LittleBill21
Elite Member
you wouldn't just seems rough for how nice the machine is, but i assume with how much work was put in, this generator may have a ton of hours
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TMGT
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My little portable got a good workout this week, power was out from 9am Mon till 9am Thurs. Put 26hrs on it in that time, found out the check valve for the well pump is bad which made it cycle every 15min or so, not good for the pump or gen!
We just moved and had a 17kw standby at the old place, the new place has a 30amp gen panel.
Picked up the portable over the summer after we moved, really glad I just did all the maintence last month!
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We just moved and had a 17kw standby at the old place, the new place has a 30amp gen panel.
Picked up the portable over the summer after we moved, really glad I just did all the maintence last month!
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Rustyiron
Super Member
The generator had around 1000 hours on it when I bought it. With out looking at it, it might be around 1100 now. The exhaust also has about 100 hours run time.
All the pipe is new and welded and I think you need your eyes checked.
Maybe you don't recognize the funny looking thing just off the motor, it's a vibration isolator that allows the motor vibrations some wiggle room without bothering the pipe.
TMGT
Elite Member
I think he might have been referring to the manifold/muffler and how it looks more aged then the generator? Exhaust looks good, did you have to make the extra bend to clear the garage door?
From dealing with outdoor gens I can say the exhaust side definitely ages much quicker then the rest of the unit.
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From dealing with outdoor gens I can say the exhaust side definitely ages much quicker then the rest of the unit.
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Rustyiron
Super Member
Yes the muffler is absolutely original. I'll apologize here to him if that's the case. 
I didn't even consider the muffler as they all look like that after a few hours.
I didn't even consider the muffler as they all look like that after a few hours.
nikdfish
Veteran Member
First of the week, the 22kw got a bit over 6 hours run time when a tree took a line down. No surprises, it cranked up around 5:30am & ran til 12:30 or so. Not enough snow to worry about clearing (4" ).
LittleBill21
Elite Member
yea bud, i was talking about the exhaust manifold and muffler, not your brand new piping coming out of the shed...lol, guess I come off dumber then I thought...The generator had around 1000 hours on it when I bought it. With out looking at it, it might be around 1100 now. The exhaust also has about 100 hours run time.
All the pipe is new and welded and I think you need your eyes checked.
Maybe you don't recognize the funny looking thing just off the motor, it's a vibration isolator that allows the motor vibrations some wiggle room without bothering the pipe.
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daugen
Epic Contributor
all our exhaust pipes should be so shiny..... 
my first reaction was that's a nice slant tipped end, worthy of a car.
Maybe a nice Borla dual tip exhaust option??
my first reaction was that's a nice slant tipped end, worthy of a car.
Maybe a nice Borla dual tip exhaust option??
Rustyiron
Super Member
That's my attempt to keep the rain and any small birds that might try to get in.all our exhaust pipes should be so shiny.....
my first reaction was that's a nice slant tipped end, worthy of a car.
Maybe a nice Borla dual tip exhaust option??
I can't think of any insect's that we have that will be a problem.
Just getting broken-in...The generator had around 1000 hours on it when I bought it. With out looking at it, it might be around 1100 now. The exhaust also has about 100 hours run time.
All the pipe is new and welded and I think you need your eyes checked.
Maybe you don't recognize the funny looking thing just off the motor, it's a vibration isolator that allows the motor vibrations some wiggle room without bothering the pipe.
I often start with an open-ended question, esp. not really knowing who is on the other end........ a person could pipe reactors in their day-job, in which case, there is No Budget, you just use The Best....
At the other end, many red/sled-necks I've known might just use a piece of galvanized-pipe, from a recent demo job.....
Vibration...... easy to underestimate the consequences of ignoring same.....
Rgds, D.
Rustyiron
Super Member
I was very surprised that NAPA had them in stock when I bought the pipe and elbows.
Iirc I was simply asking the guy 1, if he knew what they were and 2, if he knew where I could find one!
LittleBill21
Elite Member
why its a flex pipe? used in like a million car exhaust systems? i think i own the exact same one in your photo
Rustyiron
Super Member
Well now I'm embarrassed, I've only ever seen them in other similar stationary equipment.
Maybe it's because I've never had a car? Only pickups and trucks.
Maybe it's because I've never had a car? Only pickups and trucks.
LittleBill21
Elite Member
lol, your taking me too literal. trucks have them too, generally for v's and dual combiner pipes.Well now I'm embarrassed, I've only ever seen them in other similar stationary equipment.
Maybe it's because I've never had a car? Only pickups and trucks.
Still a very nice install. If your interested. they make Band clamps, that i love, no Welding, and are removable.
They're often more obvious/commonly broken on fwd cars.Well now I'm embarrassed, I've only ever seen them in other similar stationary equipment.
Maybe it's because I've never had a car? Only pickups and trucks.
Light-duty autoparts stores commonly stock universal standard-diameter sizes. Any competent commercial mechanic (IMO) should be able to weld-in one fast, unless they are just a parts-changer, since the OE pipe usually lasts way longer than the flex-joint.
^ useful for saving $
, or today, the bolt-in one may be xyz weeks away..... Rgds, D.
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TMGT
Elite Member
Yeah, snow wasn't the problem as much as the layer of ice that formed and held all the snow to everything! Then add 16in of fine, wet snow on top of that in a couple hrs and it causes a lot of problems.Chance favours the Prepared
I saw a news-ticker somewhere this week talking about notable snow in DC.... didn't catch other news feeds on that, but as I recall, snow down your way is a big deal....
Any gen, in a big outage makes a huge delta (V)
Rgds, D.
I think I'm going to build a 15kw diesel standby, just trying to figure out an affordable 400a transfer switch........
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Not a fun storm, anytime/where......
If you are going to roll your own diesel, if it doesn't have an appropriate control system already, somebody (my lousy memory) in FL posted in this thread about an aftermarket controller that looked to be well designed/built/documented at what seemed to me at the time, a reasonable price for a quality product.
He had used it on a milsurp unit he installed at home. Lousy memory again..... _____-King is stuck in my head for the controller name, but don't quote me, that may just be randomly connected in my memory to Sea-King choppers.....
Rgds, D.
