Your last generator Maintenance Run

[Fi-Q]

Well, the "tail" or hurricane Arthur ( most likely a tropical storm here ) have knock down a lot of trees in the area since the morning, Power been out since 10:00am. First time around here in decade if not the first time ever that the power been takin down by a tropical storm / hurricane, times are changing I guess.....

I check hydro Quebec site 20 min ago an most of the county were still with no power.

I got the champion generator running from 3 to 5, and started it again at 7:30 and will most likely let it run untill 10-11.

My 2nd generator is running my dad´s place.

This is the only the 2nd time I am loosing power for more than 1 hour since the house got built in 2009.

 

[3930dave]

Fi - here's hoping that you get power back soon, and that you have plenty of gas/fuel on hand till then.

Rgds, D.

 

[Fi-Q]

Fi - here's hoping that you get power back soon, and that you have plenty of gas/fuel on hand till then. Rgds, D.

As of now, still with no power. I have 2x5 gallons jerry can full and the genny is still over half full..... the gas dtation near buy is running on generator an can serve gas ! So far, eerything is fine ... It´s an adventure

 

[Gale Hawkins]

As of now, still with no power. I have 2x5 gallons jerry can full and the genny is still over half full..... the gas dtation near buy is running on generator an can serve gas ! So far, eerything is fine ... It´s an adventure

Did you see homes with physical damage from wind, falling trees, etc or was it mainly the power grid?

 

[3930dave]

As of now, still with no power. I have 2x5 gallons jerry can full and the genny is still over half full..... the gas dtation near buy is running on generator an can serve gas ! So far, eerything is fine ... It´s an adventure

It seems rural gas stations are a bit better at having backup power than many city stations - people complain about the price of gas - but what if you can't get any - what's it worth then ?

If the outage area is big enough, line crews will be coming in from all over to help. Better now than in the Winter, but even so, I'm wishing everyone affected has a safe transition back to live line power.

Rgds, D.

 

[ultrarunner]

Or it could be like the 4th of July where shooting guns into the air took out power lines and one of the falling lines electrocuted one of the revelers.

Utility crews came out to restore power and left... citing employee safety from the continued gunfire.

Power was not restored until the following day...

 

[Fi-Q]

Power got back for most of the bonaventure county at 4;00pm yesterdAy

There was tree fallen over power lines every where, and many post were down.
The pole that feeds my dad & his neigbor is on a 45 angle right now ( Dad still without power).
My uncle went to get his generator at his cottage and instead of being a 20 min ride, he came back, got his tractor and chainsaw and it took him hours to get there cause there was so many fallen trees on te road

There was a crazy line up at the gas station, I thunk they may be the only ones with a genny. And you have to pay cash, debit / credit terminal not working.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Sounds like a mess and good time to have a tractor, chainsaw and cash. Glad you got power back.

 

[3930dave]

Power got back for most of the bonaventure county at 4;00pm yesterdAy

There was tree fallen over power lines every where, and many post were down.
The pole that feeds my dad & his neigbor is on a 45 angle right now ( Dad still without power).
My uncle went to get his generator at his cottage and instead of being a 20 min ride, he came back, got his tractor and chainsaw and it took him hours to get there cause there was so many fallen trees on te road

There was a crazy line up at the gas station, I thunk they may be the only ones with a genny. And you have to pay cash, debit / credit terminal not working.

Good news Fi, now you can concentrate your fuel reserves on your Dad's generator.

I think Florida (?) has mandated standby generators for a certain percentage of gas stations, but it's not common in most areas.

Stay safe. Rgds, D.

 

[3930dave]

Or it could be like the 4th of July where shooting guns into the air took out power lines and one of the falling lines electrocuted one of the revelers.

Utility crews came out to restore power and left... citing employee safety from the continued gunfire.

Power was not restored until the following day...

I don't see much TV, most weeks. I guess I missed it..... sounds like The Darwin Awards now has a weekly reality show ?

Wow..... just wow.......

If I'd never read any of your other posts UR, I'd assume from reading only that one that you were a joker that was spinning a yarn...... truth is stranger than than fiction !

Rgds, D.

 

[ultrarunner]

^^^
PG&E: Gunfire caused power line to fall, electrocuting Oakland man and injuring brother - San Jose Mercury News

Police: Oakland man killed by downed power line - Washington Times

This is about 15 blocks from home...

It sounded like a war zone all night... never ending volleys of gunfire...

Wait... just heard a couple shots.

Since the outlawed fireworks celebrating by shooting off a clip into the air has become very popular.

I remember helping friends put on new roofs and finding bullets embedded in the comp shingles...

When the power is out... the utility may decide now is not a good time to make repairs and come back another time.

 

[Fi-Q]

Shooting in the air is very popular in the maghreb region, but I didn't know it had cross the ocean...... Not a good idea...... I think good ole firework make as much noise and are a lot more fun then shooting in the air....

Now generator wise, this 2 days outage should kick my rear end to finish my back up setup eventually. I have run a extra 4AWG 4C to the garage for a generator male wall plug tied to an interlock kit at home..... I guess I'll be ordering what is missing to finish the job....

The only thing we were really missing was water . I need to either switch my well pump from 220 to 120 and see if my champion will run it. But I want to see if I can run a electrical wire and a 1/2 pex feom the house to the well (there is a 4in pvc pipe from the house to the well, maybe I will be able to fiah this thru). If I can I would just put a good sureflow 12v rv pump. I have a surface well so I should have any head pressur from a cheap rv pump to get some water to the house.

