Generac Standby Generator Wont Start AGAIN!!!
Channel: HVACR Survival
Date: 2022-12-12

Generac home standby generator had problems two months earlier and I'm back again to see why it wont start again. 

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00:00 trutech tools
00:11 doa generac generator
00:46 over crank
01:16 checking battery powet
02:02 checking amp draw on battery
02:59 checking the start contactor 
04:31 these are not Channel Locks!
05:31 removing the starter on a generator
06:13 we found the problem
06:59 inspecting the starter
08:30 use your nose to find the problem
10:06 opening the generator starter for inspection
12:31 back with a new starter 
14:39 tricks to realign the springs
17:22 checking the stater alighnment over and over
18:01 setting the generator frequency 
19:11 easy way to test the transfer switch when no one is home
20:49 readjusting the starter again