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[johncasey]

I recently purchased a 6, 500 watt Champion generator on sale for $699 CAD which I thought for emergency backup power was very reasonable. I opted to turn the generator into a tri fuel with the US Carburation motor snorkel for $185 which I can't say enough about. Simple half hour install, only because I am all thumbs with mechanics and motors. Fuel storage is a big concern with emergency backup generators. So long as I have natural gas, I am good to go. I also have a few propane tanks in reserve, just in case. Simple quick disconnect to switch between natural gas and propane and I can still fall back to normal gas with no fiddling around. Another thing to think about before getting a backup generator is preparing your house. If your house does not have LED lights throughout, do yourself a favor and do so. You will save money and reduce your generator power requirements and or allow the running of more devices at a time.

[Panthro]

This is HANDS DOWN the BEST video I have seen about what kind of generator to buy, its uses and how to start a generator! FANTASTIC!!

[raymondgarafano]

To get the best from your generator, you need to really go through the owners manual and understand what you are reading. A generator is a great machine to own, BUT it does work
on gasoline and produces the kind of power you get in your home. If you purchase a CPE
or Champion gen, read the manual, if you do not understand a part of it, their great customer
service will help you to understand the part you are hung up with.
When done using, unplug from the generator but let run to cool off the engine for
say 15 minutes if it is hot out. THEN turn off the gas valve and allow generator to run out
of gas. this is the right way to shut down. Then turn off the engine run switch.
Gas will not be left in the carb to gum up or to leave deposits in needle valves, jets, emulsion
tubes that can clog up and pretty much leave YOU in the dark. Treat gas with SeaFoam,
every three months start up the generator warm it up and put a load of at least half the Gen's
rated continuous output, say you have a 3500 watt gen. plug in a blowdryer or space heater.
this helps the generator maintain its residual magnetic field to produce power. witha weak
magnetic field spinning in the stator, a small a.c. voltage is made, sent through the AVR and
turned to d.c. that goes to the rotor by means of carbon brushes held against copper slip
rings which in turn send current to windings on the rotor, causing the rotor to turn into an
electro-magnet. This is when you start to get some real power, when that powerful magnetic
rotor spins inside all those windings on an iron laminated core.
DO NOT ALLOW generator to run out of gas with a load on it, that can kill the magnetic
field needed to start producing power and might burn out the AVR.

[TheReviewPigeon]

I'm a few years late on the video; its exactly what i need. I'm moving to an area of my state with a significantly higher probability of power outages compared to my old area - and my property is much more off-grid than I was previously in my former home. Wanted to add a transfer switch and generator to my home and this answered most my questions. Thanks.

[freebinnh]

Two years ago, we had a bad storm here in rural Maine, lost power for a week, all the generators were sold and taken. Stopped at the John Deere place, they had a bunch of Honda generators coming in that afternoon. The salesman picked out the one I should get, a Honda EM4000SX, the price was over $2000, it did everything I needed it to do and saved all the food in my deep freezer. Sometimes you have to do what you have to do.

[appleiphone]

one thing that should be mentioned is that for using a large portable generator say 7-9kw, to the max efficiency is to hook up the 30 amp to a transfer switch. In this case you only have 30 amps to work with. With the larger portable generators they might supply 50 amps via the NEMA twist lock.

[icecreamroxkndnumber]

We've had more power outages this year in the US than any other, and as someone from Texas, I don't ever want my elderly family members to go through another winter blackout again. :'( Thank you so much for the great video!

[wickedmainah]

I own a champion 9000/7000 and other than the battery being dead for the electric start its been good. Twice as loud as a Honda but about a 1/4 of the price. Its running my house rite now, been running for 3 days due to a nasty storm.

[ernestwalden]

I own 3 generators. One is a 1200 watt I use for camping or short 1 to 2 hour power outages. The 2nd is champion 3000watt that I have to give to family or friends that need it in an emergency. The 3rd is firman duel fuel 9400 watt for home. It runs on gasoline or propane. It's for a long term emergency power outage.

