I don't think I'd haul it around a lot. You can leave it where it is as long
as it is out of the weather.
If you are using stabilizer you shouldn't have to start it often. But if you
can run it once a month for 5 or 10 minutes that won't be a bad thing. This
storage area does have a way to vent the exhaust? Right? Otherwise you'll
have a real problem when you run it...
If you have any concerns about the exhaust, you can remove the muffler and make
up an extension pipe to put the muffler outside. Typically, if you are at 10
HP or above, you'll use a piece of 3/4 pipe which can thread right into the
block. I've had to make these extensions up for people that wanted a generator
in their motor homes.
----- Original Message -----
From: William Stephan
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 4:35 PM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] A Generator Storage Question
So, I finally got the 10 gauge extension cord, the oil, the gas, the gas
stabilizer etc. for my 3.5KW generator from Aldis. I tested it yesterday
and things worked fine, it runs off an engine with a cast iron block, so
it's not nearly as noisy as I expected.
Our house has a set of steap concrete stairs leading from the backyard down
to a foyer with a door into the basement. This foyer is sheltered, and
there's actually a sort of awning or canapee that prevents water from
running down into it. There happens to be a cat door in the connecting
door, so my plan is to run the generator in that outdoor foyer, run the
cables through the cat door and inhabit the basement if things get dicey.
So, my question is this: Can I store a generator like this over the long
term in the kind of sheltered foyer I've described? I could conceivably,
easily enough wheel the thing on a hand truck and keep it in the basement
proper and move it when I need to, but I'm superstitious about having four
or so gallons of gas stored right under the living room. Would you guys
suggest running this every month or so?
Thanks for any ideas on this one.
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