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happy2rv
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Sep 14, 2019

App for fuel / generator storage?

Anyone use a smart phone app to remind them to cycle stored fuel for their generator and to run the generator so the carburetor doesn't gum up?

I recently bought a new generator and made a resolution to regularly exercise it. I bought the new inverter generator for the RV, but I have an older open frame generator that was used exclusively for the house. I've had to clean the carb on it a few times because I let it sit too long. The carb on the inverter generator is considerably smaller and looks more difficult to get to. So I want to make sure I keep to a regular schedule with something to remind me if I forget.

I found an app designed to track expiration dates of groceries that works OK, but it isn't ideal. It has a quirky interface designed around it's intended purpose and it was obviously written by someone to whom English is a second language. For instance, it indicates and object is "21 days expired" when it really means the object will expire in 21 days.

13 Replies

  • gbopp wrote:
    Why not just out it on your phone calendar? I use it to track all our appointments.


    Yes, easy peasy.
  • Why not just out it on your phone calendar? I use it to track all our appointments.
  • People say once a month. So I do it on the 1st. Usually forget and ends up being every 2 or 3 months.

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