What should I do about generator exercising?
I left home over month and half ago. I exercise my generator once a month per Honda's manual at 1/2 load. I'm stuck in a park until some parts come in over a different issue. So I can't (or shoul...
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RAS43 wrote:Executive wrote:
Personally I wouldn't worry about not exercising it. Do it again when it's possible...worry about the weather, worry about the economy, worry about what to have for dinner....don't worry about the genset....Dennis
X2 Mine sits all winter, is 10 years old and I have never had any issues with starting, running or bad fuel.
A friend has an Onan 4KY genset to power his summer place on an island. It runs a LOT for 4 or 5 months a year and isn't touched the rest of the year. After 20 some years it still starts and runs flawlessly every spring.
My Onan 4KY doesn't get started till it's needed, that's sometimes 6 months, it too runs and works just fine.
