Your last generator Maintenance Run

[3930dave]

Wind here has been pretty crazy today, as IT said, I’ve never seen this much sustained wind in our area! Surprisingly, our power hasn’t even flickered. I’ve got the 10k gen fueled and ready to rock if needed and an extra 15gal of gas, more if I siphoned the tractor fuel.

Should only take 10 minutes to be up and running, I’d let it warm up longer than the 5min the manual suggests before loading it.

Let the gas go stale..... don't change oil or either filters...... add some neglect, and you'll be certain to get an extended outage ! :drink:

Murphy was an optimist.......

Rgds, D.

 

[shaeff]

Let the gas go stale..... don't change oil or either filters...... add some neglect, and you'll be certain to get an extended outage ! :drink:

Murphy was an optimist.......

Rgds, D.

Most certainly! That Murphy guy always gets me!

Luckily, my cans are all numbered and rotated out frequently. All non-ethanol fuel, and the generator gets fuel treatment. Anything not used for the genny gets used in the tractor for clearing snow, or zero turn for summer mowing.

That being said, I keep non-e fuel topped off in both 5gal tanks of my zero turn all winter with no additive and I’ve never had an issue with fuel going stale. Probably 6 months of sitting, I just figured the non-e fuel lasts longer.

 

[3930dave]

Ran my little honda a few hrs today. Power was off 13 hrs.

Probably not real cold down your way, but that's a fairly long outage...... nice to have a gen purring away, once it's out that long.

Rgds, D.

 

[ultrarunner]

Power has been steady but North SF Bay Area predicting 6 to 12 inches rain... this is also in the area with the devastating fires for two seasons.

I'm the only one with a generator so I'm sure it would be repeat of the last big outage... neighbors showing up with extension cords...

 

[Sawyer Rob]

"Hydro" is used by many/most Canucks instead of saying electrical utility........ there could be a nuke plant literally next door, and we'd still say "Hydro"..... :confused3: it's just the way we are..... :laughing:
Rgds, D.

Does your NEW flag have anything to do with it? lol

SR

 

[Looking4new]

Does your NEW flag have anything to do with it? lol

SR

I like our new flag way better than the other one.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I used to use the old one in strange ways. so utterly disgusted with what Canada has become. Problem is, now whenever I see the flag, I feel the need to urinate. This new one is not so bad.

 

[goeduck]

Living in Canada can not be that bad...

 

[Industrial Toys]

There is zero accountablitity for the people that run the place. When someone does wrong, only, and always, the taxpayers get punished.

As far as my generator project. Once again, I find myself looking for the impossible. A used 7.5KVA transformer with 120/240 on both sides! If I was stateside, this too would be easier. Even if I find one in the US, shipping costs would be prohibitive.

 

[dragoneggs]

Let the gas go stale..... don't change oil or either filters...... add some neglect, and you'll be certain to get an extended outage ! :drink:

Murphy was an optimist.......

Rgds, D.

There is a happy medium... personally I don't know what it is... regarding storing fuel vs. refreshing regularly in determining your regular usage needs vs. anticipating a continuous usage up to an apocalyptic event. Everyone's usage and remoteness varies greatly and I am no expert. I hope I have a couple weeks gas (generator), a month's propane, and of course some diesel for my tractor in a power outage in winter temps. Kinda wondering what others think is appropriate?