We use methyl hydrate here to deice gas lines. Atmospheric moisture condenses in a cold fuel tank and the water, being heavier than gasoline ends up in the fuel lines. If there is a low point in the line and enough water collects it can freeze and block the fuel line.
A gallon of methyl hydrate comes pretty cheap. It seems to me though that diesel would be a much better long term choice for operating generators. Not nearly so explosive and you can store loads of it for nearly ever. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: Max Robinson To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 10:55 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Generator Grounding & Usage Be ware of this advice. Rubbing alcohol is about 50 percent water. You don't want to add water to your gas. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Kennedy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 8:32 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Generator Grounding & Usage > The only problem with filling the gas cans during a power outage is their > pumps run on the electricity that is off. But keep the 2 full and to keep > them from going bad, drop a couple tablespoons of rubbing alcohol into the > cans and shake them around a little to mix it with the gas. That will > keep the gas from going bad. You can buy the name brand stuff like > Sta-bil or whatever it is, but it costs a lot more and will not do > anything rubbing alcohol won't do. Take a sniff of it and you'll know > they are using the same thing... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Edward Przybylek > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 8:50 AM > Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Generator Grounding & Usage > > > Hi Dale, > > Thanks for getting back to me. There's no reason the generator shouldn't > be > grounded. It's just one more wire I need to run each time the generator > is > fired up. I guess it's just my lazy side showing itself. > > My brother-in-law expressed concerns about a fridge or freezer having > problems when powered by a generator. He said he'd heard of a number of > people who damaged appliances as a result of using a generator to power > them. Not wishing to ruin any of my appliances, I thought I'd ask the > group > and see if anyone had some thoughts or opinions about my brother-in-law's > concerns. From the posts in response to my questions, it doesn't seem to > be > an issue and something I won't worry about. > > I bought the 9000 watt unit because of the number of appliances I run > from > the generator during a power outage. Typically, the generator powers two > refridgerators, a freezer, my furnace, a sump pump and a few other small > items. Not knowing the exact output I need to run all these items, I > simply > went for bigger is always better than not enough with a smaller unit. > > The generator is a gasoline powered unit. The tank is 6.5 gallons and the > manual says this will keep the generator running 10 to 12 hours when > under a > normal load, whatever that means. I usually keep 2 five gallon containers > of gas in my garage. There are a number of gas stations close to my house > so refilling them during an outage shouldn't be a problem. > > Take care, > Ed > > > _____ > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Dale Leavens > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 12:55 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Generator Grounding & Usage > > I don't know of any reason why a generator shouldn't be grounded, it is > the > safe thing to do. > > Don't know either why a fridge or freezer would have a problem, there is > a > high demand as the compressor kicks in to start the fridge but with a > unit > that size and allowing that it would soon pick up I don't see any reason > for > such a problem. Might trip a breaker I suppose if the generator didn't > make > up the demand long enough. > > That is a pretty substantial power plant you have there. Is it diesel? It > will use a fair amount of fuel when running, how much do you keep about > the > place? Just curious. > > Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:DLeavens%40puc.net> net > Skype DaleLeavens > Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Edward Przybylek > To: BlindHandyMan > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 12:23 AM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Generator Grounding & Usage > > Hi all, > > I just replaced a 4000 watt generator with a 9000 watt machine. Many > people > have told me to ground a generator when it's in use. I never grounded the > 4000 watt machine and never had a problem. On the new machine, however, > there is a *very* prominent lug for attaching a ground wire. Is this one > of > those overkill precautions or something I should really use for whatever > reason? > > My brother-in-law, a heating and cooling contractor from upstate New > York, > also told me it's not a good idea to run freezers and refrigerators on a > generator. He claims he's run into a number of situations where people > have > blown these units as a result of a spike in the generator output. If this > is true, then I'm wondering why own a generator? Is there any truth to > this? Have any of you ever run into such a problem? 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