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[*] posted on 9-9-2010 at 05:48 AM


wow that is GREAT

remember gas stinks
i NEVER get away without smelling
like gas when i fill a generator

imagine 3 days no filling the tank

the product "awsome" works to cut the smell




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[*] posted on 9-9-2010 at 06:31 AM


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Originally posted by tripledigitken
Russ,
Here's an accessory for that Honda that may interest you.
http://www.wisesales.com/DurationTanks.html
Ken

Yes these are really handy. Two friends have them here for their honda 2000's. Haven't a cap for my 3000 but it runs all night on Eco so I'm going to keep it. And we'll see how it does with the bigger AC.
Well, one now has that set up. The other had a fire and lost her garage and everything in it. That fire was started, we believe, when she topped off both tanks & started the generator. She went inside to kick on the AC unit shown above and before she could go back and put it on "Eco" there was an explosion. We all learned a lesson the hard way. Isolate and ventilate the generator and fuel. The main cause if the explosion was a gas frig about 10' from the generator. What a tragedy! The lucky part is that she wasn't near the explosion and the fire didn't spread to the house. Here's the corner of the garage where the Honda was.
Thanks for all the info.

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[*] posted on 9-9-2010 at 06:37 AM


Here's the in info Ken posted the URL for

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[*] posted on 9-9-2010 at 07:18 AM


Two points.

First, that particular unit that Russ has pictured ran very well with a Honda 2000ui on economy mode once the unit was started. It would not start up in economy mode so you had to make sure that it stayed on all the time while on economy mode.

Second, after witnessing the fire, I would install a propane system to the generator. It burns much cleaner, does not require messy filling of two gas tanks (which the old unit and auxiliary tank did require) and can be run off of the propane system that is installed for house usage or could be put on a separate tank entirely with its own shut off. One of the problems experienced with Hondas in this climate is that the gas tank on the 3000's will rust after a fashion, and the propane conversion does away with that completely. The engine oil also stays much cleaner for those who forget to change as frequently as they should.




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