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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.

just got back from Honda dealership...
 

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?

just got back from Honda dealership...
 

I bought my Honda in 2000 so it's coming up on 18 years old. Still runs great.

just got back from Honda dealership...
 

On 3/15/2018 2:01 AM, wrote:

I bought my Honda in 2000 so it's coming up on 18 years old. Still runs great.


Yeah, my neighbor bought his in 2000 also primarily for camping. 18
years old and it still runs like new.

I've only changed the oil in mine twice in 12 years and it has many,
many hours on it because the contractors used it daily for a summer
to power the stone cutting saw when they were installing the bluestone
for the pool. I figured it was a donation to the pool installation but,
it still runs.

Yesterday I checked the oil level. It's supposed to shut down if the
oil drops too low. Oil was still full on the little dipstick.

I also pulled the spark plug recently figuring that after all the hours
on it the plug probably needed to be replaced. Nope. Electrodes were
still in great shape and even the gap was per spec.

Amazing little generator. The only problem with them is that they
generate 124 vac, single phase only, so you really can't backfeed
a house power panel with them. I ran my furnace yesterday by pulling
out the hot lead for the furnace circuit from the breaker in the
house panel, wirenuted a power cord to it and ran the furnace for a
while off the generator.

just got back from Honda dealership...
 

"Mr. Luddite" Wrote in message:
On 3/15/2018 2:01 AM, wrote:

I bought my Honda in 2000 so it's coming up on 18 years old. Still runs great.


Yeah, my neighbor bought his in 2000 also primarily for camping. 18
years old and it still runs like new.

I've only changed the oil in mine twice in 12 years and it has many,
many hours on it because the contractors used it daily for a summer
to power the stone cutting saw when they were installing the bluestone
for the pool. I figured it was a donation to the pool installation but,
it still runs.

Yesterday I checked the oil level. It's supposed to shut down if the
oil drops too low. Oil was still full on the little dipstick.

I also pulled the spark plug recently figuring that after all the hours
on it the plug probably needed to be replaced. Nope. Electrodes were
still in great shape and even the gap was per spec.

Amazing little generator. The only problem with them is that they
generate 124 vac, single phase only, so you really can't backfeed
a house power panel with them. I ran my furnace yesterday by pulling
out the hot lead for the furnace circuit from the breaker in the
house panel, wirenuted a power cord to it and ran the furnace for a
while off the generator.


You can backfeed one leg. You can also move things around on your
power panel to put all the circuts you want to use on that same
leg. You do need to try to keep the panel balanced. It's pretty
amazing that the little generator can do so much.
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just got back from Honda dealership...
 

On 3/15/2018 8:24 AM, justan wrote:
"Mr. Luddite" Wrote in message:
On 3/15/2018 2:01 AM, wrote:

I bought my Honda in 2000 so it's coming up on 18 years old. Still runs great.


Yeah, my neighbor bought his in 2000 also primarily for camping. 18
years old and it still runs like new.

I've only changed the oil in mine twice in 12 years and it has many,
many hours on it because the contractors used it daily for a summer
to power the stone cutting saw when they were installing the bluestone
for the pool. I figured it was a donation to the pool installation but,
it still runs.

Yesterday I checked the oil level. It's supposed to shut down if the
oil drops too low. Oil was still full on the little dipstick.

I also pulled the spark plug recently figuring that after all the hours
on it the plug probably needed to be replaced. Nope. Electrodes were
still in great shape and even the gap was per spec.

Amazing little generator. The only problem with them is that they
generate 124 vac, single phase only, so you really can't backfeed
a house power panel with them. I ran my furnace yesterday by pulling
out the hot lead for the furnace circuit from the breaker in the
house panel, wirenuted a power cord to it and ran the furnace for a
while off the generator.


You can backfeed one leg. You can also move things around on your
power panel to put all the circuts you want to use on that same
leg. You do need to try to keep the panel balanced. It's pretty
amazing that the little generator can do so much.



It has it's limitations, power-wise but I am willing to deal with that
because it's so quiet and can run all night providing power to
essentials. Can't see having a big, whole house generator for the
number of times we lose power. If necessary I can hook it up to the
furnace and run it for a while.

That said, I was just given a brand new, still in the box, 4800 watt
generator that produces 240 volts. Person who bought it never had to
use it and doesn't need auxiliary power anymore. Don't know what I am
going to do with it yet, if anything, but the price was right. Free.

My brother was using a generator I gave to his step-son (Barry) after
Wilma when Barry had a house in Florida. Contractor type and I couldn't
believe how freakin' noisy those things are. He had it running in his
driveway near the house and you had to shout to carry on a conversation.

just got back from Honda dealership...
 

On 3/15/18 8:41 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 3/15/2018 8:24 AM, justan wrote:
"Mr. Luddite" Wrote in message:
On 3/15/2018 2:01 AM, wrote:

I bought my Honda in 2000 so it's coming up on 18 years old. Still
runs great.


Yeah, my neighbor bought his in 2000 also primarily for camping. 18
years old and it still runs like new.

