Having trouble with my new 2200 Honda generators holding a load while idling. I found a video on KZfaq here so I tried it on mine. success!
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@katherinewillie97763 жыл бұрын
I've lived off grid in Trapper Creek Alaska for 22 years now and we just covered ours with some plyboard and went out and tipped the board off them once in a while until we built an insulated generator box. Board worked great. You dont even have to put it on them, you can tip the board so snow don't get on them just slightly slant it over them.
@staryoke3 жыл бұрын
Yep. Why wouldnt someone cover their generator with a doggie or kiddie tent in the winter? Common sense to not let any electrical equipment or generator sit out in the rain or snow uncovered.
@richt82973 жыл бұрын
It would help if you dug them out of the snow. Geez 🙄
@meansled3 жыл бұрын
they were actually running worse open to the storm. (Snow on top of them acted as a filter and sound dampening) Watch the whole video. in the beginning the red generator on the right side was idle surging. by simply disconnect the crane vent tube from the air box, plugging the hole in the air box it stopped idle surging. The point of this video is to show these generators will run in very bad snow storms with out bringing a big plywood box with me everywhere I travel.
@rosabeha81212 жыл бұрын
The cheapest solution: A square of wood, about 4 feet square, 4 feet high. Place the middle generator in the opposite direction of the other two so that each gets some of the warm air from the other. It would be ideal if the exhaust gases were discharged directly from the housing. A horizontal plate with a foot distance above the square can keep most of the snow out of the box and allows air exchange. The remaining snowflakes thaw immediately.
@rosabeha81212 жыл бұрын
Where are you doing better? In a room at a tolerable temperature? Or naked in a snowstorm? Your generators are no different. You don't have to find a specific technical solution for this. It is enough if the generators are somewhat protected so that no snow can penetrate during operation. The thick hose is the vent of the crankcase. This is intended to return the combustion gases that have cheated their way past the piston rings back into the cylinder together with the oil mist. If the gases become more and more with increasing wear, they can carry oil particles with them. If the hose is not attached to the carburetor, then the generator housing is soiled from the inside. If ice forms somewhere inside the generator, this is a clear sign that the generator is too cold. Cold air alone is dry, but with snow comes a lot of moisture. If ice forms, the control functions can often no longer work reliably. The generator blows out a lot of warm air at the back. If you direct part of it forward, then nothing will freeze anymore. It's just a suggestion.
@TimbuckCabins3 жыл бұрын
If it's too noisy run a longer cord or two further away. Covering the entire generator with snow was never gonna work long term..
@meansled3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, can’t have snow forever. I put them in front of the truck. I bought a Chinese diesel heater and it does most of the work heating up the trailer now and generators idle on eco throttle. The video is to help others when generators are idle surging bad in snow storms and how to correct it. No point in freezing at night because a generator doesn’t want to idle properly.