Friends:
Got this 8 h.p. generator that is supposed to push out 4,000 watts
constant power. I've had it for years but decided in a recent ice storm
to have it run my gas furnace. No dice! In fact, it didn't seem to do
a very good job of keeping three 65 watt floodlights reasonably bright.
It was running through a number of feet of cable from the back door to a
switch box, to the main panel and then through the house wiring to the
devices. But it was a pathetic showing and I worried about it burning
out my blower motor.
Is there a way to check the output of a generator? I guess a voltmeter
across the outlets would tell me something, but why would a 4kW
generator be such a weakling? It hasn't had a whole lot of use over the
years so I don't want to just throw money at a new one if the issue will
remain.
Guidance?
Thanks.
-JohnD
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