jeffreylam1132
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Great price! Just pick up mine.
4000 Watt Champion Generator $149.00 after $150.00 rebate at Kragen Auto Parts
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glaudds
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LOL...I can't even think when it's quiet! I may try to fire it up tonight after the UCLA game. GO BRUINS!
I agree with discotu. I bought it as an emergency backup in the event of some catastrophic power failure. As far bothering my neighbor, the generator will probably drown out his dog's continuous barking!:lol:
JenDub
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12195088#post12195088 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cthetoy
Don't forget to purchase a fuel stabilizer since most of us will leave the gas in the generator for a few months or even years. This will prevent gumming and removes water to prevent corrision.
Its $4.99 at Kragen and treats 20 gallons of gas
Great tip! What are you using for an extension cord?
bad santa
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OK...I came home put some gas and oil and fired it up. Its pretty loud. I dont know what they meant by it beign louder that a conversation. With that beign said i dont care how loud it is since i will be running the generator in an emergency. For the price its a good unit. My friend checked it out and told me when i run my generator to cut off the fuel supply when im done to starve the carberator of fuel so when i put it away there is no gas in the carb to get gummed up.
cthetoy
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I know lot of us are DIYers here. This guy built an enclosure and brought the noise down to 59db (no load).
I'm not going to build such a nice enclosure to that extreme but it gave me some ideas. The original long post on how he built it with additional pictures: (3rd post down) http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/15131645/gotomsg/21045728.cfm#21045728
cthetoy
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12195448#post12195448 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BpOC
you snooze you loseheres the message i got "None of the items in your cart are currently available in our stores or warehouses. Please contact Customer Service at (877) 808-0698 - alternate items may be available that will meet your needs."
Did you choose in-store pickup? My friend just ordered one 5 minutes ago and it went though.
I forgot to mention that the enclosure in the few post above has a fan built in and temperature was kept below 140 degrees
BpOC, I got that message, too. I logged out, closed Internet Explorer, then tried again. No problem.<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12195448#post12195448 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BpOC
you snooze you lose
Order is in, says I can pick it up in 1 hour (I doubt that since they aren't open). I'll be there tomorrow to pick it up.
Thanks guys for the info!
-Scott
P.S. - We don't really have many blackouts here in Las Vegas, but seriously, what guy doesn't need a 4,000 watt generator that can pump out 29 amps. For $125 I almost got 2. Great Deal!
cthetoy
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For those that need a gas tank Sears has them on sale until tommorrow (3/29). On sale for $11.99 (14.99 Regular price) for a Blitz 5 gallon.
Holds 5 gallons featuring the self-venting spout. Convenient top and back handles for ease in carrying and pouring. Made of durable HDPE
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_07133145000P?vName=Lawn+&+Garden&keyword=gas+can
Holds 5 gallons featuring the self-venting spout. Convenient top and back handles for ease in carrying and pouring. Made of durable HDPE
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_07133145000P?vName=Lawn+&+Garden&keyword=gas+can
cthetoy
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I had to ask for mine as well. He didnt know what I meant so I said you just enter my invoice # in your cash register and the "Rebate Authorization Receipt" will print out. Then he knew what I wanted.
Even though I had a 15% discount off of $299.00 the Rebate Authorization Receipt said $349.00 purchase price.
glaudds
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Unpacked and fired up the unit this afternoon, started on the first pull. As I have no prior experience with generators, I have no reference whether this unit it loud compared to others. I must say that it is quieter than my gardener's lawnmower, but louder than when both my house AC units are on. I hear it running when I'm inside the house, but not annoying at all.
FWIW, I whipped out my Radio Shack decibel meter and took some readings. Standing next to the unit it read about 80db. At 20 feet away, it read about 70 db. I think that's the distance they rate these generators at.
Thanks cthetoy again for the heads up on the generator and gas tank!
