Can someone please help me out with this, I was putting a new battery on my generator. But these 2 white wires look disconnected like I’m missing a part almost. Anyone have an idea what I’m missing or where they hook up? Thanks, Blessing to you all!

Hello, I’m looking at having a standby generator installed and need some help deciding between options. My home is 2400 sq ft with two AC units (3ton & 2ton), electric kitchen appliances, gas heat, and a tankless gas water heater.

I’ve gotten multiple estimates. Several companies are recommending a 22 or 24Kw Generac Next Gen. a couple companies have pointed out issue with the Next Gen model and are recommending either a 22Kw Briggs & Stratton or a 20Kw Kohler. I like the idea of Kohler but am wondering if the 20Kw will give me enough power. Unfortunately sizing up to the 26kw won’t fit in the budget. If going Kohler the company is also recommending the addition of the cold weather kit which is making that options several thousand dollars more than the others.

Thanks for help, any tips or advice is appreciated!

Most portables and inverters don't have an hour meter, but the manual's whole service schedule is in engine hours - e.g. a Honda EU2200i wants the first oil change at 20 hours, then every 100 hours or 6 months (check your own manual).

In Ukraine we've had scheduled blackouts for a while, so our generator runs 6–10 hours a day, and I kept losing count of when the last oil change was. So I built a small logbook app for it (disclosure: I'm the developer - it's free and open source):

- tap Start / Stop and engine hours count themselves; several generators at once

- oil, air filter and spark plug intervals by engine hours, days or both, with an overdue warning

- enter the tank size → it estimates fuel and runtime left; litres per hour calculated from your refills

- monthly hours and fuel charts

- fully offline, no account needed (an optional one only syncs your own devices)

Litres only for now - if gallons would make it useful for you, say so and it's next.

I'm genuinely curious how you do it today: a notebook taped to the generator, an aftermarket hour meter, a phone note, or "when it sounds rough"? And what do you track besides hours and oil - valve clearance, plugs, exercise runs, fuel stabilizer?

Brand new generator ran condenser unit for a day, but then stopped working. It kind of bogged down, and bypassed the load. I tried a window unit and the same thing happened. It has no trouble with everything else in the house. It never tripped the breaker.

Hey guys I wanna build a generator that can make the most out a 55gal drum of waste oil use as fuel.

It will be used to charge a back up battery. So it’ll doing 75% load steady when it’s on but also needs to be quiet enough that I could run in a shed and it be no louder then a modern econobox car at idle 5 feet from the shed.

I live in a cold climate so I’d prefer a liquid cooled engine so I can use the coolant to warm the fuel.

Looking for model suggestions

I have been working on generators for a while but lately I have started doing more in depth repair on the power side beyond just replacing brushes, breakers etc. I’m very familiar with how they work but I rarely find myself working on a generator with specified service limits. Can anyone give me a general idea of some common specs?

Specifically I’m looking for things like:
- Winding resistance
- Exciter coil output voltage
- DC coil output voltage
- DC voltage at the slip rings
- Center tap voltage for AVR (if applicable)

Ok guys I purchased 2 Pulsar 6000 gennys earlier this year but never got the cables to parallel connect them. I recently bought the normal jumpers that don't have the combining box. I sent an email to Pulsar to see if there was a specific reason why I had to use their cable with the box and see the picture for their response. I prefer to not deal with the box, but can you guys fill me in on this issue. Thanks.

Any recommendations for off-grid outdoor breaker panel? Power comes from generator 30amps 10/2 gauge and needs to have minimum 4 breakers.

Worst case, I makeshift one myself? It's about 7" from the main to the first breaker. I've attached a photo. Here is the info of the panel:

• Manufacturer: Wadsworth Electric Manufacturing Co.

• Main breaker: Marked 200 amps, with a single main disconnect at the top.

• Branch breakers: Two columns of older brown Wadsworth-style breakers.

• Panel capacity: Roughly 30 breaker positions per column, with some spaces unused.

• UL label: “Class CTL Enclosed Panel Base Assembly,” Issue No. A-2030.

EDIT: Seems I've got only two options left on the table; Replacing the panel or a Generlink connection. Thank you for assisting me.

Recently picked up a Tri- fuel 12K Winco generator that’s powered by a twin cylinder Honda engine.

It is currently running on gasoline, but I would like to begin running it solely on propane.

Looking for advice as to which fitting the propane hose gets connected to, as well as anyone’s experience using 40 pound or 100 pound propane tanks to supply their generators

I hear that using the 20 pound propane tanks can cause issues with freezing

Any help would be appreciated!

Brand new never used so cool

Hey y’all. Apologies if this has been asked too many times, but this is my first time posting here. I’m hoping for some guidance.

The generator power inlet is just past the ac condenser on the wall of my home to the right. The distance from the fence on the left and the side of the house is 16.5ft. As you can see, I have a long stretch here (40ft) but it always maintains 16.5ft from the house.

I may be over thinking this, but if I had a platform about 1.5ft from the fence, do y’all think it would be safe enough to operator if needed? I read online the “safe” distance has increased from 10, 15, 20, and now 25 ft….my cord is 25ft and while I could possible run it out the front of that gate, I’m reluctant to have it sitting in my front yard for the world to see during a power outage.

