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When I first got my unit I was trying to come up with an inexpensive source for batteries. I settled on the Value Power group 26 from Walmart and for the first 11 months they worked out fine. In December the first set failed a day from being out of warranty. Walmart replaced them and I ran the...

Just came across this deal on a 5000 watt 208/240 heater. It has settings for 3000, 4000, and 5000 watts. $69.99 and free shipping on orders over $99. 2 of these would make a dandy load bank you can use as a heater to boot.

Got wind of a sale on the dual fuel DurOmax, 10/8 KW gens for $499 on that auction site. I figured it was too good to pass up. They sold out of the cheap ones within an hour after I saw it mentioned on the tractor forum. The same unit is now advertised for $1499. After I assemble and load test...

Not sure if anyone has done this before but the issue of noise levels comes up from time to time. I was doing my monthly load test and run so I thought I would record some decibel levels and share. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za03quv6DTQ

My fuel gauge quit a while back. It started back working while testing. Today I was showing my wife how to start the generator and manage loads during one of the 4 outages we had. She didn't hold it in start long enough and it shut down. When she restarted it the fuel gauge was dancing back and...

If you are like me and have other diesel powered equipment that gets used more often than your generator it is a good idea to rotate the fuel. I have only topped up my generator after each monthly load test for the 6 months I've owned it. I had to refill my storage drums a couple of weeks ago...

I did a thread on the inexpensive diesel fuel pump I purchased. I needed a little more reach on the hose and the limber pickup hose it came with was a pain so I made a pickup tube for my drums. A 2" pipe thread will screw right in the metal drum hole so I used a 2" NPT thread to slip fit...

I think I have my monthly generator test routine down pretty good now. I use the calendar in my cell phone to remind me to check it every second Sunday of the month I open the doors, remove the radiator cap, and feed the tube for my antifreeze hydrometer into the radiator to check antifreeze...

Power went out again. Going to get our money's worth out of this generator. Sounded like a transformer blew up the road.

Power just went out so I started up the generator. Last time I requested a call back when power was restored the utility company didn't call for 8 hours after I had power back on so that method is unreliable at best. What method are some of you using? I thought I could use a no contact...

Just thought I would share. I bought this cheap 12V Diesel transfer pump off that auction site. I badgered the seller a little since they had a "make offer" button but at the end of the day I only paid a couple dollars less than the asking price. My cost ended up $67 shipped. Several sellers...

Been reading up on the ground bonding question. Just wanting to create a thread with this title as opposed to the info being buried in other subjects. The best I can understand is when I have my generator connected to my house which has the ground and neutral bonded in the panel I should remove...

Running lights, refrigerator, 3-1/2 ton AC and only pulling 13 amps. Voltage holding steady on both legs. Wasn't looking at the meters when the AC cut on so I don't know how high it spiked. Heard the gen grunt for less than a second.

I have read and looked and measured and can't figure out how the listed battery will fit in my 803A. The Optima Red Top 34/78 specifications are within a fraction of an inch of a group 24. The best I can measure in my unit the battery can be no more than 6" wide and not hit the unused mount tab...

Finally got around to putting my load bank together and testing it. I used four 5400 watt dryer elements, hooking two of them in series to cut one circuit load in half. This makes the total theoretical load 13.5 KW. I bought a 100A six space panel to create three 240V circuits. I used two 25A...

Purchased a MEP-803A from GL on 11/28/2016 for $1185 after fees. Picked up in Atlanta Ga on 12/08/2016. First thing I noticed was a big gouge I overlooked in the photos. It didn't hit anything that would hurt the unit's functions and may have been why the bidding didn't go crazy. Loaded unit...

What size auxiliary tank should I plan on getting for a MEP-803A? Never sure what length outage you may have but say we had a week long outage like the recent hurricane. I don't know how it affected diesel but the gas stations were running out before the hurricane actually struck then they ran...

Sorry if I beat any of you out on this one. I will use this as my learning and experience thread when I pick it up and get started on it. Not sure if it's kosher to post this info but as usual I didn't read all the conditions and terms before bidding at GL. I knew about the buyers premium and...

I see some units with a decal reading RESET. Does this indicate it HAS been reset or SHOULD be reset?

At what hours is a MEP-803A required to be reset? What all is done besides changing the hour meter?