Propane has its place but everything can give you problems !
Elderly couple that I help out had a 1800 RPM liquid cooled Generac that wouldn稚 stay running , I called the local generator guy who put a new board in it and declared all was good.
Ten days later we had the ice storm of 2008. Generator didn稚 work !
Took a crew most of the day to cut their way up to the house with two saws and a Cat backhoe.
I called the generator guy and he told me there was no way he could get back there as he was way too busy ! When asked for suggestions he replied 都end them to a shelter? Wrong answer for a couple in their 90痴 with a dog !
I could get the generator to start but after thirty seconds of running the starter would try to engage again and it would shut down. I tried to outsmart it, I loosened the bolt to the starter cable and after the engine started pulled the battery cable off. Still no love,after thirty seconds the hertz meter pegged and engine shut down.
I got their wood stove going and started to cut my way up to the barn where I keep my diesel generator.
Got back later that night and hooked it up to their transfer switch. They were pretty happy and impressed!
Next day I dug through the book and came across a number from the original installation company. I called the number and got a message , if we had a service contract call the pager, works for me !
Few minutes later got a call back, told him what I had and thought I needed a board. He asked what was going on and he said I needed a voltage regulator. I gave him the part number from the book and he said he thought that was an old number but he as in his truck and he would call back when he got back to the shop. Wasn稚 so sure I壇 hear back but sure enough twenty minutes later he called and said the part number had been changed . He had one and would hang it on the back door . Gave him a credit card and sent a friend to retrieve it.
Got the part that evening and called the electrician that said if I got the part he would put it in. Got his voicemail but figured all I had to do was find a part that looked like the one in the box and swap them !
Once I got a ton of sheet metal out of the way wasn稚 too bad. Hooked the battery cable back on and fired her up, beautiful sound ! Electrician called back to say he just got home and all his voicemails came in. He walked me through dialing in the hertz and said he would have his guys stop by in the morning to check it out.
Disconnected my generator,hooked theirs up and got some rest. Next morning met up with his crew the guy was dumbfounded, You got a part for a Generac , on a Sunday , during an ice storm ???!!
