| HOME GENERATOR TIPS |
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| 1.HOME GENERATORS HAVE BECOME POPULAR IN RECENT MONTHS DUE TO OUR WEATHER, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE GULF COAST.NEVER RUN A GENERATOR IN AN ENCLOSED SPACE,DUE TO CARBON MONOXIDE THAT COMES FROM THE EXHAUST, THEY PUT OUT MORE THAN AN AUTOMOBILE 2.DO NOT OVERLOAD THE GENERATOR BY USING TO MANY APPLIANCES, IF ITS RATED A 5600 WATTS, DONT HOOK 7500WATTS TO IT.AN EXAMPLE IS 100, 100 WATT LIGHT BULBS WOULD BE 10,000 WATTS. ITS ALL A MATTER OF LOOKING ON YOUR APPLIANCES FOR THEIR WATTAGE RATINGS AND DOING SOME SIMPLE MATH. A MICROWAVE, OR COFFEE MAKER WILL PULL A LOT OF WATTS. MOST STANDARD HOME GENERATORS COME WITH ENOUGH PLUG INS TO RUN ENOUGH APPLIANCES TO SURVIVE IN RELATIVE COMFORT UNTIL POWER IS RESTORED. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO HOOK GENERATOR INTO YOUR HOUSE WIRNG SYSTEM,WITHOUT HAVING IT INSTALLED BY A LISCENSED ELECTRICIAN.THIS COULD CAUSE ELECTROCUTION TO YOU OR A UTILITY WORKER WORKING ON A DOWNED POWER LINE, A BREAKER MUST BE INSTALLED BETWEEN OUTSIDE UTILITY LINE AND HOUSE WIRING BY LISCENSED ELECTRICIAN. MOST STANDARD HOME GENERATORS WILL BE POWERED BY A 5HP TO A 12 HP SMALL ENGINE AND THATS WHERE THE COMMON TROUBLE WILL COME FROM BY SETTING UP THE GENERATOR AND NOT OCCASIONALLY CRANKING AND RUNNING IT.SEE TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE YOU CAN USUALLY PICK UP A GENERATOR BETWEEN $400 AND $700 NOWADAYS, ITS A HANDY DEVICE TO HAVE. |
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