Yesterday evening the power went out, on the eve of Thanksgiving when pies were going into ovens etc. Big day planned today. Some consternation around the hood.
Anyway, we have a generator so not much to worry about, except it chose that time to fail. 'Low oil pressure' No complaints, it has been perfect for 8 years, it has about 200 hours so pretty much like new condition. Had to find an online tutorial to find out how to reset for another try. The manual is a little thin. I could not find a control schematic by dim flashlight and couldn't find one on line.
There was a little oil dripping from the switch so it was an easy fix, except a switch was not at hand. A plug and a jumper wire didn't get it going either. Well it would run for 20 seconds then shut down, as it should. Time to give up.
This morning I took another look. In the daylight I spied NC on the switch. DOH. Unplugged the jumper and it ran perfectly all day. The power came back on today before dark so we're all good.
So I guess my only complaint is about the lack of a control schematic. Anyone have one? Generac 16 kw natural gas with whole house transfer switch, and not internet connected.
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Originally Posted by Roger Feeley
