Generator FYI

[marco67]

I'm just doing a "dry run" with the generator in prep for the flurries tonight.
I use mag 5s in some of the tanks for water movement bbdrrrddbbbddb (best raspberry noise I know how to spell) they just sit their and shake. Maybe that square wave vs sine wave issue ?
So anyhow anyone running a mag as a main return might want to double check....
FWiW
Marc

 

[Scuba_Dave]

My Generator is on the fritz....going to need some repair I think
Had a moisture problem at the last house in the basement (actually just a crawl space).
The starter rope didn't feed back when I pulled it

 

[stang8s]

thats an easy fix dave.. I had a motor on a chipper that used to do that and i would have to stick a pencil or something in the litle slats and wind the thing up manually after each pull! Luckily it started in a couple.. Eventually the entire thing just ripped off!

 

[stang8s]

marco what brand/size generator do you have? Mine runs mag pumps ok

 

[marco67]

Makita G5711R
40A @ 120v
Not and issue for me all my sequence pumps run perfect on it.
I just thought the info may be of use to someone else.

 

[Yaktop]

all set and ready to go. fresh gas and trial starts. anyone have a good "no power" alarm advise? I always fear I'll sleep right through the power failure. Mark, whats the best option to wake us?

 

[marco67]

Stress Ed Stress
You mean everyone dosen't wake up 3X a night thinking about work ?

 

[Rays]

Just picked up the last 5500W at Lowes.

 

[MarkO]

I'm just doing a "dry run" with the generator in prep for the flurries tonight.
I use mag 5s in some of the tanks for water movement bbdrrrddbbbddb (best raspberry noise I know how to spell) they just sit their and shake. Maybe that square wave vs sine wave issue ?
So anyhow anyone running a mag as a main return might want to double check....
FWiW
Marc

My Mag drives don't run well on UPS either. I think the UPS/Generators don't duplicate the AC "wave" well either.

 

[Yaktop]

Stress Ed Stress
You mean everyone dosen't wake up 3X a night thinking about work ?

at your age it isnt stress that makes you wake up 3X a times a night.

 

[~Flighty~]

all set and ready to go. fresh gas and trial starts. anyone have a good "no power" alarm advise? I always fear I'll sleep right through the power failure. Mark, whats the best option to wake us?

put something in your bedroom on a UPS(see dz6t's equipment for sale post) they make an alarm when they are used. It will keep your alarm clock good through a power blink as an added bonous.

 

[Aquaman_68]

If you had an octopus controller you would have an alarm ED!!!

 

[Jim Tansey]

I just tried my Mag 7 return pump on a new marine 700 watt inverter I just purchased (running off my truck) works great, I should be able to run that and a heater if the power goes.

Jim

 

[Yaktop]

If you had an octopus controller you would have an alarm ED!!!

Aquaman lives

good point. got an extra one I can borrow for the storm.

 

[marco67]

If anyone had a back up 3000 it would be Bri

 

[delta]

I always fear I'll sleep right through the power failure.

i have a battery backup on computer that beeps when the power goes out thats my alarm then i gotta dig out the generator

 

[Aquaman_68]

Aquaman lives

From the depths!!

I have a honda eu 1000 if needed.........I don't think there will be a problem. Maybe I shouldn't say that......Tonights forcast calls for gusts to 60mph for us & 75 for you Marc.

 

[IffersTankSlave]

Just grabbed a 5550 watt generator at Home Depot...they had a ton of generators!Everyone's buying snowblowers, so they'll have a clean path to the frozen pipes and house with no heat! Started first pull...I am ready!

 

[MickyB]

Took the battery backup for a PC that is normally hooked up to a Tunze 6100 that has a really loud alarm when power goes out and put it beside my bed. So when that goes off i have to roll the generator out under the deck and fire it up.

 

[Scuba_Dave]

Snow in the front is almost up to the top of the post & beam fence