Proud of my Costco cheap Firman Gen
I let it sit in a hot storage room for nearly a year without use and of course it would not start with the small amount of gas in the tank so I filled tank with gas and liberal mix of STABIL fuel addi...
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Egads!
Your going to get flaming arrows from all of the expensive special colored generators and the non Ethanol gas fanboys for posting good news of a lower cost alternative and using Ethanol laced gas that has been stored for a yr..
You have discovered what I have known about for yrs, one doesn't have to pay thousands of dollars to get a good generator and nor do you have to seek out exotic non Ethanol gas like AV or Race fuel.
I have several Chinese Honda clone gens, one is about 20 yrs old, has never ever seen non Ethanol gas, stored for months at a time without running and yet starts typically on the second or third pull. The other is a HF 8Kw gen and it also sits for months at a time and starts quickly with a flick of the electric starter..
I don't even use a fuel stabilizer.
I rotate my fuel supply every three months and don't fill and store the gen tanks full of fuel.
The key to keeping them healthy and happy is to turn off the fuel, let it run out of fuel and if provided open the fuel bowl drain to empty it completely.. That's it.
Enjoy your savings on the gen!
Your going to get flaming arrows from all of the expensive special colored generators and the non Ethanol gas fanboys for posting good news of a lower cost alternative and using Ethanol laced gas that has been stored for a yr..
You have discovered what I have known about for yrs, one doesn't have to pay thousands of dollars to get a good generator and nor do you have to seek out exotic non Ethanol gas like AV or Race fuel.
I have several Chinese Honda clone gens, one is about 20 yrs old, has never ever seen non Ethanol gas, stored for months at a time without running and yet starts typically on the second or third pull. The other is a HF 8Kw gen and it also sits for months at a time and starts quickly with a flick of the electric starter..
I don't even use a fuel stabilizer.
I rotate my fuel supply every three months and don't fill and store the gen tanks full of fuel.
The key to keeping them healthy and happy is to turn off the fuel, let it run out of fuel and if provided open the fuel bowl drain to empty it completely.. That's it.
Enjoy your savings on the gen!
