Dual Fuel Champion Generator- First Start / Transfer Switch Test Run
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.พ. 2017
- Champion Dual Fuel 9000 peak watts 7000 running watts (gas). 8100 peak watts 6300 running watts (propane). This is the first time starting the generator and the first time plugging it into the transfer switch and connecting the house to the generator.
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*100% best **Generater.Systems** I have used. A test for hurricane prep here in Louisiana: three AC units, 5000, 5000 & 8000, 3 fridges, 2 device power setups, 4 flat screens....AND I had 40% of the power meter to spare.*
Everyone’s needs are different. I suggest find out how much electricity you will need to generate in a power outage situation. Size your generator and shop from there. This one supplies me very well. My whole house is electric. I can run everything except my stove.
*Great **Generater.Systems** . Our 1st 2500W Champion backed us up with hurricane Ida last August when our whole home generator crapped out after 8 days. Love the dual fuel. Hope to never run gasoline in it.Bought this 2500W to parallel with our other one for the RV.*
I have yet to use gas. Only propane thus far.
*Very quiet, no issues with starting digital **Generator.Systems** And running on Propane*
Thanx for the help, better than having to read🤘
Have this same unit and it's running on propane powering our house right now! Been without power for last two hours due to a bad thunderstorm. As the name suggests, it's running like a Champion right now! Weird that we're the only house in the neighborhood with the lights on, but I'll take it!
Blu Oval
Right on.
Nice setup, should get you by till utility power returns.
Thank you,
Bill Farr...
Good video bro
Okay... After watching this video, and the one by John Daniel both of which were excellent by the way.... I went out and purchased this exact unit. I also purchased the storm
shield generator cover made by Champion for this unit. It will protect your unit running outdoors from rain or snow. With my Disconnect switch
to go from power company to generator Just like you have I will be set. Thank you so much for showing us the Gasoline / propane choice. Bring them power failures now!
Sweet. Glad to hear it. Sounds like you are set and ready to go. Thanks for the kind words. 👍👍😁
I have the same generator, with a Reliance 10 circuit transfer switch connected to my 200amp service panel. It can run all my lights, freezer, refrigerator, microwave, and a portable AC unit in my master bedroom. I did purchase the all-weather cover in case I have to run it during rain events. So far, it works exactly as I had hoped. I agree it is kinda cool being the only house in the neighborhood with all the lights on during a power outage! :)
I did not know that there was a weather cover accessory. I will look for that. Yep, this sure is a nice unit. I’ve heard nothing but good things about this generator.
Here it is.... even comes in Champion Yellow... www.amazon.com/Champion-Portable-Generator-000-Watt-Generators/dp/B01N7E32XB/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1524754368&sr=8-3&keywords=champion+generator+covers+waterproof
Sweet. That’s awesome. Thanks bro!
I added the GenTent that'll protect it from rain and wind.
Nice demo, thanks I'm sold.
Well done, thanks for sharing
The hurricanes got so many sold out and hard to find, but I did find a dual fuel on ebay but in limited supply like the one I did a video on.
Јоhn Daniel
Good thing you found one. Now you can have some piece of mind and know you will be ready to go when need be.
Leslie B
Assuming you did some calculations to know your consumption requirements...you should be good to go when need be.
Take a permanent black marker and mark the box, then put the plug in and mark the plug (before twisting it) with something white (i used white-out) so you can line it up when plugging it in. . Makes for easier plugging in. In our case the outlet is mounted low (below knee level) on our meter pole and faces downward. It saves us having to kneel to plug it in.
Nice setup, do you have a video on your transfer switch installation?
JPG23
At the end of my solar installation video I cover a bit of how the electrical is hooked up to the meter and transfer switch. It was an early video. Not my best video work. But I cover it a little bit.
huge help. thanks
Awesome. Glad it was useful to you. 👍😁
Exactly what I needed!
In gasoline . How many hours per letter of gasoline
I have only ever used propane in it.
Nice unit, I have the same one. I'm thinking you use yours more then me, is it still going strong?
It’s going good. I need to break it out and run it. Surprisingly I have yet to use it under real world circumstances... but I’m ready when the time comes.
Please keep your children safe you’re using portable generator so they don’t get electrocuted and hurt with the generator. Please be aware with the hazards of using generators. Just reminding you to be careful and hope you stay safe. Thank you
@@The_Happy_Aviation_Enthusiast Thanks.
The hot water heater alone is 4000 watts. Not sure if you can run that with anything else? Great video. Picking up a 7500 watt soon at Tractor Supply.
I run the hot water heater. All lights, tv fridge and freezer. I cannot do the oven/range but all the basics are covered otherwise.
@@FarmerG wow! Thats awesome! All on the propane? Have you used the gas option? Non ethanol would be a good choice.
I have only used propane. I like that there’s no shelf life in the propane but it’s nice to have the gas option for emergency. I use the small 5 gallon/bbq bottles. I get about 4 hours before the propane bottle gets too cold and shuts off the generator. From there I shake the bottle and start back up or I’ll switch bottles and come back to it. All together I get about 6 hours out of the little propane tanks.
