Every time you have one of these generator videos, I am glad i don't own one. Thanks for sharing the HF tool. I will check it out.

Miss these gen vids!!

The genny vijayos are for some odd reason, some of my favorites that you do. 👍

Good job Rick, They should, the manufacturer, should make some kind of shrink tube or insulation to cover the grounded conductor, so it doesn't come in contact with any other circuits, or the installer or customer, it just doesn't look safe, with raw wire sticking out, I know a person could tape it, but it would look a lot better with it insulated or safer.

@HVACRSurvival

11 ай бұрын

I agree, that's kind of why I unhooked the ground before I pulled it out. The new generators have a side panel that comes off. All these old generators I keep showing are all problematic but they have made improvements since then.

@johnwalker890

11 ай бұрын

You're right, I've seen those new panels, but haven't installed them yet.

@nspro931

5 ай бұрын

@@HVACRSurvival That has been the mantra with Generac as long as I have been in the business, "They are not as bad as they used to be!" Heard it for decades now.

Awesome video always look forward to your video

@HVACRSurvival

11 ай бұрын

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I like the veto bag

Good informative video.

Oh BTW, place a few ear tags in there to keep critters out or to a minimum!

Dude on the tractor was like "I have a need for speed!"

@HVACRSurvival

11 ай бұрын

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Great video as always Rick! Glad I don’t work on generators.

Hay brother generator work is not as simple has you make seem, lately I have had a few gensets that have overcrank due to not getting fuel bad regulators and air pockets in gas lines for some odd reasons, and couple controllers nice video brother

@HVACRSurvival

11 ай бұрын

No it's not that easy, it'd be nice if I did them everyday, most of this I'm going off memory. I hardly work on these things anymore. I had a lot of issues in the beginning of learning three because it wasn't the greatest training. I hate reading a book trying to figure things out.

Nice video info. How you did that took fuse out main breaker on ats still in on position and generator transfers power to home. How is that never seen that?

@HVACRSurvival

6 ай бұрын

Because it’s likely not the safest thing to do.

I didn't know there was a commercial at the beginning because I use KZread premium

@HVACRSurvival

11 ай бұрын

Me too 😃👍👍

@joeshearer1247

11 ай бұрын

@@HVACRSurvival me three

Hey Rick. What type of fuse holder is that? Looks like it grips perfectly on those fuses. The one I have is to loose. Thanks!

@HVACRSurvival

11 ай бұрын

I posted a link in the description.

Just a random tractor hauling ass in the middle of a job 😂 Gotta love it!

@HVACRSurvival

11 ай бұрын

That's my side of the county where I grew up 🤣👍👍

Great video Rick, I must ask why is there a need for a generator for a home where you are? Just interesting as we only use them for back up power in the UK. My guess is seasonal extra power for the A/C etc.

@HVACRSurvival

11 ай бұрын

For when the power goes out. ? If you're in the country you don't have heat, water, etc

@joeyf504327

11 ай бұрын

back-up generators, are used for back-up. No to run the a/c in the summer. Standard house service in the US is 200A 240V or 48kW. Most back-up generators are under 20kW.

@craiggcrefrigeration8537

11 ай бұрын

Ah thanks guys, makes sense, just don’t see any on domestic properties over here. Usually just light some candles and suffer 😂

@comp20B

11 ай бұрын

​@@craiggcrefrigeration8537For work from home and for refrigerators. We went 7 days one year after a snow storm.

@sandy1653

7 ай бұрын

@@craiggcrefrigeration8537 Candles and suffering are all well and good, but when it's 90f (32c) and 80% humidity, and there's no hope of power for 2+ weeks, you'll be glad you've a backup generator.

No matter what make, of a genset, TLC is a must. But common sense is not so common.

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Does not look like the owner ever does any up keep on the unit! I open mine at least once a month to clean and look around!

It's not surprising, the way Generac treats it's employes, The people see problems and bring it to the attention of leads and they ignore the problem. I worked there for awhile.

@HVACRSurvival

11 ай бұрын

Awesome, thanks for sharing! Feel free to vent😃👍👍

@deepsleep7822

6 ай бұрын

Always boils down to money.

The three LEDs on a generac generator are simple and they're listed like this as a caveman...... Green= good Yellow= good-maintenance Red= bad

@gtpforever

11 ай бұрын

There's also a dealer code to get into it further if you need it.

@gtpforever

11 ай бұрын

Shut down was normal. The squeakiness is a read valve inside the valve covers or as generac calls them the head. It always makes a squeaky noise when they shut down.

