Generator Dummy Load

[Tx Jim]

millions upon millions of home GAS powered standby generators run their weekly or monthly exercises WITHOUT ANY LOAD on the alternators.

Otherwise the generator will run for 5-12 minutes (depends on generator model) and WILL NOT TRANSFER THE LOAD, every week , bimonthly or monthly.

Thank you for your reply, Jim

 

[LittleBill21]

Thank you for your reply. I'm disabled so getting generator out of my storage building that's attached to carport then getting generator out from under carport so I can avoid any carbon monoxide problems & lower noise level of the generator then attaching cable from generator to special electrical generator outlet inside door of storage building & then changing safety switch on main electrical breaker box in my Barn dominium is very challenging for me. When I've exercised my generator after operating several minutes in the past I've turned gasoline off & let engine run out of gasoline. That practice plus gasoline stabilizer I hope will be sufficient to keep it operating if I ever need it.
Thank you, Jim

gas has a time limit on it. I drain the tanks completely dry on my stuff. I have gone 2 years on gas, but it has a rough smell when it runs, make sure you rotate it out once and a while

 

[Tx Jim]

gas has a time limit on it. I drain the tanks completely dry on my stuff. I have gone 2 years on gas, but it has a rough smell when it runs, make sure you rotate it out once and a while

Do you use gasoline stabilizer? Have you ever used non ethanol gasoline in genny tank?

 

[LittleBill21]

Do you use gasoline stabilizer? Have you ever used non ethanol gasoline in genny tank?

No I run everything completely out of gas. I only use ethanol

 

[bdhsfz6]

I use this Tera pump to remove as much gas from the generator tank as possible:

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I then add a pint of Tru Fuel just before the engine dies.

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It ensures a one pull start, even after a year of storage.

When it's time to rotate stored gas, I also use the Tera Pump to transfer gas from my 5 gal generator gas cans into my vehicles.

The pump fits into the mouth of most gas cans and the nozzle fits the gas tanks on most vehicles. It's tough to do with pour type gas cans on some cars.

 

[BackRoad]

Mr. BDHSFZ6, the pump sounds interesting, have you used it much? Just wondering based on some of the "1 Reviews".

 

[MAX-24-Dean]

I have a portable Honda EM6500SX and I run it monthly for about 30 minutes with a 4500 watt shop heater plugged into it. This load is about 2/3rds of its maximum. Is this too hard on it? It gives a nice grunt when I turn it on, after a warmup, and handles it well without any sense of straining.
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I've maintained those specific models on constrution sites for years, putting 4 to 5 thousand hours on the 6500sx models and never having problem with surging loads. We would load them up to 5,000 watts, but typically ran them in the 3,500 to 4,500 watt range. They are a quality unit.

 

[bdhsfz6]

Mr. BDHSFZ6, the pump sounds interesting, have you used it much? Just wondering based on some of the "1 Reviews".

Yeah, I saw those reviews but bought it anyway. I actually have two, one for gas and the other for diesel. I've had one for 4 years and the other for 8 months. I use them every couple of months to pump 10 gal or so, and have had no trouble with either.

The plastic tubing is the weak point. You have to be careful not to kink it since it gets brittle in cold weather.

To save the hassle of having to plug in the pump to AC or 12V, I mounted this adapter to the pump housing and use my M12 Milwaukee cordless tool batteries:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08NPP3VHG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[LittleBill21]

I've maintained those specific models on constrution sites for years, putting 4 to 5 thousand hours on the 6500sx models and never having problem with surging loads. We would load them up to 5,000 watts, but typically ran them in the 3,500 to 4,500 watt range. They are a quality unit.

whats your oil change interval? and typical failure point at the 5k hours

 

[DarkBlack]

I've maintained those specific models on constrution sites for years, putting 4 to 5 thousand hours on the 6500sx models and never having problem with surging loads. We would load them up to 5,000 watts, but typically ran them in the 3,500 to 4,500 watt range. They are a quality unit.

Makes you realize how we over baby our engines in general, fussing about oils, and which oil filter brand is good enough for our pampered engines every 150 hours, and here’s simple splash lubrication with no filter at all, going 5,000 hours.