Recent content by Justin James

Redid our water line a few years ago ( builder used the worst plumber ever) with the Upnor Pex A and would never do copper again. Bought the tool and went to work, very forgiving system, though parts may not be locally available.

I painted the entire inside (ceiling & walls) of a large pole barn for a friend 10 years ago. I used Sherwin WIlliams exterior Super Paint and it has held up on the spray foam just fine. I used exterior paint just to be safe as the barn was not heated all the time.

I will also mention that your transfer switch in in the "Emergency" position. Not sure when you took the picture, but for the contactor to be in the position it is in, the utility power should have been absent. Look at the area with the 2 ATS coils in the upper right of your Guardian panel. See...

First: Great choice on the 1800 rpm unit, more installers should mention this option during the sales visit. So much more quiet then the 3600 rpm units. If your generator cannot handle the load of your house, then whomever did your load calculation did not do it properly. I would not worry...

kelpaso is correct. The capacitor may be bad, but if the unit sat for any length of time we always start with a "field flash" of the alternator. What you will be doing is sending 12v through the brushes directly to the rotor. Is is polarity sensitive so you must determine what brush is P and...

Yes, all the standby home generators will have an Auto/Off/ Manual switch or another way to start them manually. Some Briggs have a manual override button just below the Off/Run switch. They all have a battery charge system, most are built in, others use a seperate charger. If your not...

That is a lot of motors starting randomly for a 16 kw. Any dehumidifiers, well, sump pump?

Beantown, No problem Sir, your more than welcome, just hope you get your problem fixed. An occasional "transfer test" is a good thing. The transfer switch can get, for lack of a better term, sticky if you don't get regular power outages. The generator is only half the system as stated earlier...

Beantown, Opps, my bad on the model number. We see this quite often where the solenoid starts doing this and it's a cheap part to replace. With that model gen set, adjust the valves if they go out of adjustment, they always do, it will cause a hard start condition that will get worse in the...

Replace your starter solenoid, they will intermittently fail and cause the situation you are having, we see this a lot. You did not post your model number so if this is a single cylinder vertical model, adjust your valves. Normal clearance is 5 to 6 thousandths and the exhaust valve will often...

The label on the can will tell you the recoat window. The dry times will vary greatly due to the external conditions ie temp & humidity. Most epoxy's have a fairly long recoat window before abrasion on needed. Let it dry completely, then recoat, don't get in a rush.

M L Quality Painting owners name is Matt. Cannot recommend him highly enough. Licensed and insured. I am not associated with him and gain nothing by recommending him.I was a painting contractor for over 35 years, but sent any customer needing epoxy floor work to Matt. He has the proper tools and...

Check the filters in the machine and the handle of the spray gun. They may be damaged, clogged, or missing. Don't step up to the 313, the 311 is fine if your spraying them on the flat. I would not thin the paint but that is my preference. 6 to 7 seconds to make one pass seems awful slow and may...

Only referencing the Schluter products. I'm in the middle of a bathroom remodel and had placed an order directly with Schluter for profiles and corners. Got a call the next morning from Schluter telling me their shipping dept. is currently closed, nothing going out. If you can find it in stock...

Flipper, Could you post pictures of both sides of the engine. I only ask this to warn you of a problem if it is the engine I think it may be. Whenever we set a generator of this type we put it up on azac spacers and fasten it to the base. Also if it has a coolant heater make sure there are NO...