Do you exercise your generator in the winter?
How many of you exercise your generator monthly during the winter? Obviously this only applies to those who have to winterize and store your unit... I bought my first RV right at the end of the se...
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I run mine with the heat strips on the AC to give it a load two hours a month. I take the rig out of the storage garage, fire it up, drive up the road about 20 miles to a town, eat a burger or a little BBQ while the Cruiser sets in the parking lot with the gen running. Drive back and put it in the garage.
I am not so worried about the gas going bad as I am oxidization on the generator innards. AND, I figure it is good exercise for the vehicle as well AND I fill it up with gas before I put it up each month just to make sure there is no room in the tank for moisture to form.
Now, this may seem like overkill to some but it lets me enjoy driving my rig during the off use months and is my little insurance policy against a possible generator repair bill and those are not inexpensive. A grand and the hassle for Onan repair or a burger and fries. No question which I prefer!!
I am not so worried about the gas going bad as I am oxidization on the generator innards. AND, I figure it is good exercise for the vehicle as well AND I fill it up with gas before I put it up each month just to make sure there is no room in the tank for moisture to form.
Now, this may seem like overkill to some but it lets me enjoy driving my rig during the off use months and is my little insurance policy against a possible generator repair bill and those are not inexpensive. A grand and the hassle for Onan repair or a burger and fries. No question which I prefer!!
