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just got back from Honda dealership...
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. |
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