On Sep 8, 8:03*am, jamesgangnc wrote:
On Sep 7, 10:47*pm, "Ed Pawlowski" wrote:





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It might be a bad battery, but it's not an issue of it not
running enough to recharge it. *These automatic systems
have a charger to keep the battery at full charge using line
AC power when the generator is not being used.
Presumably by now, days later
it's had plenty of time to recharge. *He also indicated that
the battery charging indicator showed green, which
usually means the charger believes the battery is
fully charged.

Whatever it is, I agree it sounds like something between
the battery, starter solenoid, and starter.

Yep, I'd star by cleaning the battery terminals and the cable end on the
starter. *A little rain a little corrosion, etc.

This is why I'm happy with my 4kw portable generator. *Auto start
switch over gensets are just overkill for a single residential
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That's what I think too. Especially given the cost.
They make sense if you need it to be able to start
up and run when nobody will be available in a
reasonable amount of time to start it. But otherwise
I think a $400 generator, plus an Interlockit panel
kit and a conversion kit to make the generator run
on natural gas makes a very compelling case.
I could put that together for $1000.