Generator maintenance
I have a Damon 36’ A. It has an Oman diesel generator. Could someone tell me what the sequence is for generator start up and run time and how often I should run it just for general maintenance. Should...
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jplante4 wrote:
Generators should be run under load at least once a month. I run mine about 20 minutes, which should be enough to get the oil temp up to the point where the moisture in the crackcase gets boiled away. Running under load will also remove moisture from the windings and burnish in the brushes.
Diesels make about 1/4 the water that a normal gas engine does. they use a lot less fuel, thus can't make as much water.
What you are doing is simply this.
You left water in your engine the last time you shut down, simply because water is being made anytime the engine is running.
So now you want to start up to get rid of the water in your engine, you run it until it's hot enough to get rid of the water, but you just made more then shut down.
Isn't this where we came in?
We all know water is heaver than oil, it will settle to the bottom of the oil pan and stay there until disturbed, so what did you accomplish by starting the engine and disturbing the water that was there?
OBTW most all of our generators now are brushless alternators, in a sealed unit. The water you are worried about can't get in.
