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Re: Generator Time!!! said by sk1939:Go ahead, hit a bump while smoking, it will be a load of fun. He'd be lucky if he made it to the burn unit at Mass General Hospital. It be more likely that he'd be killed instantly.
That would cause instant third degree burns over 100 percent of his body. Many burn victims that sustain third degree burns on any part of their body have to endure lifelong disability because they never fully recover.
I used to watch Rescue 911 as a kid and burn victims never fully recover. Same on Medical reality shows. They are disfigured and live with lifelong pain that put them on a lifetime of being attached to morphine pumps. |
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Greenwich, CT | reply to SwedishRider
I would be scared crazy to ride with someone with that setup!
Now as far as locking a generator down how do you lock one down if you don't have an anchor point?
a perfect point would of been the side of the house, this fat 4" pipe comes out but it's just a 90 degree bend and then that's it, I'm not sure if it's a vent or what. |
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 alkizmo
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Pierrefonds, QC
kudos:1 | Dig a 4x4x4 hole, make a mold, pour concrete with a steel plate embedded inside, with a u-bolt coming out.
Heck you can build the concrete block to be an elevated pad for the generator as well. |
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said by Daarken:Carbon Monoxide detectors only last up to 3 to 4 years, 5 years max. before failure.
End of life on most CO's is 7 years; most smoke detectors (both ionizing and photo-electric) is 10... Not to say replacing earlier is a bad idea - but the standard is 7. |
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I think the law in NYC says 7 years, and I think a lot of detectors will chirp when it's time to replace. |
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said by alkizmo:Dig a 4x4x4 hole, make a mold, pour concrete with a steel plate embedded inside, with a u-bolt coming out.
Heck you can build the concrete block to be an elevated pad for the generator as well.
Man, you really wimp out 
Me, I'd center the generator on the pad and cast three u-bolts on either side of the generator and run two hardened chains through each u-bolt before attaching the chains to the generator.
I'd also cast a conduit into the concrete for a contact switch which leads to a relay and battery-powered sirens - one indoors and one outdoors. Lift the generator (or some sort of cover installed that forces a would-be thief to move it first) and the siren goes off - the relay latches and prevents the sirens from being turned off by depressing the contact switch. |
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said by Coma:said by IowaCowboy:If you are fortunate to have a generator, make sure you lock it down with a heavy duty cable and lock.
I have mine locked up in my shop and today I got all the makings of a suicide cord.  I have a friend down in Kentucky that a few years ago they went through a good 4 day power outtage, and there were reports of Generator theft. What they were doing was taking a lawn mower, and starting up the lawn mower, and then shutting off the generator, so it didn't wake up the occupant. He ended up putting the gen back in the garage at night (not running) and always said that if someone was that interested during the day they could always say hi to his .38
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Your absolutely incorrect on that statement.
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LazManPremium
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canada
1 edit | About which part? The co's having a life of 7 years? Or smokes at 10?
Either way, you want to explain it to me, as well as the manufacturer?
I will add a caveat - 7/10 years, or as per the manufacturer's instructions; whichever comes first...
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How Long Should Your Smoke Alarm Last?
Smoke alarms have a useful life of about ten years. At that age they should be replaced, even if they seem to be working. This will assure that the alarm will be working when you need it.
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Own both types for complete protection. Dual sensor alarms are also available. Smoke alarms do wear out, replace your alarm every 10 years.
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Carbon Monoxide Alarms should be replaced every 5-7 years.
Smoke Alarms should be replaced every 10 years.
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| said by LazMan:Carbon Monoxide Alarms should be replaced every 5-7 years. That makes sense as there is an ongoing chemical reaction. Furthermore, once a CO detector goes off it should be replaced.
said by LazMan:Smoke Alarms should be replaced every 10 years. With optical sensors I'd agree. LEDs dim in time and the photo sensor may be unable to detect the smoke.
Ionization sensors - makes no sense. The half-life of the Americium used is over 400 years. Furthermore if for some reason the flux of particles decreases (dust, smoke, reduction in activity) the alarm goes off. At most it will be more sensitive and maybe give false positives. |
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| The ones we had that came with the house were going off, false alarm in the middle of the night, no smoke to trip them off. |
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As some may know, I just picked up a 7500 Watt generator and when I first started it up I plugged in one lamp and it keep flickering. I let it run for 5+min and kept on flickering. I Tried different lamps, bulbs, etc. Thoughts?
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Greenwich, CT | what was the lamp? CFL? being 7500W a small lamp is hardly a load, however I noticed most CFL's will flicker with on a generator, I did not have the right meter with me but I guess it's the AC cycle and if it's not a inverter generator that would be the case as well, but it's nothing to cry over. |
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| said by Subaru:what was the lamp? CFL? being 7500W a small lamp is hardly a load, however I noticed most CFL's will flicker with on a generator, I did not have the right meter with me but I guess it's the AC cycle and if it's not a inverter generator that would be the case as well, but it's nothing to cry over.
Instead of cfl's, I took the LED bulbs out of the hanging light in the kitchen and used them in a torch lamp during the outage. They were stead, bright, and drew very little wattage. I'm sold on the Philips LED bulbs - just have to get the cost down a bit ... |
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Greenwich, CT | said by dennismurphy:said by Subaru:what was the lamp? CFL? being 7500W a small lamp is hardly a load, however I noticed most CFL's will flicker with on a generator, I did not have the right meter with me but I guess it's the AC cycle and if it's not a inverter generator that would be the case as well, but it's nothing to cry over.
Instead of cfl's, I took the LED bulbs out of the hanging light in the kitchen and used them in a torch lamp during the outage. They were stead, bright, and drew very little wattage. I'm sold on the Philips LED bulbs - just have to get the cost down a bit ... They here at HD not just philips they really expanded the LED section a bit, I haven't looked at them but I will be soon because I want to replace the recessed light with an LED because the current Cree recessed light I have is a bit too big.
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Mathews, VA
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said by Subaru:what was the lamp? CFL? being 7500W a small lamp is hardly a load, however I noticed most CFL's will flicker with on a generator, I did not have the right meter with me but I guess it's the AC cycle and if it's not a inverter generator that would be the case as well, but it's nothing to cry over.
I use CFL's and they don't flicker but it could be the design of the alternator. |
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Greenwich, CT | could be |
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Jack_in_VAPremium
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kudos:1 | It probably will smooth out with a heavier load. |
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JackarinoPremium
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Its one of those new light bulbs |
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said by Jackarino:As some may know, I just picked up a 7500 Watt generator and when I first started it up I plugged in one lamp and it keep flickering. I let it run for 5+min and kept on flickering. I Tried different lamps, bulbs, etc. Thoughts?
That happens with CFLs on (non-inverter) generators. I've seen several of my neighbors with small portable generators have flickering CFLs. |
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