Your last generator Maintenance Run

[grsthegreat]

Nice to have that built-in. Won't matter @ your place (auto-standby gen), but is that alarm DC backed-up ?

Rgds, D.

No, 110 only. But like you said, house is on auto backup generator.

 

[90cummins]

3/17/2025

Lost power at 10:30 this morning and my battery backup also went down & that’s not supposed to happen!!!
With today’s political environment I briefly started thinking is this the big one??
Stop, relax & think logically.
Start at the power source, no dc power to inverter so I check the 300 amp inline dc fuse & find it blown. I replace fuse and system reboots & I have power to entire house which it should not have.
I designed the system to support essential circuits in event of outage so I check my breakers.
Oops I left the breaker on that energizes the entire house rather than the essentials.
My wife was vacuuming and the dishwasher was running along with the electric dryer & clothes washer. That caused an instant dc current overload.
No harm done just a reminder to double check all breakers after a test or real event.
This should not have happened however it did and the system worked as planned with no damage.
Went into powerhouse to manually start the Yanmar L100 to charge the battery pack.
That little engine always starts within 2~3 revolutions.

Powers back on & I’m back in my recliner

90cummins

 

[3930dave]

3/17/2025

Lost power at 10:30 this morning and my battery backup also went down & that’s not supposed to happen!!!
With today’s political environment I briefly started thinking is this the big one??
Stop, relax & think logically.
Start at the power source, no dc power to inverter so I check the 300 amp inline dc fuse & find it blown. I replace fuse and system reboots & I have power to entire house which it should not have.
I designed the system to support essential circuits in event of outage so I check my breakers.
Oops I left the breaker on that energizes the entire house rather than the essentials.
My wife was vacuuming and the dishwasher was running along with the electric dryer & clothes washer. That caused an instant dc current overload.
No harm done just a reminder to double check all breakers after a test or real event.
This should not have happened however it did and the system worked as planned with no damage.
Went into powerhouse to manually start the Yanmar L100 to charge the battery pack.
That little engine always starts within 2~3 revolutions.

Powers back on & I’m back in my recliner

90cummins

Hey.... at least you were @ home, to direct your generator-tech on what to do !

Good test, of what you designed.

Rgds, D.

 

[Alan W.]

Co-op had a line fall and ours was out for 9 hours. I have a small HF open frame inverter. My son has been using it on his home construct so it is getting ran and fresh gas so it fired up and never missed a beat. Needed heat for the chicks in the brooder plus tv and wifi.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

i think we all like those big wheels, what a good idea
maybe having one that locks?
cheesy wheel on my gen almost fell off

These wheels do lock too!

 

[3930dave]

Co-op had a line fall and ours was out for 9 hours. I have a small HF open frame inverter. My son has been using it on his home construct so it is getting ran and fresh gas so it fired up and never missed a beat. Needed heat for the chicks in the brooder plus tv and wifi.

Good to hear only 9 hours. HFi to the rescue !

Working on first coffee (I work late), reading your post.... FarSide comic drifted through my head... Chickens with TV and Wifi....

"Morning" Smile, D.

 

[3930dave]

These wheels do lock too!

Most anybody else, I'd be totally joking....

That thing AWD too ?

Rgds, D.

 

[grsthegreat]

I was just contemplating doing a loaded test run on my generator this week…..i guess mother nature is doing it for me. Not much on right now though.

 

[Popgadget]

Is that Gen Mon?

 

[grsthegreat]

Yes