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Good advice on the load and frequency
When my 803A is running our house it is typically at 75% and sometimes will use 100% for a small time. My hertz does drop a bit under load, so I may too take it up to 61% unloaded. Sounds like reasonable advice although none of my household appliances...
Hope everything is going well. I used 6AWG THWN in conduit. Here's my thread from when I did it if it will help you:
https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?163250-Building-the-quot-Glockfan-quot-generator-pad-with-the-boys/page2
Also removed metal bar connecting N and G, and NO grounding...
Greetings friends. Been awhile since my generator install.
Everything still working great. I am trying to implement the next phase of my independence by incorporating a grid tie solar panel system with batteries 48V system. Part of this in the interface of an generator auto start which is this...
Generator on the Pad! After 4 months.
Well after four months I finally got someone hired to bring a backhoe and help me move the generator to the pad. After fixing the fuel leak issue and various other delays.
Got the conduit dug in and connected to the manual transfer switch. Removed a...
Thanks to Glockfan for the inspiration to build a generator pad in close proximity to my transfer switch. My boys wanted to help so we made it a group project.
I've never really built anything like this before so I mainly just tried to take accurate measurements and keep everything level.
The...
Well, I'm not running cables from Gen to house, just to the box (~10ft). On the backside of the pole holding the transfer switch is a breaker box and 200Amp service to the house. With such a short run to the transfer switch, the 6AWG should be fine. I love overkill as much as anyone but I can...
OK Gen is purring like a kitten so far. Two questions for our resident MEP-803a experts (remember "ex" is a has-been, and "spurt" is a drip under pressure).
1. The fuel return lines are done. What do you recommend for these other four rubber fuel lines... type of hose, what's behind that metal...
How to access fuel return line in the tank
So now that I'm into replacing these fuel return lines, some of which are only around 2" in length, the final leg leaves the engine and goes down and around the frame disappearing into the fuel tank. Once in the tank does it attach to anything? can it...
Well let me introduce you to a broken one...
I'll go find a few of these just in case... Murphys law, I'm the only person in the world who has broken a tee aua
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