, wrap-around battery warmers, oil filter warmers, and breather warmers, including temperature guidance, compatibility, and part numbers for reliable...

When your home standby is displaying an Error Code: Low Oil Pressure, Code 1300, the first thing to check is your oil level.  If oil is needed, add oil per recommendations in your owner’s manual.  Be careful not to overfill the engine.  If the oil level is good and your unit is still not working, a service call is needed.

This article helps you look up Generac home standby generator error codes (also called alarm or warning codes), what the red and yellow lights mean, and the Mobile Link message you’ll see in the app. It lists the most-searched codes—1100 Overcrank, 1200 Overspeed, 1300 Low Oil Pressure, 1400 High Temperature, 1500 RPM Sense Loss, 1600...

Generac has offered variations of their Home Standby Generators that fit specific use cases or were only offered through specific channels.

Explains how owners of home standby generators with Evolution 1.0 or Evolution 2.0 controllers can view the Run Log and review the last 50 generator run and stop events. It also explains how the Run Log differs from the Alarm Log and Mobile Link Status History, helping customers understand outage, exercise, and manual run history.

This article explains Wi-Fi compatibility for Generac home standby generators using Mobile Link. Generators with onboard Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi/Ethernet devices must connect to a dedicated 2.4 GHz network, since 5 GHz is not supported. Customers searching for “generator Wi-Fi compatibility,” “generator won’t connect to Wi-Fi,” or “weak Wi-Fi...

This article explains why Mobile Link may display an incorrect generator fuel type and where the fuel type information comes from. It provides steps to refresh the displayed information, explains when to contact Mobile Link Support, and warns against removing and re-adding the generator to correct the issue.

This article explains how to find and contact a Generac Independent Authorized Service Dealer using the dealer locator, including how to select product categories, service options, and dealer designations. It also covers international dealer lookup, what to do if no nearby dealers appear, how warranty work is handled, and where to find...

This article helps you fix a home standby generator that isn’t exercising or is exercising at the wrong time. It explains the most common cause—an active fault/alarm—and shows how to confirm the generator is in AUTO, clear alarms, and check the LED status. You’ll learn where to view and adjust exercise settings (Mobile Link for Next...

This article discusses sound levels and how they can vary based on location and surrounding objects. While there is no standardized way to measure exact sound output, approximate estimations for Generac's air-cooled home standby generators are provided in the chart below, with sound levels measured in dB(A) from 23 feet away. It is...