I've only changed the oil in mine twice in 12 years and it has many,
many hours on it because the contractors used it daily for a summer
to power the stone cutting saw when they were installing the bluestone
for the pool.Â* I figured it was a donation to the pool installation but,
it still runs.

Yesterday I checked the oil level.Â* It's supposed to shut down if the
oil drops too low.Â* Oil was still full on the little dipstick.

I also pulled the spark plug recently figuring that after all the hours
on it the plug probably needed to be replaced.Â* Nope.Â* Electrodes were
still in great shape and even the gap was per spec.

Amazing little generator.Â* The only problem with them is that they
generate 124 vac, single phase only, so you really can't backfeed
a house power panel with them.Â* I ran my furnace yesterday by pulling
out the hot lead for the furnace circuit from the breaker in the
house panel, wirenuted a power cord to it and ran the furnace for a
while off the generator.


You can backfeed one leg. You can also move things around on your
Â* power panel to put all the circuts you want to use on that same
Â* leg. You do need to try to keep the panel balanced. It's pretty
Â* amazing that the little generator can do so much.



It has it's limitations, power-wise but I am willing to deal with that
because it's so quiet and can run all night providing power to
essentials.Â* Can't see having a big, whole house generator for the
number of times we lose power.Â* If necessary I can hook it up to the
furnace and run it for a while.

That said, I was just given a brand new, still in the box, 4800 watt
generator that produces 240 volts.Â* Person who bought it never had to
use it and doesn't need auxiliary power anymore.Â* Don't know what I am
going to do with it yet, if anything, but the price was right.Â* Free.

My brother was using a generator I gave to his step-son (Barry) after
Wilma when Barry had a house in Florida.Â* Contractor type and I couldn't
believe how freakin' noisy those things are.Â* He had it running in his
driveway near the house and you had to shout to carry on a conversation.





One of my neighbors down the street bought a "contractor" generator that
he wheels out of his garage and hooks up when needed. It is really
noisy. Mine sounds like a push gasoline lawnmower a few houses away.

just got back from Honda dealership...
 

"Mr. Luddite" Wrote in message:
On 3/15/2018 8:24 AM, justan wrote:
"Mr. Luddite" Wrote in message:
On 3/15/2018 2:01 AM, wrote:

I bought my Honda in 2000 so it's coming up on 18 years old. Still runs great.


Yeah, my neighbor bought his in 2000 also primarily for camping. 18
years old and it still runs like new.

I've only changed the oil in mine twice in 12 years and it has many,
many hours on it because the contractors used it daily for a summer
to power the stone cutting saw when they were installing the bluestone
for the pool. I figured it was a donation to the pool installation but,
it still runs.

Yesterday I checked the oil level. It's supposed to shut down if the
oil drops too low. Oil was still full on the little dipstick.

I also pulled the spark plug recently figuring that after all the hours
on it the plug probably needed to be replaced. Nope. Electrodes were
still in great shape and even the gap was per spec.

Amazing little generator. The only problem with them is that they
generate 124 vac, single phase only, so you really can't backfeed
a house power panel with them. I ran my furnace yesterday by pulling
out the hot lead for the furnace circuit from the breaker in the
house panel, wirenuted a power cord to it and ran the furnace for a
while off the generator.


You can backfeed one leg. You can also move things around on your
power panel to put all the circuts you want to use on that same
leg. You do need to try to keep the panel balanced. It's pretty
amazing that the little generator can do so much.



It has it's limitations, power-wise but I am willing to deal with that
because it's so quiet and can run all night providing power to
essentials. Can't see having a big, whole house generator for the
number of times we lose power. If necessary I can hook it up to the
furnace and run it for a while.

That said, I was just given a brand new, still in the box, 4800 watt
generator that produces 240 volts. Person who bought it never had to
use it and doesn't need auxiliary power anymore. Don't know what I am
going to do with it yet, if anything, but the price was right. Free.

My brother was using a generator I gave to his step-son (Barry) after
Wilma when Barry had a house in Florida. Contractor type and I couldn't
believe how freakin' noisy those things are. He had it running in his
driveway near the house and you had to shout to carry on a conversation.






I'll bet you could sell it right now and get a good price. I'll be
selling my 6500w gas generator next time there is an extended
power outage in the area. I've had to clean out the carb 3 times
since I bought it in 2004.
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On 3/15/2018 8:45 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 3/15/18 8:41 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 3/15/2018 8:24 AM, justan wrote:
"Mr. Luddite" Wrote in message:
On 3/15/2018 2:01 AM, wrote:

I bought my Honda in 2000 so it's coming up on 18 years old. Still
runs great.


Yeah, my neighbor bought his in 2000 also primarily for camping. 18
years old and it still runs like new.

I've only changed the oil in mine twice in 12 years and it has many,
many hours on it because the contractors used it daily for a summer
to power the stone cutting saw when they were installing the bluestone
for the pool.Â* I figured it was a donation to the pool installation
but,
it still runs.

Yesterday I checked the oil level.Â* It's supposed to shut down if the
oil drops too low.Â* Oil was still full on the little dipstick.