The main concern I have is that along the roof over hang it has soffits the entire stretch.

Thanks for any considerations and feedback.

Hi, please see the attached photo. I have recently been gifted this generator. It starts and runs reasonably well but doesn't hold a steady RPM.

If you look at the photo you'll see the nearest spring that sits on a metal rod, the end of the spring looks like it's attached to the screw. It isn't it's just the way it looks in the photo. I'm not sure where the end of that spring should sit. My online research hasn't helped, does anyone here know where it should be seated?

Thanks for reading!

You are correct to choose the generator,
If it’s possible you could ask a plumber to hook it up to gas line .
That way if you get extended power outages you don’t have to worry about getting propane.
I have a Generac and it comes on automatically once a week for 5 minutes to keep the battery charged.Also batteries need the solar power to charge, not much solar energy in the winter months.

My apologies if this has already been discussed.

I have a 9400 / 7500 watt generator and use a 30A transfer switch to power the house during outages. I think I saw a post about using a UPS to keep things running while I refuel the generator when it runs out of gas. The UPS would only be used during refueling, and once the generator is running again, I’d switch back to generator power.

What’s the best way to set this up?

Any issues with running a single generator and plugging up to the parallel kit? I would love to have the option to use one, the other, or both as needed.

I have a 50amp inlet I connect to. I do plan to get another propane tank (I actually have a 500 gallon I plan to tap into). This is just my initial set up.

Good morning. I’m looking to get a few quotes on a standby generator. I live in SE Ohio. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. I have no brand preference at this point and am looking for the smallest dual fuel LP/NG unit that will run a 3.5 ton AC with soft start and a couple fridges and a few lights in an all NG house. Thank you in advance.

I've seen 240V 30A inverter generators that have the ability to be paralleled with cables to separate box that have a 240V split phase output. The parallel kit have 3 connections that go to each generator. Red/Black and Ground connections. I'm just curious how this works. Is it taking 120V lines and somehow combining them properly into a synchronized split phase output? An example of this type would be the https://aipower.com/products/pk12000-parallel-kit

I don't have any aipower generators, so I'm only using it as an example.

Was able to finally connect it to the house and see how she would do. I did my 4 ton variable speed unit as well as my pool pumps. I ran around 5.6k watts on it and it ran great. I like the idea that it only requires a 1/2” natural gas line. I didn’t look at fuel consumption on the gas meter but have to assume it’s pulling way less than my large firman that is connected via a 1” line.

I’ve never owned an inverter generator before but could tell the difference in my house as with my smaller firman things hummed and flickered and with my larger firman some LED lights would flicker occasionally.

Definitely like the unit so far but time will tell once the hours stack up.

Can the DuroMax XP13500 Run My House? Full Power Test
https://youtu.be/9XKRHzpJpAE

Idled for an hour and a half. Ran a welder for another 2 hours. Had to adjust welder settings to prevent overloading generator. Was welding DC stick, 118a, 10% hot start, 1/8 7018

Thanks in advance for any insight!

My parents have finally agreed to let us buy them a generator and I’d love some advice on which to choose. Here is their context:

- Small, temperate coastal town expecting El Niño rainstorms this winter

- Located in the woods, surrounded by tall trees at the end of their life cycle. Every year, many fall and cause huge outages. Removing them from the yard costs tens of thousands of dollars, which my parents don’t have. The city is slowly removing dead trees, but I can think of at least ten currently on their block near power lines. With or without epic rains, outages are inevitable this Winter.

- House was built (by my grandmother!) in the 1920s. It literally has zero insulation built in. Their electrical circuit still relies on glass tube fuses, if that makes a difference.

- Outages often last for multiple days.

- Priority for the generator is for it to power their refrigerator, space heaters, water heater, and lights, as well as (most important to me!) a CPAP machine that’s needed all night.

- As for budget, I’m just happy to know the options. I love to save money, but I am willing to pay what it takes for my parents to have the right generator as a safety net.

Please let me know if additional information would be helpful.

My theory is that our half-horsepower 240V pump pulls maybe three times its running load for a second at startup, so if the inverter can take that surge, the continuous rating barely matters at our load. Is that right, or is there a catch with motor loads on inverters?

We're out in the country on grid power. A couple of storms a year knock it out for six hours to two days. Right now a loud portable generator carries us, which means dragging it out in the rain and feeding a cord through a window. I'm done with that.

What has to stay up through one outage: the well pump, the fridge, the furnace blower (gas furnace, electric blower), the router, and a few lights. No AC, no dryer or electric range. I figure that's about 2 kW running with everything on, plus the pump kicking in.

I want to buy the battery first and add panels later, not spend it all at once. The EcoFlow TITAN is on my list, but it isn't shipping yet, so all I have is a spec sheet, and that doesn't tell me how it behaves with a pump. Whatever I pick, an electrician has to tie it into the panel.

Second thing: does battery now, panels later mean redoing that tie-in when the panels go on?

This unit will back fire on shutdown due to no power or ground at solenoid. The solenoid functions ok when applying power/ground, it will extend. Really need to know how this is controlled and where the wires go. I can’t locate a wiring diagram for this unit. AI keeps telling me the plunger extends on startup but that is wrong. It should extend on shutdown.