And I did bought a use 2000w pure sine wave UPS with dead battery, but it´s running on 72V DC so I qould need a few good bayteries to use this.......

Ah well..... Moving some old items back to the top of my never ending building a house to do list........

The good thin is the power was out.... And back while I was home...... I had just enough time to do sone laundry.... I am sitting in Montreal airport right now in transit to a 6 weeks assignement near Calgary.... ( i just realize I will be there during the Stampede !!! HHIIIIHHHAAAA!!!!!)

Oh and I guess I should ask to the list to teach and show the wife how to use and setup the generator if this happen and I am not at home

 

[3930dave]

^^^
PG&E: Gunfire caused power line to fall, electrocuting Oakland man and injuring brother - San Jose Mercury News

Police: Oakland man killed by downed power line - Washington Times

This is about 15 blocks from home...

It sounded like a war zone all night... never ending volleys of gunfire...

Wait... just heard a couple shots.

Since the outlawed fireworks celebrating by shooting off a clip into the air has become very popular.

I remember helping friends put on new roofs and finding bullets embedded in the comp shingles...

When the power is out... the utility may decide now is not a good time to make repairs and come back another time.

I'll often use the term "bulletproof" to describe a really solid technical design.... but, most of the time I don't mean literally !

Like Fi said... we all have those To Do/RoundTuit lists..... sounds like out your way UR you'd need to add Up-Armouring the Generator Shed to that list. :shocked:

Rgds, D.

 

[3930dave]

Shooting in the air is very popular in the maghreb region, but I didn't know it had cross the ocean...... Not a good idea...... I think good ole firework make as much noise and are a lot more fun then shooting in the air....

Now generator wise, this 2 days outage should kick my rear end to finish my back up setup eventually. I have run a extra 4AWG 4C to the garage for a generator male wall plug tied to an interlock kit at home..... I guess I'll be ordering what is missing to finish the job....

The only thing we were really missing was water . I need to either switch my well pump from 220 to 120 and see if my champion will run it. But I want to see if I can run a electrical wire and a 1/2 pex feom the house to the well (there is a 4in pvc pipe from the house to the well, maybe I will be able to fiah this thru). If I can I would just put a good sureflow 12v rv pump. I have a surface well so I should have any head pressur from a cheap rv pump to get some water to the house.

And I did bought a use 2000w pure sine wave UPS with dead battery, but itｴs running on 72V DC so I qould need a few good bayteries to use this.......

Ah well..... Moving some old items back to the top of my never ending building a house to do list........

The good thin is the power was out.... And back while I was home...... I had just enough time to do sone laundry.... I am sitting in Montreal airport right now in transit to a 6 weeks assignement near Calgary.... ( i just realize I will be there during the Stampede !!! HHIIIIHHHAAAA!!!!!)

Oh and I guess I should ask to the list to teach and show the wife how to use and setup the generator if this happen and I am not at home

Always good to have power back, but esp. when you are about to leave on an extended trip - that was good timing for you Fi.

Rgds, D.

 

[grsthegreat]

shoot, here where i live, you dont even recognize gunfire. everyone is always shooting..

 

[Toddao]

Today pulled out the generator , hooked up a light, fan and a AC unit to let it run, but no fan or light ?. Os I check all 3 off house power and they work. Checked outlets on generator with a pocket meter and they showed hot?. So I pull off outlet covers and find 3 loose wires, glad I found this problem now, instead stead off in the dark at 10 below

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[3930dave]

Today pulled out the generator , hooked up a light, fan and a AC unit to let it run, but no fan or light ?. Os I check all 3 off house power and they work. Checked outlets on generator with a pocket meter and they showed hot?. So I pull off outlet covers and find 3 loose wires, glad I found this problem now, instead stead off in the dark at 10 below

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Good catch. With you on the 10 below issue.

I was doing a max load test on my smaller/older generator, and ended up tripping the breaker on the generator. Turns out the generator has two breakers, with one being mostly hidden from view. Up till then, I thought it only had one breaker.

I'd like to think I'd have figured that out pretty quickly in an emergency, but in bad weather or with a basement flooding at 3am, I prefer to know ahead of time....

There's that military axiom about Training More in Peace, So You Bleed Less in War. Murphy often has other plans, but there is some truth there....

Rgds, D.

 

[3930dave]

Date: Aug 22/14

Generator: 7kw Briggs

Activity: Ran 2 work flood lights + angle grinder, and shop vac..

Final Fueling notes: filled w. NonE gas. Stabil 360 Protection and Startron already in fuel can. Gen full tank had previously been treated with Stabil 360.

Maintenance notes (Done, or Required):

Manual start. Full choke used; started second pull. Temperature 19 deg C.

Rgds, D.

 

[3930dave]

Even if you are not planning to build your own Gen Enclosure, IMO, this vid is worth watching.... just for the muffin pan trick.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THbHX2nYRlI

Rgds, D.

 

[DarkBlack]

Even if you are not planning to build your own Gen Enclosure, IMO, this vid is worth watching.... just for the muffin pan trick.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THbHX2nYRlI

Rgds, D.

That guy has way too much time on his hands!:laughing:
Seriously, he did a really nice job on that.