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In Florida as well... Had wheels bolted on in advance. Pallet jack from Home Depot on 3/4" plywood worked for me. Overlap each piece several inches. But, that would not get it on the concrete pad because it could not move it up and then forward while the pallet jack bottom remains...

It's confusing stuff and I'm still not sure having the grounded conductor not land at the service entrance would be a problem that matters in the real world. I imagine it's fine. Might make sense to at least change out the female range receptacle with a male generator inlet you can buy at Home...

Exactly. What is the cable type? A lot of the old range/dryer circuits used SEU cable with two insulated conductors and one bare conductor. I'm not sure if the bare conductor was always the same gauge as the two insulated conductors. It could be smaller but I honestly forget. As...

I put wheels on mine before loading it. Used a pallet jack to get it off the U-haul rental trailer and down the ramp. I put 3/4" plywood pieces overlapping on the grass. Still had to rent a walk behind skid steer to lift it on the concrete pad. The rental guys called it a "dingo". It was...

Nice setup! Thanks for sharing the details. ASCO makes great automatic transfer switches but they sure are expensive, even the residential 185 series. Not sure when the home was built, but making the ATS your service entrance can be a bit of a pain. You'll have to separate the neutral...

So I got the well nut out on the 803a. All that’s left is a hole in the sidewalk if the tank? I was expecting some kind of fitting permanently attached to the tank. I guess it makes sense now that the brass bulkhead gets installed inside with the flange on the inside of the tank. and I...

Thanks Zed254, I completely misunderstood how it was installed in the first place. It seems like it's safe to yank hard on the rubber piece to get it out. Mine is a bit broken and torn up but there's enough to grab on to. I am rereading Daybreak's thread now.

I realize there's a dozen threads on the well nuts and a couple talk about not having to fish parts through the tank by hand. I can't figure out how it's possible to remove the old well nut without removing it from the inside. Am I missing something? I removed the tank's bottom panel but I...

That NOCO GB150 should have worked well for my other starting needs with 4,000A. I have never had any lead acid jump starter last very long either. Are the lithium batteries more reliable in the long term? I have a small lithium with a capacitor for my car but have never had to use it so far.

Glad to hear that works. Hope your power comes back soon and all is well if you're experiencing the storm here in FL.

I wanted to circle back to this thread I started. I had to get a 12V/24V jump starter for another vehicle that needed more CCA @ 12V than a regular 12V jump starter could provide. I can move a cable and the jump starter connects the (2) internal 12V batteries in parallel or in series. My...

I have seen that some Heat Pumps have a larger LRA than a standard air conditioner. I had to use a soft start kit to make my 3.5 ton heat pump work. A hard start did not reduce the startup surge time enough. I used an EasyStart 386.

Well, I am a slacker. I never got around to covering the openings. I estimate 50+ wasps came out the mesh opening by the load cables after starting up the engine today. I can't see the nest so I guess I will be taking off the cover.

This is a great description. I appreciate it. Thanks.

Got some bad timing. Was just checking my MEP-803A in preparation for the hurricane. Looks like I got a leak at my fuel drain. I have a spare nitrile and spare "improved" all metal one I recall. I bought the one recommended in the archives here just in case. What's the easiest way to change...

I use this too in my MEP just because that's what is already around. I honestly never thought about what "kind" it is. Is this JD's own special type of coolant? or is it in the same ballpark as Rotella ELC? I'll admit that I don't understand all the differences in the different color...

I haven't installed mine yet but reading through the instructions lead me to believe a few things... 1. From a wifi point of view, it's not a client. It's not going to join your existing wireless network / SSID. It's going act as it's own wifi AP. Your personal device (phone/PC) connects to...

Anyone know where to get the well nuts these days? Beyond the high price, I worry the ones on ebay won't really be nitrile. I've got what looks and smells like a diesel leak outside my MEP-803A at the drain port. Thanks.

You're probably right on making it too complicated. It almost happened to me and it was concerning I didn't have a good solution. My batteries were dead right as a hurricane was possibly heading my way. The real issue is that my battery charger just took much longer than expected and it could...

Hello, I realize there are many threads about jump starting a MEP but I haven't quite found what I am looking for and would appreciate some opinions. Although I have a battery charging solution via the NATO slave port, I am trying to solve for the problem where you're in a power out situation...