daybreak1998
Silver Member
I disagree. Gas generators do not "stack". It's totally not the same issue.
Howdy,
Stacking, That is a whole nother subject. I am talking about piston rings. I am talking about the field magnatism.
I disagree. Gas generators do not "stack". It's totally not the same issue.
Boy's, go back a couple of pages and re-read-try page 7. Wet stacking was why he had to tear apart the engine.
Field magnetism is re-established in milliseconds. You don't need to run it for any duration.
I agree with your last post. I'm talking about the poster who wet stacked a diesel and now because he doesn't want to tear his engine apart again, went out and bought resistance loads and plans on always keeping it loaded over 50%. My gas genny is stored indoors in a heated area so there is no moisture issues. When I do loose power, I connect it outside and let it rip. Sometimes it's just powering some lights, the t.v., and small motors for the heat system, and that's a very small load. I love that it can just sip some gas during those long days of running. Like I said it would suck to have to worry about keeping it loaded over 50% because you worry about wet stacking.
I agree with your last post. I'm talking about the poster who wet stacked a diesel and now because he doesn't want to tear his engine apart again, went out and bought resistance loads and plans on always keeping it loaded over 50%. My gas genny is stored indoors in a heated area so there is no moisture issues. When I do loose power, I connect it outside and let it rip. Sometimes it's just powering some lights, the t.v., and small motors for the heat system, and that's a very small load. I love that it can just sip some gas during those long days of running. Like I said it would suck to have to worry about keeping it loaded over 50% because you worry about wet stacking. I only have to worry about too much load. It's a double pain to also have to worry about not enough.
If I thought it was necessary to keep the genset loaded with resistance heat strips all the time I would buy a smaller genset instead.
I get a little humored by the guys who need a 50kw genset to get by with power outages. Unless you have a dairy farm or other critical need it might behoove you to learn how to get by with less. Might be good for the rest of the family to learn how to get by with less too.