On Wednesday, 14 March 2018 21:38:54 UTC-3, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 3/14/2018 7:02 PM, True North wrote:
"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. Â*Let it
run for a couple of minutes with the choke in the halfway position. Â*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) Â*you'll probably need to
choke it again briefly to get it running but immediately turn the choke
off when it starts. Â* 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. Â*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. Â*Those loads
allow it to run in the "Eco" mode, saving gas. Â*The only time it "burbs"
up for a second is when the refer compressor kicks on. Â*Then it goes
back to idle mode.


We got hit fairly hard again although not quite as much snow as
predicted. Â*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. Â*Five poles near us were
snapped in half with transformers flying everywhere. Â*Lines were broken
by huge oak trees that crashed onto the lines.

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



We've been to Costco looking for those Presto Parabolic heaters for the wife. They ran out 2 weeks before we went looking in mid January.
They'll probably bring them back in late July.
I've only been able to burn a thimble full of gas so far. Hopefully I'll have better luck tomorrow. The guys at the dealer keep telling me how reliable these models are.

We didn't get a lot of snow in the city but it turned to rain overnight.. High winds were the problem ...up to 100 km in town



My next door neighbor has a eu2000i that's even older than mine. Like
mine, it has a lot of hours on it and still performs flawlessly. I am
not one to overly endorse a product but in the case of this little
generator, it's been amazing. I've given it every reason in the world
to go tits up but it keeps running and producing electricity.

I have a feeling that once you've gained a little more experience with
it and learn what it likes and doesn't like (especially cold starts)
you'll find it to be very reliable ... Oh .. you mentioned that the
dealer said yours was flooded. That's very easy to determine. Just
take out the spark plug and inspect it. If it's wet and smells like
gasoline ... yup .. it's flooded. I really don't understand what taking
the carburetor apart to "dry it out" is all about.

Don't think I said they or I would take the carb apart to dry it out. I was talking about the little drain plug on the bottom...that drains the carb when it's loosened or removed. Anyway I'll fully close the choke when "cold starting" and gradually open it as the unit warms up. Tomorrow will tell the tale....did I get a lemon or was it operator failure?