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Caring For Your Standby Generator

Caring For Your Standby Generator properly will ensure you enjoy many years of hassle-free use from your standby generator investment.  A well-maintained, standby, generator will last quite a long time, however, Caring For Your Standby Generator does require regular, consistent, maintenance. 

Most standby generator users find that the majority of wear to their standby generator is to the motor.  Caring For Your Standby Generator should include the following primary maintenance items:

• Check the oil level and change the oil as necessary.  A general rule of thumb is to change the oil on your standby generator after every 200 hours of operation.
• Check the spark plugs and change as necessary.
• Checking the coolant and change as necessary.  An adequate check can be done visually.
• Regular, annual, engine maintenance.

Another way of Caring For Your Standby Generator is simply to complete a quick visual inspection of your standby generator.  This is accomplished by walking around your unit and looking to make sure that all of the wires and connections are tight and that nothing looks amiss. 

Caring For Your Standby Generator should also include checks of the fuel tank and battery.  Also, since standby generators are an exterior installation, a quick check to ensure the decals are legible is recommended.  The manufacturer’s decals display important operational and safety information that you may need at a critical point.

Basic Repair and Troubleshooting

Caring For Your Standby Generator will include basic repairs which always begins with troubleshooting.  When trouble-shooting, look for the simplest explanation, working toward the most complex.  The process of troubleshooting is a systematic one.  Begin by isolating various parts and systems that may be the cause of the problem.  Be careful not to skip areas that you believe to be working. Often the problem is the most obvious but simply overlooked.  Standby Generators would like to suggest the following, troubleshooting, points:

• Identify all of your issues and symptoms
• Search for the cause, not just the cure.  You want to ensure your problem is permanently resolved.
• Collect the necessary information pertaining to your problem.  Knowing what you are looking for will help to identify your problem and expedite resolution.

A typical repair issue that your may encounter is a problem with an engine starting or running.  This problem usually arises from stale or old fuel and/or debris/dirt in the fuel system.  Other areas to consider are the air and compression systems.  A simple solution may only offer a partial solution or one that is not correct at all.  For instance, replacing a worn spark plug may get the engine running but the real problem may be a carburetor.  Knowing the real problem, will ensure your issues are resolved for good.  

More Caring For Your Standby Generator Questions?

Let our Standby Generator Specialists help you!  They are experts on Caring For Your Standby Generator.  Give us a call today! 

1-510-490-2187 or 1-800-613-2290. 

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