If you get it started again before it cools off too much let me know and I will send you something good from my tank.
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You want a hassle free generator. Turn off the fuel. Run it dry.
I used to do small engine repair. Storms season starts I would slash prices for the most common issue (carb cleaning needed). No one would take you up on it until the day before the store hit at which point I would just tell them no or charge a priority repair fee. Oh and those same people came back every year never listening to me telling them to not leave gas in the carb.That's a MUST on all power equipment!
Should have mentioned it.
Does anybody here have an insurance policy that cover the contents within a tank? After tallying up the price on all my corals, I wish there was some kind of insurance that would cover this stuff. It would be nice to be able to get a chunk of money to help get my reef back on its feet.
Precisely why on the fuel shutoff on the Honda EU2200 there is a position to close fuel and a separate position to shut it off. Running it dry (fuel valve closed until the engine sputters) is a must before storage.I used to do small engine repair. Storms season starts I would slash prices for the most common issue (carb cleaning needed). No one would take you up on it until the day before the store hit at which point I would just tell them no or charge a priority repair fee. Oh and those same people came back every year never listening to me telling them to not leave gas in the carb.
You can take all the information you've learned and apply it to a blank canvas, bitter sweet moment I imagine brother. Best of luck.Thank you. I'm both excited and upset that I get to start over fresh.
Actually. Fuel issues have become worse with tightening epa regulation jets have become smaller. Modern carbs foul much faster. You have no issues because you are using them often and the fresh gas is constantly dissolving the layer of varnish that builds up on it.On a side note. I own a lawn/landscaping business. We use hundreds of gallons of "mixed" gas a year. I also run year round and buy the cheapest gas I can find and use the cheapest 2cycle I can find. I have handhelds that are 6 years old with literally zero maintenance on them other than spraying the carb once a year that run like new. Fuel issues aren't really an issue anymore as manufacturers now use the proper seals in carbs and such. You're wasting money buying special gas and high end 2 cycle. I have backup equipment that may sit for months at a time that fires right up with ethanol fuel left in them. If you do have issues just drain the bowl under the carb and spray it out with carb cleaner. Works every time.
The heat in Louisiana is brutal, especially this time of year. Even with a generator, how would you have protected everything from the heat? You have a chiller?
Money, money, money
However, I live in a condo and generators are frowned upon. Maybe if it came down to it, I would just pay any violation fees that are a result of running a generator to keep my tank alive. Would probably be cheaper than replacing everything in the tank. Ida, this really is an exception and a non issue. I lived in an apartment in Baton Rouge during Katrina and there were a lot of people running generators through their front door. This was a 3 story apartment.
Looks great! I have a storage room in basement utility room so I spread it out a bit. I have two 20 amp circuits off a home panel. A local breaker is a good idea but I try to get 10,000 steps a day anyway.I too am going this route so I or whoever is home doesn't need to panic to connect a generator immediately.
Here is work in progress on the new build.
Precisely what I thought and that was one of the many reasons I got gen #2 past weekend.
Looks great! I have a storage room in basement utility room so I spread it out a bit. I have two 20 amp circuits off a home panel. A local breaker is a good idea but I try to get 10,000 steps a day anyway.
The weak point on your whole system might now be the 20 cent IC on the neptune brain. I only monitor and do timed dosing events with Apex these days. My older one died. Just did manual dosing until I got the new model.
Ecotech is tought to supply power to, Every device is a different voltage so I went with team Tunze mostly.