Generac LP generator didn't start up when needed today

[5030]

People tend to get real stupid with portable gennys, like running them in a closed garage and dying from Co.

 

[5030]

are so many differing views about anti sieze snd aluminum block engines my head will spin. Ive been using it on my jet skis for 10 years without issue...the service manual even states to use it. During tech school we were told to use minute amounts on threads. Ive been doing so for many years without any issues. Plugs come out easy. Everyone has their own opinions. One thing is for sure, Ive never encountered a stuck plug on an aluminum head where anti sieze product was used. Never

So do I, all all engines aluminum head, CI head, have for dercades. No issues whatsoever. Not as gob, just a small amount.

 

[radios1]

Those numbers make perfect sense...... Horsepower being calculated as Torque X RPM divided by constant (33,000 in many cases) ;-)

the 1800 RPM engine has to have twice the stroke of a 3600 RPM engine, or a 3600 RPM engine has to have twice the horsepower running at 1800 RPM to get the same torque. leverage is the factor. longer stroke=more leverage to turn the crankshaft. and a 4 pole alternator has to be twice as large in diameter to accommodate the 4 poles vs. 2.

 

[nyone]

That's the problem with running 12 minutes every month. It runs long enough to warm up fully, and develop lots of condensation during cool down, but not long enough to evaporate much of it off.

Im with you Ray. Its basicly a 12min run to splash oil aroud. Theres no carb to exercise, your battery dosnt need to be charged every month, it dosnt tell you if it dosnt work and it dosnt test any of the 120/240v functions. To me these weekly/monthly exercises are for the owner to feel like the generator is there when they need it. In all reality its an out of sight out of mind thing. Its out of sight (no real external fault features) so its out of peoples mind.

I have a diesel generator that i exercise when we change the clocks, no thingto mark on a calendar and nothing to remember every month or every other month. when i say exercise i run my house off it, not just see if it starts.

 

[seville009]

I have my generator exercise at a time when I know I’ll hear it. That gives me peace of mind that it’s functioning properly. About four years ago, the internal trickle charger went bad and killed my battery; didn’t realize it at the time. Wasn’t fun dealing with that at 1 am in the middle of a storm.

 

[5030]

My issue with the automatic exercise (on both the Generac and my JD powered diesel standby) is, while the exercise function exercises the engine, it does nothing for the generator head because, the only way to 'exercise' that (and remove any tarnishing from the exciter brushes and ring is to load the head), so I purposely static load both units every couple months by cutting the utility power and allowing both to assume the load for 30 minutes or so. I like to load at close to rated KW output as well.