Here after the TX storm

This is HANDS DOWN the BEST video I have seen about what kind of generator to buy, its uses and how to start a generator! FANTASTIC!!

I recently purchased a 6,500 watt Champion generator on sale for $699 CAD which I thought for emergency backup power was very reasonable. I opted to turn the generator into a tri fuel with the US Carburation motor snorkel for $185 which I can't say enough about. Simple half hour install, only because I am all thumbs with mechanics and motors. Fuel storage is a big concern with emergency backup generators. So long as I have natural gas, I am good to go. I also have a few propane tanks in reserve, just in case. Simple quick disconnect to switch between natural gas and propane and I can still fall back to normal gas with no fiddling around. Another thing to think about before getting a backup generator is preparing your house. If your house does not have LED lights throughout, do yourself a favor and do so. You will save money and reduce your generator power requirements and or allow the running of more devices at a time.

I'm a few years late on the video; its exactly what i need. I'm moving to an area of my state with a significantly higher probability of power outages compared to my old area - and my property is much more off-grid than I was previously in my former home. Wanted to add a transfer switch and generator to my home and this answered most my questions. Thanks.

thank you so much for this, we really appreciate the advice

Really useful information. You explain things so clearly. Im going to return to this channel for sure. You are great!

Great voice and content. VERY happy with my new Honda 2200i!!!!

You did a really great job on this video, thank you

Thank you so much for taking the time to explain. This information was detailed and allowed me the opportunity to understand fully about generators and which ones to get.

We've had more power outages this year in the US than any other, and as someone from Texas, I don't ever want my elderly family members to go through another winter blackout again. :'( Thank you so much for the great video!

Good advice & tips, thanks for spending your time to help with this product support

one thing that should be mentioned is that for using a large portable generator say 7-9kw, to the max efficiency is to hook up the 30 amp to a transfer switch. In this case you only have 30 amps to work with. With the larger portable generators they might supply 50 amps via the NEMA twist lock.

Solid advice. Thanks for the in depth tour for first time buyers!

thanks so much for the chance to win this as this would be a year round use at my house

I own a champion 9000/7000 and other than the battery being dead for the electric start its been good. Twice as loud as a Honda but about a 1/4 of the price. Its running my house rite now, been running for 3 days due to a nasty storm.

I just got a Champion 4500/3900 dual fuel inverter generator (model 200988) from Amazon. For just under $1000 you get an inverter machine that can also run on propane, which lets you have a fuel that doesnt break down and gum up the fuel system during long term storage. When the power goes out, start the genny on propane and then go buy fresh gas or more propane as needed. Gas stabilizer only works for about a year tops.

Awsome advice 🙏thanks from everyone here

We are trying to determine the size we need for our home in Austin!

Hi Bailey what type of generator would you recommend if I was to go with two heating elements that each Recommends 250 Voltage, if you got the time to reply if not I completely understand, thank you so much for your hard work support on sharing UKposts videos 👍🏽

Good learning objectives at the start of the video which aids in enhanced instructional.

Excellent video thank you

To get the best from your generator, you need to really go through the owners manual and understand what you are reading. A generator is a great machine to own, BUT it does work on gasoline and produces the kind of power you get in your home. If you purchase a CPE or Champion gen, read the manual, if you do not understand a part of it, their great customer service will help you to understand the part you are hung up with. When done using, unplug from the generator but let run to cool off the engine for say 15 minutes if it is hot out. THEN turn off the gas valve and allow generator to run out of gas. this is the right way to shut down. Then turn off the engine run switch. Gas will not be left in the carb to gum up or to leave deposits in needle valves, jets, emulsion tubes that can clog up and pretty much leave YOU in the dark. Treat gas with SeaFoam, every three months start up the generator warm it up and put a load of at least half the Gen's rated continuous output, say you have a 3500 watt gen. plug in a blowdryer or space heater. this helps the generator maintain its residual magnetic field to produce power. witha weak magnetic field spinning in the stator, a small a.c. voltage is made, sent through the AVR and turned to d.c. that goes to the rotor by means of carbon brushes held against copper slip rings which in turn send current to windings on the rotor, causing the rotor to turn into an electro-magnet. This is when you start to get some real power, when that powerful magnetic rotor spins inside all those windings on an iron laminated core. DO NOT ALLOW generator to run out of gas with a load on it, that can kill the magnetic field needed to start producing power and might burn out the AVR.

