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<blockquote data-quote="greybeard" data-source="post: 1721018" data-attributes="member: 18945"><p>As well as the oil quality. For normal engine use in anything else, miles or hours is the dictating benchmark, but with gen sets, oil sitting in a crankcase for weeks or months on end with just a few minutes weekly scheduled run time doesn't result in good filtration and reduction in the acids and other corrosives that all used oil has in it from the combustion process. Moisture condensation from temperature changes on the metal parts is also an issue. Over time, moisture builds up, droplet by droplet and ends up in the oil. In automobiles, that little bit of moisture is evaporated by daily use. Most generators are years old with comparatively little actual run time. Some maintenance protocols I've seen for gensets is monthly, which imo, is too long between runs. (many, like Generac are on a timer and they automatically start, switch the house over to gen power and run for a few minutes, then shut down and restore power back to mains) </p><p>I have to manually start and run my little one every week. 2 weeks at the most. I usually just plug a hair dryer and a fan into it just to provide some load.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greybeard, post: 1721018, member: 18945"] As well as the oil quality. For normal engine use in anything else, miles or hours is the dictating benchmark, but with gen sets, oil sitting in a crankcase for weeks or months on end with just a few minutes weekly scheduled run time doesn't result in good filtration and reduction in the acids and other corrosives that all used oil has in it from the combustion process. Moisture condensation from temperature changes on the metal parts is also an issue. Over time, moisture builds up, droplet by droplet and ends up in the oil. In automobiles, that little bit of moisture is evaporated by daily use. Most generators are years old with comparatively little actual run time. Some maintenance protocols I've seen for gensets is monthly, which imo, is too long between runs. (many, like Generac are on a timer and they automatically start, switch the house over to gen power and run for a few minutes, then shut down and restore power back to mains) I have to manually start and run my little one every week. 2 weeks at the most. I usually just plug a hair dryer and a fan into it just to provide some load. [/QUOTE]
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