Portable generator?
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Fuel Stabilizers
Use SeaFoam instead of Stabil.
SeaFoam is much better. And won't leave red crystals in the bottom of your fuel cans.
For the record, I never have had any carburetor issues with SeaFoam and unleaded fuels. Never drained any carburetors either, prior to storage. Dose it with enough SeaFoam and you won't have any issues. I've been doing this for many years, with all kinds of combustion engines.
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Use SeaFoam instead of Stabil.
SeaFoam is much better. And won't leave red crystals in the bottom of your fuel cans.
For the record, I never have had any carburetor issues with SeaFoam and unleaded fuels. Never drained any carburetors either, prior to storage. Dose it with enough SeaFoam and you won't have any issues. I've been doing this for many years, with all kinds of combustion engines.
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Kyler
Member
FWIW, I have used Stabil for a long time in my boat, lawn mowers and motorcycles. Never had any issues. YMMV
Kyler
Member
Slightly off-topic reply, but I have a 14KW Generac at my house. It has been very reliable.
Fredcohunter
Active Member
I use a Generac portable electric start generator from Tractor Supply and had a transfer switch installed in my house. 25' cord from generator to transfer switch outlet and I can put the generator behind the garage, you cant hear it in the house. The generator is not quiet but my closest neighbor is a couple hundred yards through the woods so a non issue.
slybarman
low speed high drag 9-5er
- Feb 10, 2013
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That is a big genny what is the fuel source? NG or propane? That alone would make it far more reliable.
Kyler
Member
CNG. It is an almost whole house generator. I have it for my bride's medical equipment when the power fails.
slybarman
low speed high drag 9-5er
- Feb 10, 2013
- 3,074
Fortunately you get to avoid all the issues related to gasoline going bad and ethanol.
Kyler
Member
agree. IMHO, the best generator for infrequent use would have a 2-stroke motor. The oil/gas mix rarely has issues with long term storage and doesn't need an additive.
slybarman
low speed high drag 9-5er
- Feb 10, 2013
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My house has natural gas so I've been tempted to buy a generator and one of those motor snorkel kits that converts a portable gas generators to run on natural gas. That would solve the issues of storing fuel and fuel contamination.
For better or worse we pretty much never lose power, so I haven't been able to justify the expense of the generator . . . yet. In the last three years we've haven't lost power for more than a couple of seconds.
Kyler
Member
I noticed power failures were reduced dramatically shortly after I invested in a whole house generator!
whistlersmother
Peace through strength
my champion has an electric solenoid for low oil shutoff. it froze up and i had to get a new carb. these things have to be run every so often.
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I noticed power failures were reduced dramatically shortly after I invested in a whole house generator!
My ownership of a 28in snowblower has kept our area free of any snowfall in excess of 6 inches for the last 8 years.
TheOriginalMexicanBob
Ultimate Member
We need you to move closer to Frederick...and bring your snow blower with you.
DaemonAssassin
Why should we Free BSD?
If you have a LNG hookup, get a Kohler standby generator.
I used to own a company that installed & serviced Generac standby generators. They are basically glorified lawn mowers. That said, most of 'em start and run just fine for a long time with minimal maintenance. If I had to run life sustaining medical equipment I would probably get a commercial grade Kohler - for 99.89% of the population a Generac is just fine. The Honda Inverter units are excellent! but wont come close to powering a house worth of stuff at the same time and they for sure aren't going to run your 240 volt well - great for campers and minimalists on city water & sewer. If someone decides to buy a Generac whole house unit, do yourself a favor and get an independent dealer to (not Home Depot or Lowes) to install it. The vast majority of my service work was from folks who had them installed by Home Depot and needed someone with a clue to get it right -- it's been a while, maybe they've gotten better but you won't know till its too late.
At my own house (with no gas service) I used for over a decade a 75 year old military surplus unit, I just sold it to a collector and used the proceeds to buy a Chonda powered Harbor Freight unit - so far it's been excellent.
At my own house (with no gas service) I used for over a decade a 75 year old military surplus unit, I just sold it to a collector and used the proceeds to buy a Chonda powered Harbor Freight unit - so far it's been excellent.
I have the honda and a chinese knockoff as backup for the backup. Either of them will run my 2 fridges, and the internet. Probably going to pickup a portable a/c unit this year and I'll split the load between them.
bmonast
Active Member
We went with the Honda EM5000 with the APC Universal Transfer Switch. The automatic transfer switch made it simple for the Mrs. wheel out plug in generator and turn a key with no risk of back feeding or blowing stuff if i was not home. It is nice and quiet, exactly what I wanted, and allowed me to wire in my well pump, sump pump, fridge, and numerous outlets. No heat or AC (we have geothermal) but have 2 portable AC units that can be used. 10 years later...it was used 3 times and the carb was replaced last year due to my neglect.
I used seafoam in the past myself. Never had any trouble with carbs at all.
Rockzilla
Ultimate Member
Got a 12KW "portable" if you want to call it that, then a tractor mounted
PTO driven one. Haven't been looking for a permanent means, but may
have to the transformer that feeds several of us is in a middle of a field
last week a squirrel took the power out for 4 hours, the dinner menu
for the day was "smoked squirrel"
-Rock
PTO driven one. Haven't been looking for a permanent means, but may
have to the transformer that feeds several of us is in a middle of a field
last week a squirrel took the power out for 4 hours, the dinner menu
for the day was "smoked squirrel"
-Rock
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