Good video!

Thanks for the info! I have a house without natural gas or propane. Is there a way to install a stand by generator or ami limited to an Open frame generator?

Would you also recommend ‘Champion’ noise-wise? Great video by the way. Thanks 🙏

How long does the rubber tubing for fuel lines etc. last? I aw a vid of a guy who left his out in a partially enclosed shed for nearly a near and the tubing didn't hold up.I need mine for the TX coast and will keep it in the garage.

Thank you for your help

Is there anyway to utilize the Volt and amps Max labeled on the breaker box to determine the size of generator?

Thank you, grate help.

Two years ago, we had a bad storm here in rural Maine, lost power for a week, all the generators were sold and taken. Stopped at the John Deere place, they had a bunch of Honda generators coming in that afternoon. The salesman picked out the one I should get, a Honda EM4000SX, the price was over $2000, it did everything I needed it to do and saved all the food in my deep freezer. Sometimes you have to do what you have to do.

Great information

Thank you man

Great help.... Take care

good description

Very helpful video!

Thanks you…may be a silly question but generators are to be always outside never inside home?

I have not heard anyone comlpain about the Honda generator whether lawn mower or generator, especially when is comes to starting after winter time

Thanks for getting right to the point

Hello. Great video. Many emergency gas generators has a run time of 9 hours according to it's specs. Will it run for another 9 hours if I refill it with gas? Will it run for 3 days if I keep refilling it with gas? Power outages during blizzards can last for days. Thanks

I’m subscribing my gosh finally thank you man wow and a like!

Got me through just fine..champion got it done

I own 3 generators. One is a 1200 watt I use for camping or short 1 to 2 hour power outages. The 2nd is champion 3000watt that I have to give to family or friends that need it in an emergency. The 3rd is firman duel fuel 9400 watt for home. It runs on gasoline or propane. It's for a long term emergency power outage.

Should told us about ones can carry by hand is there one good one.

Well said Sr.

In the summer of 2021 I bought a Champion Model 100573 4000W open frame inverter generator- It runs great always starts on the 1st pull however there is hardly any RPM difference between zero load & full load.

This is a good video. I use a generator often, as a whole house backup when power fails. I had tried many many different models of open-frame inverter units. I think most people buy generators that are too big. A 10kW genset, where only a fraction of that is usually needed, burns one _heck_ of a lot of fuel needlessly and is really loudddd. However, you do need a generator that is burly enough to start motors like your sump pump or refrigerator. If you can deal with the louder noise produced, a traditional alternator-style open frame generator will have quite a bit more "overhead" -- meaning the ability to produce higher power for a few seconds, to get electric motors started. Of all the gensets I have tried, I have settled on a rather small unit, but with a couple of interesting capabilities: a Honda EM3500SX that I have converted to natural gas operation by swapping in a new carburetor. My house typically requires no more than 2000W to operate everything except the central A/C. I attached a 120/240v inlet to the outside of the house, and wired it back to the main panel through a 30A breaker that is interlocked with the house mains switch. The main electric motors it has to contend with are two refigerators and a sump pump. The unit has plenty of headroom so that starting these motors is not a problem. It's about medium-loud: not quiet, but not nearly as loud as many of the larger units. A couple other things I like about that particular Honda: Ground and Neutral aren't bonded, and it has a very accurate voltage regulator. Additionally, most brands don't recharge their starter batteries when running; Hondas do. As with all alternator-based gensets, you have to accurately calibrate RPM so that you get exactly 60hz frequency power, but that's easy.

A generator is a must have here in South Africa. Our only power company Eskom may or may not leave the whole of South Africa without power for two weeks, maybe now in May, maybe in June or July. In the middle of our dry freezing Winter. And most people can't even think of buying a generator because it costs usually about 2 months paychecks with usually no way of paying off. Since you know so much about generators, do you know where I can buy a generator that will power my fridge, box freezer, WiFi router, tv box and tv? For two weeks? I've got the lights covered, and cooking. But I need a generator that can run from 6pm till 9pm every evening for 2 weeks. And maybe one that runs on diesel and costs about R1 000 or less. Rand, not dollar.

