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No need to thank me. This is just part payback for all the time you spent with me troubleshooting my 2nd MEP831A "ugly duckling" most of which was by message and not visible here. I should have posted everything here but in the heat of the moment kept on messaging. THANK YOU. Ted

Sorry. Brain cramp. Percent rated current gauge not percent voltage

Hey Kurt I checked my 803a. My % voltage gauge reads low. I loaded it with 2 heaters for a total of 9000 W plus a burner on my cooktop [not sure of its rating] which should be 100% load. My gauge read just over90%. The DC reading was 10.4. let me know if you need a reading at the max output...

I would guess you are embarking on another modernization effort for the 803A. Go for it man. I love your 831A controller.

My 831A is in the bush and is also very susceptible to moisture even though it is in a ventilated enclosure. It shows a short circuit fault but doesn't shut down the engine. I run it closed for 10 minutes or so shut it off and restart it and the fault is so far always corrected.

My 803a is on a similar pad. Bare concrete, no stall mat with no anchor bolts and it has not moved at all in 2 yrs

I did the same. Bought one for my 803A and was impressed so I bought a second one for my 831A

My original Mep803a did the same thing but ran fine. I checked with an inline pressure tester and the gauge was showing around 7 lbs low but when it was hot it never reached 30 and ran just fine.

The first thing I would do after new fuel,oil etc would be to buy Kurts Governor controller [see parts for sale] and throw the OEM controller into the nearest garbage can. If it isn't causing trouble now it will in the future for sure.

831A's are a real PITA. I 2nd the suggestion to first of all get one of Kurt's controllers. My second suggestion would maybe to consider selling it and buying an 802A

Would spraying them with silicone spray before putting them in a plastic bag be a good or bad idea?

I checked with some of my neighbours regarding Generac valve adjustments. You were right on. None of them have ever had the valves checked let alone adjusted. They all use Generac certified people for their installation and maintenance. I tried to go on the Hardy diesel website and it is...

Around here Hardy diesel mainly Yanmar and Kubota powered generators ( not sure who makes the actual generator head) are popular. It is a rural area so larger diesel generators are common. I bought my 15 hour 803A for $2000 3 years ago. I wouldn't even consider an untested military generator...

I have similar experiences with my 803A. I found the only time it struggled was when the the oven and dryer were on in addition to the rest of the house [gas furnace, electric water heater]. This only happened once when I was seeing what the 803A could do and I shut the oven down as soon as it...

I would check the reviews for Generac before I bought one. Many of the local electricians around here won't install them because of their failure rate.

The most impressive thing was that you spelled it right too!

Yup, it was posted 6 hrs earlier by a Newbie "flainn" on the MEP filters and parts thread. Six hours is a long time for rare parts to be available. Thank you flainn

Wow, Excellent job I have been looking for those hoses for ages. Only 3 left for one of them

I appreciae the description but where would you source it?

I buy only 3 phase equipment and power them with an American Rotary phase converter. I convert to single phse only if the 3 phase motor fails. The phase converter has to be a fair bit larger than the motor it supplies though.