O/T generators

[Andy R]

Has anybody had any experience of 'Kipor' generators? There are lots for sale on ebay at quite good prices for the spec and I was wondering if they're reasonably well made.

TIA

Andy R

[Nigel Molesworth]

They only work in the month after Passover.

[meow2222]

I've no idea, just beware that some gens have very short lifetime ratings. Very short.

NT

[Grimly Curmudgeon]

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember "Andy R" saying something like:

They're a bit smokey.

[Guy King]

The message from Grimly Curmudgeon contains these words:

Trust you to pick the bones out.

[Dave Liquorice]

Or very short service intervals. The Briggs engine on my mower has a 25hr oil change interval, now thats OK for mower used for 1hr every week, lasts a whole season no trouble. 25hrs isn't any time at all for a genset, 4 days at 6hrs day or probably not very far short of every other tank full of fuel for a lightly loaded "long run" set.

Not all Briggs engines are equal though, some have 100hr oil change intervals, as do some Hondas. Be well worth getting a look at the manual to see what the service intervals are. I must admit these Kipor sets, particulary the 2 or 3kVA yellow invertor models, are very tempting.

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there are some 4 stroke 2.3kva (peak) generators in makro for just £99 down from £149 12 with months guarantee.

[Nigel Molesworth]

And loud, can damage your herring.

[John]

And Cod are they heavy. You'd be a Pollock if you bought one!

John

[Andy Hall]

Makrel brand?

[The3rd Earl Of Derby]

99 squid. ;-)

[tony sayer]

Sold to "sole" traders only/-)

[Chip]

On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 12:22:42 +0000,it is alleged that tony sayer spake thusly in uk.d-i-y:

Yes but other people can sometimes get them them in the prawn shop :)

[Andy Hall]

That's shellfish of them.

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thinks of another fish joke ... flounders

[Nigel Molesworth]

What is it about this group and fish threads?

Can salmon explain?

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I don't think this is the time or the plaice

[Chip]

On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 14:12:26 GMT,it is alleged that "." spake thusly in uk.d-i-y:

It's very shellfish to keep it to yourself

[.]

brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr: repetition

[Mark]

I have no direct experience but they are of Chinese manufacture, so it depends on the type of usage you are going to put this too, as whether their "quite good prices" is in fact value for money. How big a generator are you after and how many hours will it be used per year, Kawasaki are pulling out of the UK market and there are Big savings to be had on old stock if you go a hunting.

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