I need to be able to charge about 5 electric scooters at a time on a power strip. They would possibly have (2) 1600w motors (3200w) in them. Can this be done by a generator? If so, what size do i need? Whst would be the largest amount of scooters to be safely charged at one time? Thx for any help. I dont know much.

We have used the ukposts.infoUgkxOTeIs0vv4_9B5hsmnLsk9r930uDQLu_Y for probably 30 hours with our camper and it’s been great! The noise level is really only noticeable when running the AC and other appliances like the microwave, hair dryer, or coffee pot. It’s not huge like other ones and it has wheels so even at 90lbs, I can move it!

Excellent ad for Champion.

how much watts a generator need? if i want to run a mini fridge with 80w input

Waiting for my ford lightning 👍

The link to the ‘selector’ tool appears to be broken

This is the most Canadian man on earth.

I would totally agree with you that both Champion and Honda are likely the two best options for people to buy. I own both, a small 2000 watt Champion inverter for casual use ($500)and a larger Honda EU6500is inverter for home backup($5000). However, one of the things that is important that most people seem to forget is the need to generate clean power (less than 5% Harmonic Distortion) to protect anything with a microprocessor being powered by the generator. Expensive office electronics IMO should ONLY be powered by an inverter generator that provides this clean power. It makes no sense to buy too cheaply and have the generator power destroy sensitive electronics. Do yourself a favour and check this before buying any generator

I'm on the fence, picked up a 9kw running gas generator at costco but i'm thinking about returning. seems like a lot of hassle, maintenance, potential fuel going bad and the day I need it it may be wet outisde or below -15C (champion says operate above -15C). in Canada, very possible that i would need to run it at -20 or -25C (eastern canada winter), and in the prairies forget about it, average -30sC for a couple of months. This brings up the storage issue. I'm not going to store it in the garage (no room in there with a car) and then drag it over the frozen or snowed in driveway and would need to keep that path clear as well as the actual area where the gen will be used which gets snow also (against garage outside wall side of house). So this leaves the options: 1. store outside with some kind of cover, start it every couple of weeks to make sure it works. Or do i need to bring it into the garage (again dragging across potential snow bank) to warm it up then drag back out to run it, and if i drag it through snow then it possibly gets wet underneath (is that a problem?). Or build an open makeshitft "roof" area off the shed and keep it outside so it can run without getting snow or rain on top of it. 2. Then there,s the panel hookup - i intended to get my electrician to install an interlock on the main panel (not to code in Canada but still is a relaticely safe option if done right and his preferred solution the transfer subpanel is way too complicated, i have a 200 main and a 100 panel across the garage, circuits are all mixed up fridges and some lighting etc.) to isolate the right circuits into a transfer panel would take many hours i would guess and rerouting wires). 3. Then there's fuel. If it takes a tank every 8 hours i would need to store minimum 3 or 4 / 5-gallon jugs of gas to get me through a day or a day and half. Is that safe to keep in a shed? Also with stabilizer, good for a year tops probably. Come spring can I dump that fuel into my car? Can my car engine burn stabilized fuel? The best solution would be propane as a fuel, with a big tank rental with a 500 litre tank and pay that upfront cost, but at least i could go for days (assuming the gen will run for days uninterrupted and that neighbors dont come around with pitchforks). I could potentially use it for my bbq but tank would be 60 feet away so prob not.) The last week long power outage here was the 1998 ice storm, winters if outage usually 12-15 hours after a storm. I'm in large urban area, not in the middle of nowhere, Hydro quebec is fairly efficient, so i'd say we get a few sub 8 hours outages a year, maybe a 15 hour one in winter depending on storms. 4. Then there's the actual operation in case of emergency power needed: a) assuming winter, will gen run if -20C (like -10C + windchill), b) if I have a day's worth of gas on hand, and roads (unlikely here) or gas stations out of commission due no power, and it lasts several days, then i'm going to all that trouble for a 24 hour outage, after that i need more fuel, i'm not planning to add 5 gallon canisters and store in shed that just increases danger and quanityt of fuel that has to be recycled every 6 months. c) Inside the house, before firing up gen, I need to go around with my checklist and flashlight and turn off all but my emergency breakers will be marked with labels of course (this will a be a bit of work to figure out THE LIST as things are mixed up on 2 panels) , i.e. some wall circuits for led lights and a couple of space heaters at medium setting (1kw) , 2 fridges, toaster + microwave + maybe 1 stove top burner (remove the other 4 knobs on stove to prevent use) to be run one by one, shut off water heater and central heat sub panels/breakers, that's about it. If I had a propane unit and a big tank, I could see this being a lot easier than gasoline. If I stick with gasoline gen, it looks like a lot of hassle and fuel/equipment maintenance for short outages, and if a major catastrophe, not sure how easy to go to gas station every 18 hours. Any advice appreciated.

