Maintenance & Setup

Sizing a generator for a well pump isn’t about the pump’s running wattage — it’s about surviving the startup surge, […]

Converting a portable generator to run on propane or natural gas — or adding a tri-fuel kit so it runs

If the power’s out and your standby generator is running but the house is still dark, the transfer switch is

Generator idle control (eco mode) problems are almost always in the carburetor’s idle circuit or the governor linkage — not

A portable generator needs four things on a consistent schedule: an oil change annually or every 100 hours, a new

Here’s where the racket actually comes from, because you can’t fix noise you haven’t located: on an open-frame generator roughly

Let’s sort by what’s actually falling on you. Light drizzle and you need an hour of power? Manageable with real

Which version of this are you living? The generator trips or bogs the instant the fridge kicks on, even though

Here’s what’s actually happening inside that tank while the generator sits: gasoline is an unstable blend that starts oxidizing the