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I am also in Houston. I will only use 5w30 even full synthetic if temp is below 40 degrees. I am surprised the recommended oils does not include Straight 30. I have a supply of B&S 30 and a bunch of 15w40. I also scored some Valvoline blue in 10w30 semi synthetic on sale for $20 - gallon.

I ran power cords all over the first time I needed the generator after a hurricane - What a PITA - The one thing this does besides making it so easy to distribute power -- The furnace blower motor is not something you can not (realistically / safely) run an extension cord to - so if you...

This is my washer https://www.samsclub.com/p/simpson-3000-psi-ms60763-s/prod17160030?xid=plp_product_7

If it causes what is designed to prevent I wonder how they stay in business.

One issue with old engines - IIRC - was the fuel lines became hard or brittle and that caused all sorts of issues. I guess I have always used fuel stabilizer in my small engine stuff - even when I could buy non ethanol fuel. When I store my generator after an emergency I drain every drop of...

Nice to know - will check it out.

I have been using E10 in all my stuff - vehicles, boat, motorcycle, lawn mower, weed eater, blower and generators since 1988 when I first moved to Houston. It was about all you could buy that was close to my home. In vehicles, the outboard and motorcycle I used straight from the pump. The...

The Honda unit I have has a three prong LP30 receptacle and I use an adapter (splitter) to connect it to my L1430 power cord then to my house. My first generator that I now use for a backup was a Wen PowerPro 3500 watt non inverter unit that needed the LP14 power cord.. It is rated at 3,000...

I have a Honda EG2800i that is rated for 2,500 running 2,800 starting watts so half the size if this unit. During the Texas "deep freeze" I ran my furnace fan motor, refrigerator, microwave, TV, PC lights and coffee maker. Kept our phones charged. I just can't run anything large like my...

You must buy a new 30 amp breaker and install it in the correct location - moving any breakers that are in that location. Install the power inlet - I think 30 amp takes 10 gauge wire but check to make sure. And of course shut your main power off! I think total cost was about $200 and...

Get one of these from Amazon- it will be specific to your breaker box. It allows you to back feed your whole panel- but is safe because it prevents both line power and generator power from feeding at the same time. Mine cost $70, which is a lot for what it is but is the easiest way to do it.

My motorcycle used premium- only held 1.7 gallons when empty. Lot of times I needed less than a gallon. I would look at a few pumps and using a little in my head math calculate the cost per gallon of the last customer. Look for one that used premium or at least mid grade.

I have run my generator is temps down to 15 degrees and Houston after a hurricane can be over 100 degrees.

My dad (RIP) Took the mower blade off to sharpen it every spring - One year he took it off and discovered he had installed it upside down so the back of the blade was doing the cutting. So all he had to do that year was flip the blade over. This was more than 50 years ago I was maybe 13...

But you have to do that every time you start the engine - if you could turn it off and it stayed off until you wanted to turn it on - or stay on until you wanted to turn it off - it wouldn't be an issue. The gov forced the car companies to make it "on" so it turns the motor off ever time you...

Size for my Tahoe is 265 65 18, West Lake is rated AA same as Michelin - and they cost about 1/2. I had a few sets of Kumho - on a Mazda3 and an Acura TL - they did OK - an improvement over the OEM. Kumho size 265 65 18 at Walmart are $210 + install - Westlake are $130. 61% more is not...

I noticed the neutral is bonded to the frame on this model. Back when I was looking for a generator the models with this set up - as opposed to a floating neutral could cause some issued with the GFI tripping on the generator. It depended on how it was hooked into your electrical panel. Is the...

I took my Tahoe to a “tuner” shop. $75 and about 10 minutes later I no longer had that deactivate 4 cylinders mode that does nothing and can cause a major problem when one valve gets stuck in a deactivated cylinder. Cost to tear engine down to fix $$$$$$.

They are manufactured by the largest Chinese Tire company, in a modern state of the art facility. They have won awards from the US department of transportation, been in business for 26 years and get good reviews from customers. I have some tread left on the tires on my old Tahoe -...

Last few sets of tires I found the lowest price then had Discount Tire match it. NTB & Walmart - you don’t need to even talk with anyone-DT web site allows you to submit a price match request takes about 30 minutes. Local DT does a great job.