Re: Whole house Generator Question

On Sep 12, 9:44 am, ransley <Mark_Rans...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sep 11, 8:50 pm, "Chris Marksberry"

<rmarksbe...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I live in the Houston area (where Hurricane Ike is expected to make landfall
late tomorrow).  We have a "whole house" generator.  I'm wondering how long
we can use the generator before it gives out on us.  I'm thinking a week or
possibly two, but not sure.  It runs on natural gas.

I would change the oil to Mobil 1, 5-30 Extended Life, Now, it does
reduce wear and is a 7500 mile oil. Does it have a propane tank
connection option, look into it. 2 weeks is 350 hours, if your unit is
3600 rpm constant, life may be 2-3000 hrs on the motor. If its
variable down to 600 life might be 20000 hours.  Dont run it 24 hours
a day and check the hour meter. Is the battery old, what is its
voltage, after running it should be 13.3, check and charge it if
needed and be prepared to jump it from your car. Consider covering the
unit when off if rain is hard. How old is unit , are cables clean or
corroded.

no reply from chris marksberry today, which may mean that his
generator unfortunately failed to fire up :(

ps i will be "dancing in the rain"( and wind)
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Rita Stalks Katrina Survivers
    ... it wasn't that much rain... ... winds and rain, so Houston didn't exactly escape unharmed, but it should be ... a simple cleanup issue with a few days of no power for some residents... ... to add a generator to their house, it seems that the generator should be ...
    (rec.scuba)
  • Re: DM Secretary 1.0
    ... For the Weather Generator, instead of it saying "Normal for season" 8 ... times out of 10, it would be cooler if you chose the climate, terrain, ... overcast with light sprinkling rain. ...
    (rec.games.frp.dnd)
  • Re: OT: Hurricane Ike
    ... me and UAD both ... The wind had really picked ... The rain started soon after. ... bigger one to ease the load on the generator. ...
    (rec.food.preserving)
  • Re: Speaking of Honda EU3000s
    ... Lon VanOstran wrote: ... it's allowable to use power tools and/or a generator in rain. ...
    (rec.outdoors.rv-travel)