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How to Maintain an Emergency Generator

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 7:07 pm
by Readymom
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How to Maintain a Generator
https://www.wikihow.com/Maintain-a-Generator

A generator is a handy item for many purposes. These purposes include providing emergency power for your home, regulate life-support equipment, provide power in remote areas, and it can even reduce your electricity costs (this is called peak-shaving). Your generator does need regular maintenance checks, however, to ensure that when you do actually need it, it will function as required.

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Re: How to Maintain an Emergency Generator

Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 3:45 pm
by Readymom
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Liquid Fuel Transfer Pump, Battery Powered
https://livingprepared.blogspot.com/2016/11/liquid-fuel-transfer-pump-battery.html

I’ve been looking for a safe, spill-free way of filling my small engine fuel tanks. I’ve tried the gas cans with the on/off valve in the can spout. The first couple of uses it was fine but after a year of use the valve became difficult to use and it dripped gas onto the engine when filling. I even thought about making my own transfer pump using an old 12volt fuel pump and a couple hoses, but thought if the on/off switch were to spark it could be a disaster. ---CONTINUED---