[BradiKal]

I just got a Champion 4500/3900 dual fuel inverter generator (model 200988) from Amazon.

For just under $1000 you get an inverter machine that can also run on propane, which lets you have a fuel that doesnt break down and gum up the fuel system during long term storage. When the power goes out, start the genny on propane and then go buy fresh gas or more propane as needed. Gas stabilizer only works for about a year tops.

[GiGiLuvsKatz]

We are trying to determine the size we need for our home in Austin!

[GM-wfel]

Hello. Great video. Many emergency gas generators has a run time of 9 hours according to it's specs. Will it run for another 9 hours if I refill it with gas? Will it run for 3 days if I keep refilling it with gas? Power outages during blizzards can last for days. Thanks

[usernamemykel]

Great voice and content. VERY happy with my new Honda 2200i!!!!

[georgevue]

In the summer of 2021 I bought a Champion Model 100573 4000W open frame inverter generator– It runs great always starts on the 1st pull however there is hardly any RPM difference between zero load & full load.

[ASMR-soothingsounds]

Good learning objectives at the start of the video which aids in enhanced instructional.

[SoniaJbrt]

A generator is a must have here in South Africa. Our only power company Eskom may or may not leave the whole of South Africa without power for two weeks, maybe now in May, maybe in June or July. In the middle of our dry freezing Winter. And most people can't even think of buying a generator because it costs usually about 2 months paychecks with usually no way of paying off. Since you know so much about generators, do you know where I can buy a generator that will power my fridge, box freezer, WiFi router, tv box and tv? For two weeks? I've got the lights covered, and cooking. But I need a generator that can run from 6pm till 9pm every evening for 2 weeks. And maybe one that runs on diesel and costs about R1 000 or less. Rand, not dollar.

[TOURMANBOB]

I would totally agree with you that both Champion and Honda are likely the two best options for people to buy. I own both, a small 2000 watt Champion inverter for casual use ($500)and a larger Honda EU6500is inverter for home backup($5000). However, one of the things that is important that most people seem to forget is the need to generate clean power (less than 5% Harmonic Distortion) to protect anything with a microprocessor being powered by the generator. Expensive office electronics IMO should ONLY be powered by an inverter generator that provides this clean power.

It makes no sense to buy too cheaply and have the generator power destroy sensitive electronics. Do yourself a favour and check this before buying any generator

[janefromcanada]

Really useful information. You explain things so clearly. Im going to return to this channel for sure. You are great!

[SlightReturn]

This is a good video. I use a generator often, as a whole house backup when power fails. I had tried many many different models of open-frame inverter units. I think most people buy generators that are too big. A 10kW genset, where only a fraction of that is usually needed, burns one _heck_ of a lot of fuel needlessly and is really loudddd. However, you do need a generator that is burly enough to start motors like your sump pump or refrigerator. If you can deal with the louder noise produced, a traditional alternator-style open frame generator will have quite a bit more "overhead" -- meaning the ability to produce higher power for a few seconds, to get electric motors started.

Of all the gensets I have tried, I have settled on a rather small unit, but with a couple of interesting capabilities: a Honda EM3500SX that I have converted to natural gas operation by swapping in a new carburetor. My house typically requires no more than 2000W to operate everything except the central A/C. I attached a 120/240v inlet to the outside of the house, and wired it back to the main panel through a 30A breaker that is interlocked with the house mains switch. The main electric motors it has to contend with are two refigerators and a sump pump. The unit has plenty of headroom so that starting these motors is not a problem. It's about medium-loud: not quiet, but not nearly as loud as many of the larger units.

A couple other things I like about that particular Honda: Ground and Neutral aren't bonded, and it has a very accurate voltage regulator. Additionally, most brands don't recharge their starter batteries when running; Hondas do. As with all alternator-based gensets, you have to accurately calibrate RPM so that you get exactly 60hz frequency power, but that's easy.

[heavenorwilliams]

Thanks you…may be a silly question but generators are to be always outside never inside home?