I also pulled the spark plug recently figuring that after all the hours
on it the plug probably needed to be replaced.Â* Nope.Â* Electrodes were
still in great shape and even the gap was per spec.

Amazing little generator.Â* The only problem with them is that they
generate 124 vac, single phase only, so you really can't backfeed
a house power panel with them.Â* I ran my furnace yesterday by pulling
out the hot lead for the furnace circuit from the breaker in the
house panel, wirenuted a power cord to it and ran the furnace for a
while off the generator.


You can backfeed one leg. You can also move things around on your
Â* power panel to put all the circuts you want to use on that same
Â* leg. You do need to try to keep the panel balanced. It's pretty
Â* amazing that the little generator can do so much.



It has it's limitations, power-wise but I am willing to deal with that
because it's so quiet and can run all night providing power to
essentials.Â* Can't see having a big, whole house generator for the
number of times we lose power.Â* If necessary I can hook it up to the
furnace and run it for a while.

That said, I was just given a brand new, still in the box, 4800 watt
generator that produces 240 volts.Â* Person who bought it never had to
use it and doesn't need auxiliary power anymore.Â* Don't know what I am
going to do with it yet, if anything, but the price was right.Â* Free.

My brother was using a generator I gave to his step-son (Barry) after
Wilma when Barry had a house in Florida.Â* Contractor type and I
couldn't believe how freakin' noisy those things are.Â* He had it
running in his
driveway near the house and you had to shout to carry on a conversation.





One of my neighbors down the street bought a "contractor" generator that
he wheels out of his garage and hooks up when needed. It is really
noisy. Mine sounds like a push gasoline lawnmower a few houses away.


The whole house generators are nice because they are so well insulated
for noise. I had the little Honda running right outside the bedroom
last night. I really couldn't hear it at all. Had to check the light
on the space heater at night to make sure it was running.

just got back from Honda dealership...
 

On 3/15/2018 8:50 AM, justan wrote:
"Mr. Luddite" Wrote in message:
On 3/15/2018 8:24 AM, justan wrote:
"Mr. Luddite" Wrote in message:
On 3/15/2018 2:01 AM, wrote:

I bought my Honda in 2000 so it's coming up on 18 years old. Still runs great.


Yeah, my neighbor bought his in 2000 also primarily for camping. 18
years old and it still runs like new.

I've only changed the oil in mine twice in 12 years and it has many,
many hours on it because the contractors used it daily for a summer
to power the stone cutting saw when they were installing the bluestone
for the pool. I figured it was a donation to the pool installation but,
it still runs.

Yesterday I checked the oil level. It's supposed to shut down if the
oil drops too low. Oil was still full on the little dipstick.

I also pulled the spark plug recently figuring that after all the hours
on it the plug probably needed to be replaced. Nope. Electrodes were
still in great shape and even the gap was per spec.

Amazing little generator. The only problem with them is that they
generate 124 vac, single phase only, so you really can't backfeed
a house power panel with them. I ran my furnace yesterday by pulling
out the hot lead for the furnace circuit from the breaker in the
house panel, wirenuted a power cord to it and ran the furnace for a
while off the generator.


You can backfeed one leg. You can also move things around on your
power panel to put all the circuts you want to use on that same
leg. You do need to try to keep the panel balanced. It's pretty
amazing that the little generator can do so much.



It has it's limitations, power-wise but I am willing to deal with that
because it's so quiet and can run all night providing power to
essentials. Can't see having a big, whole house generator for the
number of times we lose power. If necessary I can hook it up to the
furnace and run it for a while.

That said, I was just given a brand new, still in the box, 4800 watt
generator that produces 240 volts. Person who bought it never had to
use it and doesn't need auxiliary power anymore. Don't know what I am
going to do with it yet, if anything, but the price was right. Free.

My brother was using a generator I gave to his step-son (Barry) after
Wilma when Barry had a house in Florida. Contractor type and I couldn't
believe how freakin' noisy those things are. He had it running in his
driveway near the house and you had to shout to carry on a conversation.






I'll bet you could sell it right now and get a good price. I'll be
selling my 6500w gas generator next time there is an extended
power outage in the area. I've had to clean out the carb 3 times
since I bought it in 2004.



Yeah, I learned about the bigger ones in Florida. I think the one I
bought and backfed the power panel with un Anna's "Ranch House" was
either a 12,500 watt or a 14,500 watt. It worked fine although very
noisy but when I realized how much gas it was going through I shut it
off other than for an hour every day and just used the little Honda to
survive for the week plus we were without power.

You know my brother. He's the type that moths fly out of his wallet
when he opens it. We were trying to talk over the din of the generator
that Barry let him use and I was telling him that he should check out
some of the inverter types ... Honda, Yamaha, etc., and said that
besides being quiet, they sip gas compared to the one he was using.

I mentioned that the Honda will run all night powering a space heater,
TV and refrig. He said the one he is using will almost run all night
also. But he forgot to realize the one Barry let him use has a 5
gallon gas tank. The Honda is about 1 gallon.