@@FarmerG I have about same size Champion all gas that I added a propane carburetor and ran my house with it and noticed 5gal tank starting to freeze after a few hours, so I just used 3/8" clear flex pipe with brass T fittings to connect 3 tanks discharges together, then was still getting one tank to freeze, so I put a solenoid valve one it's outlet and control that with a $10 digital timer, to give it time to warm...
What’s the difference between this one(with battery) vs others that don’t have a battery?
Electric start and pull start vs pull start only.
Nice hardwire have the same generator. What did outdoor panel cost if you don't mind me asking? Electrician gave estimate of $1200 to 1400
It was part of a package when my solar was installed. I haven’t a clue but knowing what they did that sounds like a fair price.
What kind of furnace do you have in your house? Gas? Oil? Have your had any issues with the furnace electronics or your blower motor when you use this generator?
I have a wood burning stove. In the manual it states that it is safe to be running computers and electronics. I still haven’t had to use it under real life circumstances yet but I have no reason to believe that there would be any problems. Hope that helps.
FARMER G - MY HOMESTEAD Why not pretend you have a real life power failure by manually tripping your transfer switch to the mid position, then drop it down to the generator position and do a 24 hour run on the generator only and see how it does? Better to know now if there is an issue versus finding out during a real life extended outage.
Sam P
Yes I should, i don’t think it will be much fun with 3 kids under 4 years old but it would be good practice.
Hello how long will it run off a full tank of propane like the one you had?
xm11
I haven't had a power outage since I got it and haven't used it for a long duration in a real life situation yet. I've just ran it to make sure everything works. If memory serves me correctly...I think I read in the manual or something somewhere about getting around 5 hours on a half load. So probably 3000-4000 watt load going 5 hours on that tank.
How did you determine , measure, the wattage you use . Total wattage.
+Jack rayanberg
I spent a lot of time looking at my electrical meter. Both under heavy use and light use. When no major appliances are running, for example at night when everyone is sleeping I'm pulling about 200 watts. That's just computers plugged in and everything else plugged in but not really running actively. When I'm being a power hog and have everything going, the highest I have ever seen my meter go was about 7 kilowatts. That was with the washer, dryer, hot water heater, dish washer, and lights all going. Obviously I will be very conservative if the grid is down and I'm on the generator but worse case scenario the generator will handle my needs at maximum use if need be. I highly recommend learning how to read your electrical meter. There are four flashes:
1: meter reset 888888
2: odometer- total kilowatt hours the meter has tracked.
3: current usage- in kilowatts- 1.200 would be 1200 watts. 0.055 would be 55 watts.
4: voltage.
Hope that helps you. I will make a video on meter reading soon.
So how long will it run off 1 standard propane tank?
As it’s running the tank gets cold. I get about 4 hours before the 5 gallon tank gets too cold and shuts off. At that point, I shake the tank and keep going or swap it out for another one, let time go by and then switch back to the original tank for about another 2 hours. Total, I get about 6 hours out of a tank. I run a fridge, freezer, tv, hot water heater, well, basically run everything but my stove/oven and only emergency laundry.
Where did you get that set up at 4:33 to plug it in to the main house box.
It was installed by an electrician during my solar installation. He either got it at Home Depot or at Platt Electric Supply.
Looks like its by Reliance Controls Corp.
if your running on lpg you should not need to use the choke ?
I have only used propane for fuel. It always starts better when I choke it but it’s an immediate turn off of the choke.
@@FarmerG from my reasearch you should run it from new on gasoline for the breakin period and change the oil every 2 hours for at leadt 3 times while putting an intermittent load on it to help lubricate and seat the valves and piston and rings and once running on lpg should run it ocasionaly on gasoline for the lubrication factor ? And bare in mind the extra heat generated when run on lpg will ware out the motor quicker
I’ve got about 106 hours on it now. I never did any of that 🤞🤞
@@FarmerG i hope you have done a few oil changes since you first put oil in it ?
What is the decibels at
No idea. It’s not quiet but it works great. I’ve seen smaller generators make just as much noise. Mine is placed just outside of the garage and the garage acts as a noise barrier so it doesn’t bother us inside.
@@FarmerG thanks
well when u shut the gas off to turn it off it was a bad idea... Engine will burn the fuel in the hose and make it hard to start the next time. Shut the engine off with the switch and only the switch. Had to thumbs down because you shut it down wrong every single time. I hope people read this and make sure to never shut it down by turning off the propane tank or turning off the gas toggle. ALWAYS shut down using the power on and off switch. Might not seem like a big deal but that's how you destroy the carb and burn up your battery.
This same generator burn my house down been using generators for years I still can’t figure out what went wrong operated it same way you did thereDidn’t have it inside nothing stupid. went inside my home And within 10 minutes the whole side of my house was in engulfed it took everything I owned Luckily I noticed it early and my family was able to make it out. So far all I can get back is that there was a problem with the propane hose that the generator comes with I will no longer trust propane generators but that’s just me
Whoa. Sorry to hear that. Glad your ok. Thanks for sharing.