@gtpforever

11 ай бұрын

Also everyone be very careful with any of the micro-spades when plugging them in on the micro switches because the micro switches are brittle. Lol

That tractor was crusin at WOT !!!

highly abused best generators ever made!!

6:47- Diode drop.....

@HVACRSurvival

5 ай бұрын

Usually that’s a half volt drop

Dude im over wrenching these things, there so annoying to deal with at this point 😂

@HVACRSurvival

11 ай бұрын

I feel exactly the same way, why do you think I'm so negative in the generator videos. I asked the office to get someone else trained and it still hasn't happened.

@CM-ou4zr

11 ай бұрын

@@HVACRSurvival how do you get certified to work on these? I remember you talking about a generac class. Curious because I do HVAC for a big college and we have a million of these things and hate subbing out the work. What steps would you recommend to actually get good at them? I have the manual for every different one on campus and will read front to back and can play with the ones that are on buildings not being used.

@KgiMedia601

11 ай бұрын

@@CM-ou4zryour employer will pay for it and set it up(atleast thats how it was for me) and then you take these pre reqs online which are like presentations then a quiz at the end, then theyll setup a school date at a certified dealer where youll go for 2 days get a manual for the generator ie aircooled, liquid cooled etc and youll fix problems the teacher sets up. Theyll also teach u how to use genserve and give you a tech id for warranty repair type stuff

Bet that controller has a coin cell for the clock that’s failed.

@OverKillPlusOne

5 ай бұрын

Whether or not that’s serviceable is a whole different question.

That thing needs a wipe down.

Mighty grimy battery for only a year. 🤨

@HVACRSurvival

11 ай бұрын

The whole generator was grimy. I can't believe the lady wasn't out there with her sweeper and Windex keeping it clean 😃

let me guess you charge like $500.00 for the $50.00 module?

@HVACRSurvival

10 күн бұрын

Our cost on that module I think is somewhere around 400 bucks so it probably did sell for 500. If you can get it for $50 I’ll take 10 of those and for the comment down below about being the best generator built🤣🤣 Well, just look at all the other videos I’ve done on these…. The 2006 through 2014 generators were total shit. Generac no longer lets you go through the assembly plant because you’ll see how poorly they’re thrown together. I’ve had motors go bad in less than five hours. I’ve had bad coils, bad modules, bad regulators. I’ve had them blew everything up in the house because the voltage regular went bad. Everyone entitled their opinion but not their own facts.

I hate a generator you can't trust Thx

@HVACRSurvival

11 ай бұрын

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@BrianD-ds4dx

8 ай бұрын

Then don’t buy a Generac! Simple solution! Generac’s focus is on marketing, not engineering. Their market share is dependent entirely on marketing volume not reliability. I’m in the generator business and rank as follows for air cooled units: 1) Cummins 2) Briggs and Stratton 3) Kohler 4) A guy on a bike like the WWII movies pedaling to make power 5) Literally anything other than a Generac The bottom of the list is a joke obviously but the top is not. We don’t do Champion in Texas due to their small size and our rather large AC inrush. Also for anyone watching this video out here please be aware that a lot of your generator run issues can be tied to a poor install. Just yesterday we went behind electrician originally only for the purpose of doing the low-voltage and the start up and commissioning of the Cummins unit the customer installed. Upon further inspection, the electrician had used the meter as a raceway and had also installed the ATS within three feet of the gas regulator, which is a big no no due to fire code. Good thorough video I especially like the discussion of the functional limitations of the air cooled unit here

@nspro931

5 ай бұрын

@@BrianD-ds4dx Cummins are all Chinese air cooled now, had 3 fail this year out of a not very large population. Breaks and Scrappem build quality do not inspire confidence, their new stuff is all different than their old stuff which was really bad. Kohler is the only one with a heritage and actually a support system that helps when we call.

@BrianD-ds4dx

5 ай бұрын

@@nspro931 I’m going to 100 percent disagree with you on the Cummins air cooled being made in China. I only know this because I had to dig real deep within company contacts to find out where they come from. You are on the right continent but a little far north. What area you installing in, out of curiosity? Not completely opposed to Kohler but I dislike the controller on them, and, like the Generac I find them loud AF

@BrianD-ds4dx

5 ай бұрын

@@nspro931 oh and from a managed load perspective….Briggs load management design and the synchrony switch are so much better than Kohler and Generac. Cummins could be just as good but you have to hardwire that sh** in which makes it a way bigger pain installing than the Briggs load management devices