Help me chose a backup GENERATOR please..?
Help me chose a backup GENERATOR please.. I live in SW Florida where needless to say we have power outages sometimes. The last hurricane knocked out power for over 2 weeks. I want to be prepared for the next one. I have a 3 BR house where just I and my wife live. I have looked into those generac stationary units and just can’t afford one right now. My question is what would be the best portable generator? And what brand is the best? I don’t need to power the whole house. Here is what I want it to run. A 15,000 BTU 115-volt window A/C. A refrigerator, a small chest freezer, electric oven, TV, 2 fans, 2 lamps. I would also like to have one of those generator outlet things installed in my breaker box. Anyone know what they are called? How much it will cost?. Also what kind of power should I get? I mean there are Gas,propane,diesel powered generators. Which is best? And any suggestions on how to store fuel would be greatly appreciated as well. Trying to get gas after a hurricane is like black Friday x 100!!! And if any S-A says “Move” I’ve already tried that, the wife won’t have it! LOL Thanks in advance for any advice you can give.
Where can I get a compressed air power generator?
First, avoid every seller that says “FREE ELECTRICITY” or “FREE ENERGY” in its advertising.Here is an example of one designed mainly to give electric light when there is only compressed air available for power: http://www.bdmfg.com/reference_d... this did not indicate a way to regulate the speed & ac frequency.You must clarify what sort of “generator” you need.See also:AMGhttps://www.engineeringinfo.co.z...Compressed air: the battery of the future?
I bought a generator and used it about six months ago. But I never cleaned out the gas and I didn't use any gas treatment. What's my best bet to make sure I don't damage it any further?
Both answers so far are excellent, but I’ll add a simple workaround to get the alcohol out of your gasoline. Very easy for small quantities.Bear in mind that alcohol and gasoline are miscible. Alcohol and water, also. Water and gasoline, not. So…Fill your small (say, 4-liter) gasoline container to about 3/4 full.Add a couple of cups of water. Shake, and let settle. Repeat a couple of times.The alcohol will ‘bind’ with the water, and settle to the bottom. Pour your (now alcohol-free) gasoline off the top. Discard the water/alcohol mix at the bottom.
What happens if you put water in a gas tank?
Please don’t do that!Let’s say you put some water in the gas tank, and by that your are diluting the gasoline. The gasoline which is still in the fuel line will allow for the motor to run as normal for maybe a minute more, then because he water doesn’t burn, and it would eventually get injected into the cylinder it will build up and there is a risk that during the compression stroke of the piston, because of the high pressure in the cylinder, your motor will simply blow, or also the distribution belt/chain can slip, break, and due to desynchronization of the valve timing, the piston head can actually hit the valves and bend them. It would create such a mess that my professors would call it `cylinder salad`. Also the connecting rod could bend. In a very bad case that would lead to a new motor required, in the most optimistic case changing the distribution belt, rectifying the cylinder head, changing some ripped bolts, changing the injectors, cleaning the fuel system of the car, new fuel filters.Same things can happen if you drive your car in deep waters and water manages to get inside your intake, where together with the air and the fuel it eds up in your cylinder.
How long does gasoline last in a sealed container? How does the amount of oxygen in the container affect that?
If it is airtight in a clean, stainless steel container with little oxygen, and is periodically stirred, gasoline will last a very long time. Many years, if not indefinitely. The problem is that gasoline is never stored in that kind of container, so it does go bad. Various compounds react with oxygen, or get digested by microbes, or absorb water from the air, or whatever. Lots of things can go wrong and additives can be used up just by sitting there. What really kills gasoline, though, is changing weather. Cycling the environment from hot and humid to cool and dry will allow moisture in, and vapors out. Over time, the lightest components will evaporate off and the average molecular weight will get heavier. This will make the fuel harder to ignite in your engine, and will cause gum and gunk to leave solution as solids. That's bad. How long it takes for that process to occur will vary wildly with the gasoline blend, climate, and storage conditions. So there's no simple answer there. But, there is a really good rule of thumb based on seasons. Summer gasoline and winter gasoline are actually different blends, because cars run better if the fuel is roughly optimized for the ambient temperature. Winter gasoline will produce a lot of smog-forming vapors in the summer, possibly even boiling off in your tank. Summer gasoline doesn't vaporize as much, making it too hard to ignite when the engine is cold. So, you should try to change your gas when the seasons change. Refineries switch blends in spring and fall. Gasoline usually doesn't hold up an entire year. Replace your gas at the start of summer, and at the start of winter. That way it's always fresh.
Gasoline spilt in garage?
Okay, so we have this generator in our garage. My mom tried to move it, and in the process gasoline spilt out. Now it STINKS. I am very afraid to breathe the air now. Is it okay? The spill is only about three yards circumference. But it's right next to the garage door. I'm sorta freaking out. :-( what do we do?! I'm thirteen, if that helps.
What happens if you overflow your gas tank?
Nothing, honestly.. Just a mess. The only reason the gas station says to not top off, is because sometimes the pump will remove the overfilled fuel through tiny holes, and then it goes everywhere.. Causing a dangerous place to be. But, it wont harm your car.. Just make sure you wipe it off the paint, because the gas is like a paint thinner.
Are NROTC candidates in the Marine Option allowed to wear the MARPAT uniform outside of class?
No. There are some exceptions though: if he had an emergency like if he ran out of gas in his car and he needed to walk to the gas station or if he was on his way to work/from work in a P.O.V. There is another exception as well for those participating in certain recruiting activities where a combat utility uniform is more appropriate. For example, when I was on RA with my recruiter and other Marines at a college, we had to set up a boot and a portable obstacle course (the ones that use a generator to pump air into so ppl can run, climb and crawl through) at a college. If we wore our dress blue D, they would have gotten dirty and torn from lifting, etc, so the recruiting command let us wear our woodland MARPAT uniform instead.