I forgot what state you live in to use that weight oil. for the winter here in upstate New York I use 5 w 30. Lee
On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 08:20:58AM -0600, William Stephan wrote: > Ron: The manufacturer's recommendation was 10W30, so that's what I put in > her. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] > On Behalf Of Ron Yearns > Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 20:56 > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] A Generator Storage Question > > > > > > I might suggest a small tarp just to keep the dirt, leaves and blown rain > off it. I would run it a minimum of once a month. We set the generators at > the University to run 15 minutes every week. But of course they were on a > programmed clock and were a little more critical. That generator does have > multi viscoty oil in it for cold weather starting doesn't it? > Ron > ----- Original Message ----- > From: William Stephan > To: blindhandyman@ <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 3:35 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. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > -- Your aims are high, and you are capable of much. .
