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Old 10-19-2019, 07:51 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by Sue Doe-Nym View Post
We had quite a bit of storm damage, which required 2 trips by NHEC, our electrician, and carpenter. Both meters were ripped off our house and detached garage, with facia boards, power lines, cable and phone lines on the ground. Our generator, under 2 years old, wouldn’t fire up....we were beyond upset. Anyhow, the Coop did a great job in getting our service back. We all like to complain about electric rates, etc., but they deserved a round of applause for their performance. There were over 500 here in sleepy Moultonborough without power.
Is your generator a whole house generator or a portable. If whole house, they normally test themselves on a regular basis.

I have a portable (does power my whole house) that I start on a regular (sort of) basis, every couple of months or so. I run 93 octane and treat the gas with Startron. I let it run for 15 mins or so. I did fire it up the day before the storm and it started on its normal second pull.

Sorry for all your damage.

Dave
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