Bob, so, is 10 30 different than 10W30? I'm supposed to change the oil after the first 8 hours of usage, so I can put something else in there then I guess.
Bill Stephan Kansas Citty MO Email: wstep...@everestkc.net Phone: (816)803-2469 ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Kennedy <inthes...@att.net> Date: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 10:21 am Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] A Generator Storage Question > That's usually for summer temps. I'm hoping they said you can use > something like 4 or 10 30 during winter. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: William Stephan > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 9:20 AM > Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] A Generator Storage Question > > > > 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] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
