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Generacs given a failing grade in Consumer reports magazine?
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| ec120guy@gmail.com 2006-02-12, 10:21 pm |
| I'm researching the 4000exl unit at home depot,and several sites go on
about them falling below 106 volts under load and got a failing grade
from the magazine.so if anyone has any info or comment on them,I'd
appreciate them.thanks.
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| philkryder 2006-02-13, 3:21 am |
| I saw that as well.
I think it is very likely that the Generacs claim more power than they
produce.
But, we have had very good luck so far with the similar briggs 8000exl.
And it is very inexpensive at home depot.
Note that Briggs bought the small engine unit of Generac.
But, our nominal load is supposed to be about 4000 watts - so we have
excess capacity "per the manual"...
The CS test sounded fair to me -
They put on a known resistance load, then start the motor load for the
well pump.
You could give yourself an additional margin of capacity by just
getting the next size generator.
Or by removing other known loads when starting the pump.
How do you intend to fuel the unit?
And how much do you intend to run it?
If you use .5 to 1 gallon of fuel per hour, where will you get it?
good luck!
Phil
ec120guy@gmail.com wrote:
> I'm researching the 4000exl unit at home depot,and several sites go on
> about them falling below 106 volts under load and got a failing grade
> from the magazine.so if anyone has any info or comment on them,I'd
> appreciate them.thanks.
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| Vaughn 2006-02-13, 7:21 am |
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"philkryder" <alt.google@Kryder.com> wrote in message
news:1139813031.123337.249270@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> If you use .5 to 1 gallon of fuel per hour, where will you get it?
If you are thinking about using your generator post-disaster, you had
better be thinking about Phil' s last question. You won't believe the lines of
people standing at the few open gas stations with poly gas cans one day after
hurricane Wilma. I guess it would have been understandable if Wilma had been
our first hurricane in a long time.
Vaughn
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| ec120guy@gmail.com 2006-02-13, 12:21 pm |
| Fuel is no problem as there is a 5000 gallon supply here at work that I
can borrow if necessary..I'm not sure what the diesel sips,but they
only have a glow plug in the intake port,and don't seem to be good at
cold starting
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| philkryder 2006-02-14, 1:21 am |
| How does your post below regarding diesel starting relate to the
4000exl?
If you have plenty of fuel - ie 5000 gallons - then just get a larger
unit.
Fuel consumption won't be an issue if you have 5000 gallons available.
ec120guy@gmail.com wrote:
> Fuel is no problem as there is a 5000 gallon supply here at work that I
> can borrow if necessary..I'm not sure what the diesel sips,but they
> only have a glow plug in the intake port,and don't seem to be good at
> cold starting
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| ec120guy@gmail.com 2006-02-17, 2:21 pm |
| Should have added I was looking at gas as well a diesel
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