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Be careful - the manual is a little squirrely on this. Have a look at ETN-550's posts about this.

What I would do: swap out any 3 prong 220 plugs on appliances/devices with 4-prong 220 non-twist-lock plugs. Why? Because lots of these things have metal cabinets (dryers, welders) which can (and should) be connected to the green (fourth) wire for a true ground bond- it's just safer that way...

I've always gone by what has been said around here about the badness of 'idling' a generator with respect to regulator lifespan. That said, if you've got the output breaker turned off, so you know positively that the set isn't trying to put power into a load, and you have been running at normal...

Small engines have small carbs and small carb jets. Tiny carburetor jets clog easier. If you don't have a good fine gauge fuel filter in line to the carburetor, now is the time. Air cleaners also need to do their job - I have seen a number of carbs with plugged jets caused by debris going in...