Recent content by Ira

It sounds like old Makita tools are mostly compatible with new batteries, but what about the other way around? I've got about six old tools and several old BL1830 batteries. The batteries (and tools) still work fine. I'm thinking about buying one of the small rotary drills like the XRH12Z or...

Can Racedeck tiles and borders be easily removed and then put back without damaging the tiles and borders? My garage floor has three sets of the screws shown in the image below (sorry about it being upside down). The screws are used to anchor hurricane braces for the garage door. They are seldom...

Not all gensets have to be derated on NG vs. LPG. Mine (Guardian 5638, now called a Generac QT022) is rated at 22kw for both. It depends on the engine. The engine used in mine is also used in the 27kw Generac (aka, Guardian), so it has plenty of power to generate 22kw on NG. I read somewhere...

What about using shielded cable? If he's running parallel and within a foot or so of the 110/220 lines, does he need to use shielded cable? From what I've seen, a lot of people run an extra Cat5e for telephone lines.

I bought this one... http://www.electricgeneratorsdirect.com/Guardian-QuietSource-5638/p1832.html ...from my local Guardian dealer about two months ago. 22kW (40kW surge), liquid cooled, 1800 rpm, 2.4L Mitsubishi 4 cylinder, LPG fueled. I paid quite a bit less than the price shown on the...

Try this site... http://www.buyrack.com/ I bought a couple of pallet rack sections and a couple of their "Fastrak" sections. Good stuff. lots of options. Decent prices.

I think the smallest 1800 RPM liquid cooled Guardian generator in the new lineup is the one I just took delivery of (see post #6 above). List price is over $8K, but you can buy them for under $7K with free shipping and no sales tax. Note that when you get into the larger, more expensive units...

You can find all the spec's here... http://www.guardiangenerators.com/PublicPDFs/GUARDIAN7.10.13kW.pdf I think all air cooled Guardian generators are 3600 RPM, as are some of the liquid cooled models. That particular model is no longer being manufactured. It has been replaced by model 5503...

I literally had one of these set in place and bolted down about two hours ago... http://zillerelectric.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=ZLL&Product_Code=GEN5638&Category_Code=GLC I did not purchase the generator from Ziller Electric (the above website), but I have heard they have...

For cable, you may want to consider one of the RG-6 "flavors" instead of RG59. It's a better quality cable and has superceded RG59 in most cases. For phone, running cat-5e or cat-6 works well. Four pairs of conductors in a single cable allows you to run a computer LAN connection (two pairs) and...

Is that really applicable for a generator? Depending on the generator model, it's either going to run at 1800 RPM all the time or 3600 RPM all the time. Although I think some of the Guardian 3600 RPM models actually run at a lower RPM during their weekly self-test, thus the "Whisper quiet test"...

You're right. 3000 hours is 125 days of continuous operation. I don't recall what the estimated life of an 1800 RPM liquid cooled unit was, but I think it was significantly longer, maybe twice as long. I equate (maybe incorrectly) increased lifespan with somewhat increased dependability. If...

Most 1800 RPM liquid cooled residential standby generators I've come across in my research are LPG/NG powered. Here's a couple of websites that have quite a few models from different manufacturers... http://www.nooutage.com/autogen.htm http://www.generatorjoe.net/subcat.asp?0=247 Neither...

With the standby (i.e., permanently mounted) generators, there are two big issues to consider with any residential brand/size...air cooled (A-C) vs. liquid cooled (L-C), and 3600 RPM engine speed vs. 1800 RPM engine speed. L-C is better. 1800 RPM engine speed is better. Both increase generator...

...and IF you unhook the generator prior to switching back to the grid. For all practical purposes, the primary reason for the transfer switch is to eliminate both of the "IF's" above. It does two mechanical actions with one human action. With a transfer switch, it's one or the other, you can't...