Your last generator Maintenance Run

[grsthegreat]

Into the basement?

 

[Chilliwack Murray]

Now there’s a red flag. Hopefully he’s just bringing it inside to paint it?

 

[shaeff]

Into the basement?

Now there’s a red flag. Hopefully he’s just bringing it inside to paint it?

Haha, I know y’all are just looking out for me, but I’m just bringing it into the basement to modify the dog house to fit the generator.

I appreciate the concern, however I’m no Darwin candidate!

Just want it out of the weather to work on it

 

[daugen]

perhaps we misread this but...
even with a solid iron/steel exhaust pipe run all the way outside, putting a gen in the basement would require some substantial Co2 monitoring.
You just can't go to sleep with that thing running or you might never wake up. Colorless and odorless. And it will kill you.
So says an experienced insurance underwriter and agent and volunteer fireman.
Wire the CO2 monitor into a disconnect circuit for the gen.
Your fire codes may surely vary.
Stay safe out there.

Store it in the basement, no problemo. Run it in the basement with
living quarters above? Very risky. Could be construed as contractual endangerment by owner/insured.
One of the reasons for claim denial.
Gasoline cans in basement? Very bad news also but probably wouldn't void homeowners policy if there wasn't too much of it.
Running any kind of improperly exhausted combustion machinery inside a building used for dwelling could be construed as some
type of reckless endangerment.

and whatever you do, please don't store any chlorine products near any petroleum products, particularly gasoline. . Keep them apart and I sure would not
put pool chemicals other than tightly contained in my basement either. Strong oxidizers and gasoline are not good dance partners.
They tend to combust. They belong out in the self ventilating air.

Yea, our not a Darwin candidate just chimed in that he was only going to build a shed for it in the basement of sorts and then it all went outside
again. Bet it will be nice. :thumbsup:

this stuff really happens though. Sadly in most cases and too many children die from deadly gasses in their homes.
I'm a big fan of CO2 detectors, they are cheap and the canary in the mine

 

[daugen]

this reminds me how loud my new gen is.
I need a dog house too...until then I have a year round cover that can stay on
while running.
Loud, as in annoy the neighbors loud. Disrupt the peace and serenity loud.
Everyone else has whole house systems around me. So they are used to quieter with
sound aimed at neighbors. Here I'm scaring away every bird in 1000 feet.
Nice remote control though.
And a big chrome start button.
what more could a man want?

 

[Industrial Toys]

Quiet.

 

[daugen]

the sound of one leaf falling in the woods...

 

[Industrial Toys]

Strong winds predicted yesterday, so put main genny Onan/Kubota 7.5 conventional, on charge. Didn't seem to need it, as it's a four month old battery.

Hellish winds came through, power out for a couple of hours. Already had a fire going all weekend, so heat was not an issue. Genny worked flawlessly. More than I can say for my old Cedar shingle roof on my garage (housing genny), which just started leaking.

 

[Chilliwack Murray]

If it’s not one thing, its the other.

I usually don’t find out a roof needs repair (or anything else) until I’m working out of town.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Not that you can get a contractor any time soon, but this has to happen on the first snow of the year.

Something must have gone wrong though, for although the leak was within a foot of the generator, it should have been running into something that doesn't respond well to dirty water.