So just got lucky and managed to finally get the Westinghouse iGen4500 Dual Fuel generator I've been wanting..
(A week after the wind storm that knocked out power for 23 hours )
Have read through numerous thread here, and basically looking for confirmation of what I think I understand.
We live in Salt Lake City, and plan to use the generator for both emergency backup and for camping.
(Note: our house already has a 6 circuit manual transfer switch panel with a 30amp input plug and a rating of 3750watts continuous)
So we could be running this generator at home in temps from 0 to 100+
Camping further south in the summer and we might be in the 120s.
The generator is air cooled and the owner's manual calls for 10W-30 from 32F-80F, 5W30 below 32F and 15W-40 above 80F.
I've seen temps across that range in a single week!
I'd really like to be able to just run one viscosity year round. But if necessary, I can swap between winter/summer since the OCI is 50hrs or 6 months anyway.
Reading through the threads here, I'm leaning toward the Rotella T6.
Could I just use a 5W-40 year round?
Or if I should switch between winter/summer what should those be? 5W-30 / 15W-40
Additionally, would it be worthwhile to try to only run it on propane? If so, does that include the break in?
And lastly, speaking of break-in. The manual has only the following
- change the oil after the first 20hrs
- don't exceed 50% max load during the first 5 hrs and to vary the load during those first 5 hrs.
Any additional tips?
Thank you!
(A week after the wind storm that knocked out power for 23 hours )
Have read through numerous thread here, and basically looking for confirmation of what I think I understand.
We live in Salt Lake City, and plan to use the generator for both emergency backup and for camping.
(Note: our house already has a 6 circuit manual transfer switch panel with a 30amp input plug and a rating of 3750watts continuous)
So we could be running this generator at home in temps from 0 to 100+
Camping further south in the summer and we might be in the 120s.
The generator is air cooled and the owner's manual calls for 10W-30 from 32F-80F, 5W30 below 32F and 15W-40 above 80F.
I've seen temps across that range in a single week!
I'd really like to be able to just run one viscosity year round. But if necessary, I can swap between winter/summer since the OCI is 50hrs or 6 months anyway.
Reading through the threads here, I'm leaning toward the Rotella T6.
Could I just use a 5W-40 year round?
Or if I should switch between winter/summer what should those be? 5W-30 / 15W-40
Additionally, would it be worthwhile to try to only run it on propane? If so, does that include the break in?
And lastly, speaking of break-in. The manual has only the following
- change the oil after the first 20hrs
- don't exceed 50% max load during the first 5 hrs and to vary the load during those first 5 hrs.
Any additional tips?
Thank you!