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You will probably have to do some load management with 3 AC units and a water heater. Try turning off the breakers to those and start them one at a time to see if it handles all of it. You may have to do without one or the other and I wouldn't expect the generator to be able to start them all at...

The Killum came from Oriely but had to search for one that had it and the bottle was covered in dust. The Stanadyne is at Tractor Supply.

I put an ounce or so of Killum biocide and a half bottle of Stanadyn lubricity formula in each 55 gal drum. Rainey Cawthon will deliver off road but cost is near or a little more than on road. It's worth it to me not to have to deal with transporting cans. They will also deliver on road if you...

The generator has protection built in and so should the house or anything else you connect to it. If all you need is a single 50 amp source I would just put the RV power outlet on it. If you think you need one of three different choices then the panel you show would work for that. I don't think...

I put one of these 50 amp RV outlets on the side of my 803A. http://www.homedepot.com/p/GE-50-Amp-Temporary-RV-Power-Outlet-U054P/100193650

If you are like me and have other diesel powered equipment that gets used more often than your generator it is a good idea to rotate the fuel. I have only topped up my generator after each monthly load test for the 6 months I've owned it. I had to refill my storage drums a couple of weeks ago...

Both of the ones posted are 4 wire. The ground tab is on top inside the receptacle and connects through the tab on the outside of the plug.

Good ol WD40 is hard to beat for a light cleaning solvent. If it doesn't come back to life would this pump work?

That is what I used on the side of my generator. The link supplied by DieselAddict would be a proper house side receptacle. I like the looks of this one better. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Reliance-Controls-50-Amp-Non-Metallic-Power-Inlet-Box-PBN50/205337810. You would also need to address the...

I left the original male plug on a short piece I connected to my load bank. I used a piece without connectors to wire the breaker to the panel on the back of the house. Then I used repair connectors to make a cable to hook the generator to the house.

Right or wrong I purchased a 36' 6AWG 50 amp RV extension cord and cut it up to wire everything. The sheath is embossed "For Recreational Vehicle Use 50 Amperes C(ETL)US 3126867 TYPE STW 600V FT-2 3/C 6AWG + 1/C 8AWG 60C" US Wire and Cable says STW is Extra hard service cord. Thermoplastic...

How do you differentiate permanent versus portable? I would say the method of wiring and having it's own fuel tank would determine that. If you can unplug it and move it should it not be considered portable? The 803 has it's own fuel tank. You can even get them mounted on a trailer. He already...

I think that is where disconnecting the bonding strap comes in. You don't want the neutral and ground bonded in two locations. As far as I have read having another ground rod on the generator is okay as long as the bonding strap is disconnected and would be required when testing the unit while...

I am not a licensed electrician but here is my opinion: Looks like you already have the panel interlock so you are good there. You need to upgrade your panel breaker, generator receptacle, and house generator wiring to 50 amp which is quality 6 gauge. I would install a 50 amp RV box on the side...

Will the starter operate with the dead crank switch?

Not trying to call you out. Thought maybe you were practicing for a run at county commissioner or something. :) I was just wondering why you were only reading 20 volts on pins that should have 24+. Any time you have a low voltage reading you need to start at the batteries and follow through...

I never saw a straight answer on this question. Low voltage is right up there with bad grounds for causing electrical anomalies. If it has a dead cell in one battery, a poor connection is causing low voltage, or the charging system isn't working as it should, that should be addressed before...

Could have been a bad connection that was cured in the transfer. I had a problem with voltage dropping on L1 under load. After scouring all the connections, recrimping, cleaning, and such the problem went away. I don't know if any of my actions fixed it but it has remained fixed after several...

I was just wondering if low voltage was causing a problem. Shouldn't it have 24 at the LOP?

Does it have 24+ volts at starter to ground?