Potentially Dangerous Generator Failure
This spring, bought a 1200 Watt Firman generator from Home Depot in Canada. It seemed like a good deal -- $249 plus tax, delivered right to the house, with a three year warranty. On the second o...
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Sometimes I just shake my head at our buying habits. We typically limit our research on sales hype, make our purchase based on the prettiest product at the lowest price. If we have a problem with the item we squeal like a pig stuck under a gate. I am amazed at how inexpensively stuff is manufactured today. Even more amazed at how little is touched by human hands.
The OP's experience should be a lesson for us all. When running something like a generator for the first time, always fuel it in an open area with the fuel valve closed. A little fuel will be enough to see if the valve leaks. Open the valve and insure there are no fuel leaks in the rest of the system. At this point you might even start it and run that bit of fuel. The odds are if you have a safety issue you will know with a 1/2 cup of gasoline. I am sure most of you know this already.
The OP's experience should be a lesson for us all. When running something like a generator for the first time, always fuel it in an open area with the fuel valve closed. A little fuel will be enough to see if the valve leaks. Open the valve and insure there are no fuel leaks in the rest of the system. At this point you might even start it and run that bit of fuel. The odds are if you have a safety issue you will know with a 1/2 cup of gasoline. I am sure most of you know this already.