So pretty much this is a infomercial for champion without saying it? I mean you did give us some useful information but at the end you try to sell us champion in a discreet way.

The size of the generator depends how great are your house power demand. For example In my case I live in the carribean Puerto Rico and since here we don’t have winter we don’t need a house heater, I don’t have a pool, my a/c is a 18,000 btu mini split inverter unit, my water heater is solar our dryer works with propane gas with my relative small 8.5kw Champion standby gas generator model #100177 I can power the whole house. This is including all the lights that are led, my electric cook top, washing machine, my 46” TV, wifi rauter, Satellite system, my two fridges, microwave oven my two garages electric doors and my 1,000 galons water cistern 3/4 hp water pump, and my house has 4,000 square feets of construction, but during a power outage I take the precautions to not use all the appliances at the same time. Also even the specs says it consumes only 1 galon/hour at half load and 1.5 galons/hour at full load this is not the case with mine, since i can use my generator for close to 115 hours at half load with my 100 galons single gas tank, 👍😊.

Size/type/quality. How much power you need (size).

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Getting one since I can’t trust government reliance anymore

Question: Do new freezers require an inverter generator?

We want to see .2o22 . Generators

Only 1 question that nobody has an answer to. Where on earth are the dang oil filters on my champion and firman generators? I can't find one on them. Any help would be most appreciated. 🇺🇸

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That website doesnt seem to work.

How do you safely secure it from being stolen. Someone can easily walk up and take it.

I've got a new one that has been used maybe all of 5 minutes and can't get it to start again

LIke it!

I live in GA, we can get severe weather some winters but after the mess in TX I've realized I need to invest in a generator for my home. Very informative video. Thank you.

Open frame and inverter is like comparing apples and oranges. Completely different things.

I waited almost 40-minutes on-hold before talking to a human being. My new dual-fuel will not run on propane unless fully choked. He directed me to a video on how to rebuild the carburetor. You need to update your endorsement, based on current conditions.

What I want is a generator that can keep adleast my freezer , and adleast on lamp ,recharge my phones , two tablets and a fan for adleast 5 days ?

My Genny is both . open frame and an inverter generator 🤨

I had a Honda generator. It was an absolute piece of junk. I might look into one of those Champion generators.

We have a Champion 7500W portable and the carburetor keeps clogging, even with fuel additive.

Diesel or petrol?

Here after Hurricane Ian

3000 watts? I just ordered a 12000 watt generator and I don't think it's big enough. I know my 4000 watt generator wasn't enough for the first night in the Texas snowstorm.

They are so loud 🔊 l hate that part about a generators

NOT MENTIONED... THD... almost all appliances now have logic boards which are sensitive to dirty power. Your video does not live up to the heading ...CHOOSING WISELY... You roped me in for watch because I thought such a title would include a short discussion on THD... but no, it was a sales pitch for Champion...

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I don't think that I can handle these fuel generators. I know nothing about engines and don't have the strength to pull on the cord. For me it's best to have a solar generator.

Rule number one- If you live in a typical neighborhood and run a loud open frame generator (especially at night) your neighbors all hate you.

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You jumped from 3500 to 9k and didn’t mention anything about 6k watt generators

Nice until it became a Champion ad.

Bought my first generator after the Texans ice storm.

Need help do not buy champion or generac.

My younger brother is Solar powered but for our winter here in Québec, he bought a big 15,000 watts diezel Champion generator. . .It started right off when he needed it it ran 4 hours than seized. . .As for quality, , , Champion is not my reference. . .

Commercial for Champion. No mention of THD whatsoever....

So, basically a Champion commercial. 👎

SO this is a Champion commercial. SMH

Great info. Just try to not have so much spit in your mouth while recording. Jeeeez

Junk

Don't buy one of these pieces of shit. You will be ass out on the deal with a busted generator

Poor presentation….