| Warranty coverage | - Generac publishes a 5-year (5M) limited warranty for residential standby generators: coverage runs five years or 2,000 operating hours, whichever occurs first; normal maintenance is excluded, and warranty repair requires evaluation by Generac or an authorized dealer. (Generac Power Systems, Inc. source, retrieved 2026-07-07; Verified Fact; EV-GEN-WTY-0001#C1)
- Generac's 5-year (5M) limited warranty coverage is tiered by year for units in the USA, USA Territories, and Canada: years 1–2 cover parts, labor, and limited travel; year 3 covers parts only; years 4–5 cover a major parts component only. (Generac Power Systems, Inc. source, retrieved 2026-07-07; Verified Fact; EV-GEN-WTY-0001#C2)
| - Kohler's residential 5-year comprehensive limited warranty (TP-6969) covers five years from the registered startup date or 2,000 hours, whichever occurs first, including labor and travel (travel up to 200 miles round trip); it requires startup by an authorized Kohler representative and product registration. Normal wear and routine tune-ups are excluded. (Kohler Co. source, retrieved 2026-07-07; Verified Fact; EV-KOH-WTY-0001#C1)
| - Briggs & Stratton states its PowerProtect home standby generators come standard with a 7-year comprehensive warranty covering parts and labor, with travel expenses for authorized service dealers reimbursed for applicable warranty work; dealer-exclusive (DX) PowerProtect models carry a comprehensive 10-year warranty. Exclusions include normal wear and maintenance items (oil, filters, spark plugs, starting batteries), damage from improper installation or misuse, and prime-power or rental use. Warranty terms vary by series and model — check the warranty document for a specific unit. (Briggs & Stratton, LLC archived source, retrieved 2026-07-07; Verified Fact — an unresolved conflict between sources is on record for this term; EV-BAS-WTY-0001#C1)
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