Portable generator recommendations???
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Ohiosam
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I have this. Only have used it a couple times. Every 4-6 weeks I run it for an hour or 2 under load. Use gas with no ethanol and keep staybil in it. It starts on 1 or 2 pulls every time.
PROBLEM SOLVED!!!
First of all I what to thank you all for the input. Well, today my neighbor needed some help moving some things around in his yard and while over there I mentioned that I was looking to buy a generator. As soon as he heard that he led me over to his shed and uncovered a brand new Predator 9000/7250. He said that he was at Harbor Freight this morning and happened across this generator and it was marked down. He jumped on it for about $550. He also said that it would be enough to run both our houses and that he would hook it up to my fuse box. All I would need to do is to buy the appropriate extension cords. He is an electrician
Now I need to get off this computer and go buy a lottery ticket
First of all I what to thank you all for the input. Well, today my neighbor needed some help moving some things around in his yard and while over there I mentioned that I was looking to buy a generator. As soon as he heard that he led me over to his shed and uncovered a brand new Predator 9000/7250. He said that he was at Harbor Freight this morning and happened across this generator and it was marked down. He jumped on it for about $550. He also said that it would be enough to run both our houses and that he would hook it up to my fuse box. All I would need to do is to buy the appropriate extension cords. He is an electrician
Now I need to get off this computer and go buy a lottery ticket
Hard to go wrong there. Sounds like a great plan. Like Sam, I'd suggest running it periodically.
How awesome it that! Congrats Steve!! It appears that you have a real great neighbor, that's pretty darn cool and glad it all worked out for you!
Like what's the odd's of that happening, not usually that lucky!!!
I'm no genius. I've learned over the years that good things happen to good people. This post makes it obvious you are a good neighbor. Keep up the good neighborly ways!
Heavy downpour about an hour ago, which raised the creek water about another foot.
Fired right up without a problem.
We lost utility for about 10 minutes half hour ago. Was back on before I was able to see how she's gonna handle this new season of future rough weather and brown outs.
Genny really hasn't been fully tested quiet yet, but I also do not expect any problems from her neither. I ran it under load shortly after I bought it for about 6 hours, changed the oil, then put her away with no fuel. Today is the first time I pulled her out since and she fired right up without a hitch. A little dusty, but she ran perfectly. Pretty happy about it.
Anyway, hope everyone is ready for spring because I sure am.
Exactly how will a generator help with brown outs? The only way i know to help with a brown out is with a VERY GOOD battery system protector that maintains the voltage during a brown out but I've never seen a whole house one.
I'll be damed...
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One of the hats I wear often is my electric one.
Any other stable power supply is better than an unstable or unpredictable one, or none at all.
Flickering lights or loosing utility electric momentarily regularly, going off and then back on, back and forth, never stabilizing, then I'd strongly recommend to open the main breaker/disconnect/feed of the electric circuit.
Single phasing and/or slapping highline conductors will cause serious damage to most anything that requires significant amount of power generally (high demand) or anything that is sensitive with minimal tolerances of voltage fluctuations and/or drops, such as most any multiple electric phase electrical motor along with nearly all micro electronic equipment.
My best recommendation under such electrical supply conditions is to transfer over to a more stable electric power source, or nothing at all until the electric issue can be resolved.
If you checkout my first post within this thread, you'll then see what UPS equipment I use, sell and recommend for all critical micro electronic equipment protection. I stand behind thier products
%, and certified and trained on the larger units.Also trained & certified on multiple large commercial Liebert UPS unit systems with large auto transfer switches for any small to large commercial type datacenters, requiring any UPS unit size from 100KVA and up.
Got educated and trained in Columbus, Ohio at their main branch office back in the early 90's.
Living where I live today, we experience fluctuating utility electric power more than what I'd ever care for.
Anytime during medocher wind type storm conditions, or possibly flying/falling tree limbs debris on electrical highlines are the usual culprits of brown outs, and at times, when there's too much slack in any overhead high-voltage highline conductor between utility towers or poles, and/or such conductors (plural) can slap together, ususally from strong swirling type winds, that cause either/or surges and/or electric circuit direct shorts within the whatever given electric circuit utility power source.
A generator in combination with serge/ups protection for critical and/or micro sensitive systems will work much better than nothing at all, or remaining on an unstable power source/supply.
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Big_Holla
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Now that is slick. 14 1/2 hr on a 20 lb tank and it's quiet.I'll be damed...
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Big_Holla
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You didn't sell it with the trailer the first or/errr second time? I'd gladly give you a pizza or two for it......delivered!
what are you asking in delivered pizzas
or pictures of dead presidents on green paper?
Green papers only.what are you asking in delivered pizzas