KIPOR generators
Bob Minchin
Reliability, spares support, readily available service documentation etc
I'm looking for 4-5kva possibly a diesel as a reliable standby genny.
TIA
Bob
Piers Finlayson
Yep, I've got a Kipor KDE6700TA 4.5kVA diesel genny. I use it as a
standby for the house - when we first moved here we lost power about
once a month, although recently the supply has been better.
I've not had any problems with it. I've had it 2 years, although to my
shame I've not run it recently. (I aim and run it for at least 4 hours
with some load once a month.)
The documentation seems OK, although it's a little on the Chinese
translated badly to English with bizarre pictures side.
The model I have has an earth referenced neutral, which I understand is
required to power e.g. boilers. You could obviously do this yourself
if your genny isn't already wired this way. (I am aware that I'm
supposed to provide my own earth, as you can't rely on the supply earth
during a power cut. However, despite have a "supplier provided earth",
I can see that the earth actually comes from my property anyway so it
unlikely to cut unless I lose the power lines between my house and the
telegraph pole 20 yards away.)
Piers
Bob Minchin
That was the model I see offered regularly. I will be running inside a
brick outhouse. Is it easy to extend the exhaust ie does it terminate in
a round pipe. I can machine up a round adaptor but other shapes will be
more of a pain to join and seal.
Cheers
Bob
Piers Finlayson
From memory, the exhaust comes straight up and then curves through 90
degrees to vent sideways. While the exhaust is circular it doesn't
extend any distance sideways from the vertical so it would be tricky to
attach an adaptor. You might be best off cutting the pipe off in the
horizontal plane just before it curves and fitting a round adaptor to
that.
If you're interested I can get some photos (tomorrow). LMK if you'd
like this, and if you'd like a photo of anything else.
Bob Minchin
before buying anyway and now I am aware of the issue I can ask about
exhaust adaptors.
I don't want to invalidate any warranty by hacking bits off!
Cheers
Bob
AlanD
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I've had and used several of their petrol models upto about 5kva electric
start when I was operating a mobile photo printing business, so running
several computers and printers from them.
I still have a 3kva 'portable' (luggable) digital inverter ones used for
house standby amongst other things. I tie the 'neutral' to earth in a house
change-over switchbox (the briggs & stratton one), which the gen seems
perfectly happy with.
I can't fault it - it's been perfectly relable, with a very stable sinewave
output.
Alan.
Bob Minchin
> "Bob Minchin"<bob.minc...@YOURHATntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:ZTAdn.258926$cU2....@newsfe22.ams2...
>> Anyone got any experience of these please.
>> Reliability, spares support, readily available service documentation etc
>>
>> I'm looking for 4-5kva possibly a diesel as a reliable standby genny.
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Bob
>
> I've had and used several of their petrol models upto about 5kva electric
> start when I was operating a mobile photo printing business, so running
> several computers and printers from them.
> I still have a 3kva 'portable' (luggable) digital inverter ones used for
> house standby amongst other things. I tie the 'neutral' to earth in a house
> perfectly happy with.
>
> I can't fault it - it's been perfectly relable, with a very stable sinewave
> output.
> Alan.
>
>
Bob
AlanD
> I guess being so reliable, you did not have to try out any customer
> support?
No, only issue was a dead battery that wouldn't hold charge on one of the
electric-start ones.
I took it up with the (ebay) supplier who supplied a replacement, it was
fine after that.