Generator is working the night shift. UPDATE! Everything has survived over 15 hours with just a 900 watt generator and very little sleep.

brandon429 · Oct 29, 2020

*lubbock got slammed too, at 6pm outy

fired up an igen 2200 bought off amazon, so I can run microwave in the mountains while man camping, and saved fridge and pico reef. generator saved my setup too last nite.

*there are very fancy silent battery bank ones / 80K mah which I think my apt neighbors would have preferred but in the end I wouldnt trade for the gas/unlimited.

I had no idea a 100$ generator was avail, wow

JasonK84 · Oct 29, 2020

brandon429 said:
*lubbock got slammed too, at 6pm outy

fired up an igen 2200 bought off amazon, so I can run microwave in the mountains while man camping, and saved fridge and pico reef. generator saved my setup too last nite.

*there are very fancy silent battery bank ones / 80K mah which I think my apt neighbors would have preferred but in the end I wouldnt trade for the gas/unlimited.

I had no idea a 100$ generator was avail, wow

So right now Harbor Freight is selling it for $125 but it’s regularly on sale for $99 and $109. It can also be found at other places. Same generator just branded differently.

Harbor Freight Tools – Quality Tools at Discount Prices Since 1977

Harbor Freight buys their top quality tools from the same factories that supply our competitors. We cut out the middleman and pass the savings to you!

www.harborfreight.com

vetteguy53081 · Oct 29, 2020

Tank or no tank, I hate power outages
Hope yours resolves

JasonK84 · Oct 29, 2020

vetteguy53081 said:
Tank or no tank, I hate power outages
Hope yours resolves

Well we are now at the 15 hour mark. Surely it’ll be back soon.

JasonK84 · Oct 29, 2020

I switched out the bulbs for a higher powered heat bulb. The 60 watt wasn’t warming enough and the tortoises were only up to 65 degrees. Got them up to 90 now so I moved the fixture up. Aiming for 80 to 90.

JasonK84 · Oct 29, 2020

Power just kicked on. Hoping it stays on. I’m leaving everything the way it is for now so the space heater will work along with the mini split to get the building warmed up.

brandon429 · Oct 29, 2020

I just told my whole team via office chat to get that!

I figured they were all 500 lol nice. tank saver, food fridge saver

Miller535 · Oct 29, 2020

JasonK84 said:
Power just kicked on. Hoping it stays on. I’m leaving everything the way it is for now so the space heater will work along with the mini split to get the building warmed up.

Glad to hear it.

Just curious, what kind of maintenance should generators get? And do you have to start it every once in a while to keep it working?

Thinking of getting this one.

Westinghouse 4,650-Watt Gasoline Powered RV-Ready Portable Generator with Automatic Low Oil Shutdown WGen3600v - The Home Depot

The Westinghouse WGen3600v Portable Generator is a convenient generator to keep you powered on the road or at your home during a power outage. With 4,650 peak watts and 3,600 running watts, this generator

www.homedepot.com

Says it

Runs for up to 13.5 hours on a 4 gal. fuel tank with built-in fuel gauge

JasonK84 · Oct 29, 2020

Miller535 said:
Glad to hear it.

Just curious, what kind of maintenance should generators get? And do you have to start it every once in a while to keep it working?

I run mine for 15 to 20 minutes every 60 days when it isn’t being used. It’s a 2 cycle engine so the oil is mixed with the fuel. On 4 stroke engines oil will need to be changed. Then there’s the air filter. I haven’t changed mine yet but before this time it had only been run for less than 10 hours.

Smarkow · Oct 29, 2020

JasonK84 said:
Power just kicked on. Hoping it stays on. I’m leaving everything the way it is for now so the space heater will work along with the mini split to get the building warmed up.

Woooo! Wife and I have been following. Now SHE is demanding a generator

tricky_tran · Oct 29, 2020

Miller535 said:
Just curious, what kind of maintenance should generators get? And do you have to start it every once in a while to keep it working?

If you do get a generator and its going to sit for a while between uses filled with Gas, i suggest getting some fuel stabilizer. Gas can go bad..

brandon429 · Oct 29, 2020

The break in period is where engine nerds get picky, these 4 stroke ones for sure

what I did on my new westinghouse 2200 came from a youtube video from a man so dedicated to small engines I'd better listen.

i ran it one hour new then oil change (a few ounces, easy) then another hour and another change

then i ran it 4 hours and change, and now normal. I wont do the change till normal use/ every 20 h average.

the first two changes were indeed dark with metal flecks in the oil. the last one was very normal looking, that man was right
last nite when I needed it to save my old pico reef and fridge, it handled fridge plus reef on one 120v leg, and then a 50 ft extension cord into my neighbors window and he did his fridge off the second 120v outlet on the machine. that was about 80% max use of it

the one you are about to get is about 4x better than that one, can likely run most of your house

Miller535 · Oct 29, 2020

Thanks everybody. Some pretty good info.

Hincapiej4 · Oct 29, 2020

JasonK84 said:
If that is all you need then $100 will buy the Tailgater from Harbor Freight and power those with no issues and wattage to spare.

I have this generator as well. Saved my butt too.

JasonK84 · Oct 29, 2020

Smarkow said:
Woooo! Wife and I have been following. Now SHE is demanding a generator

I bet she’ll get one.

JasonK84 · Oct 29, 2020

For fuel I was using this until I ran out and had to mix my own to get through. It has stabilizers mixed in that keep it viable up to 5 years. Stihl also makes fuel.

JasonK84 · Oct 29, 2020

The other thing I do with mine is shut off the fuel valve when I’m done with it but leave it running until dies. This clears out the lines and carburetor while being stored.