A suggestion for the overall health and maintenance of your generator. Don’t just let it sit. Generators or equipment that like to be used, or else they tend to develop problems. The idea that you can preserve your generator by not running it doesn’t hold true. If you regularly run and exercise your generator it will give you much more trouble free operation then just letting it sit and run it for 10 minutes once in a while. If I see a main engine with a couple hundred hours on it and a generator with 10 or 25 I know there’s bound to be problems with the generator.
here’s some tips on the general operating of a generator also. When you first start the generator let it warm up to operating temperature before you apply any electrical loads on it then switch over the loads want to time, letting the generator settle in for a few seconds before turning on the next load. When you’re done with the generator and want to shut it down reverse the procedure for the loads. This allows the generator settle into a stable operating temperature and let it run that way for about two minutes before shutting it down. Following these practices will help provide you with more trouble free operation of your generator.
here’s some tips on the general operating of a generator also. When you first start the generator let it warm up to operating temperature before you apply any electrical loads on it then switch over the loads want to time, letting the generator settle in for a few seconds before turning on the next load. When you’re done with the generator and want to shut it down reverse the procedure for the loads. This allows the generator settle into a stable operating temperature and let it run that way for about two minutes before shutting it down. Following these practices will help provide you with more trouble free operation of your generator.