On 3/14/2018 12:14 PM, True North wrote:
They say my EU2000i generator was flooded. They drained the carb and supposidly all is well. I'll try it tomorrow when these heavy winds die down.
BTW..didn't realize that the unit pumps more gas in each time you pull the starter cord... no wonder it got flooded. The question is...why did it die after running for 2 or three minutes. Maybe I eased the choke back a bit and turned on the 'Econo' mode before it was fully warmed up.
Mechanic sys to run it each week and counter guy now says to swap out gas for fresh hi test on a monthly basis. D'oh..if I had realized how much trouble these things are for extremely low usage, I might have invested in a few big batteries and a good inverter.


One thing about them Don ... when you first do a cold start with full
choke, don't turn the choke all the way to "off" when it starts. Let it
run for a couple of minutes with the choke in the halfway position. You
can hear it smooth out and run and, after it warms up a bit, turn the
choke off.

One other thing ... try not to let it run completely out of gas.
If it does, (and it has just been running) you'll probably need to
choke it again briefly to get it running but immediately turn the choke
off when it starts. I've found that if I refuel before it runs out
there's no need to choke it again and it starts on the first tug.


My 14 year old eu2000i came to the rescue again for the past two days.
Been running it constantly, stopping only to refuel. Had it powering
the refrigerator, a radiator type space heater in the bedroom set at
the lowest wattage rating, a small TV and the cable box. Those loads
allow it to run in the "Eco" mode, saving gas. The only time it "burbs"
up for a second is when the refer compressor kicks on. Then it goes
back to idle mode.


We got hit fairly hard again although not quite as much snow as
predicted. Still, a good 16 inches around here but it was the really
wet, heavy crap that then froze on utility poles, trees and branches.
The result was major damage to the power lines. Five poles near us were
snapped in half with transformers flying everywhere. Lines were broken
by huge oak trees that crashed onto the lines.

But, power was just restored an hour ago. Feels good to have heat
again. Now the weather people are forecasting another nor'easter next
Tues or Weds. Too early to determine how bad or what it's path will be.