Westinghouse iGen2500 Unboxing & Break In

Westinghouse iGen2500 Unboxing & Break In

In this video, Sharon, one of the Two Tired Teachers, shows the unboxing and breaking in of a Westinghouse iGen2500. We already have a Westinghouse iGen2200. In future videos Sharon plans to compare the two and run them in parallel. Honestly the reason we bought the 2500 is so we could run it in parallel with the 2200 so that neither of them have to pull the AC alone.

One of the things we really like about the Westinghouse generators is they send you everything you need except the gasoline. It comes with the oil, a funnel, a spark plug socket and a way to turn it, as well as both a flathead and Phillips head screwdriver. The new generator came with a nice case.

Until Sharon started researching breaking in a small engine, she didn't realize it was so controversial. She decided to go through the breaking in recommended by people who work on small engines. It won't hurt anything and it might help.

The goal with the second generator is to have it run at optimal capacity for as long as possible. The break in involves a lot of oil changes.

The first thing Sharon did was remove the spark plug and pour about 2 T of Marvel Mystery Oil inside, (Any oil would probably work.) Then replace the spark plug. You don't want to try to start the generator with everything dry; you want to be sure it is well lubricated.

Once Sharon took the side panel off and added oil into the oil fill, she slowly pulled the cord, not trying to crank the generator, but to be certain that oil was in and on everything it should be. She pulled the cord about 10 times. Once the gas and oil were in, Sharon did those slow cranks.

With these first oil changes, Sharon didn't use the oil that came with the generator. Instead she used the cheapest nonsynthetic oil she could find. The reason for that is that synthetic oil reduces friction. As you are breaking in the generator, you want some friction so that those moving parts that have never worked together can seed.

With the first oil, Sharon ran the generator for 30 minutes with no load on it. She did that to clean out any residue that happened to be on the parts. It was time for another oil change. With the next oil change, Sharon put in more of the cheap oil, and ran the generator for one hour under half or less capacity. When she changed that oil out, Sharon could see metal shards that had come off. The oil was filthy.

For the next oil change, Sharon ran the generator at half capacity for 2 hours. This time she used a weed eater and hedge clippers. The load fluctuated as Sharon used the tools and turned them off. After she finished with the yard, she went back to the space heater to give the generator a load.

Sharon did another oil change. This time after the oil change where she still saw small metal pieces, she let the generator run for 3 hours. After 5 hours, Sharon plugged the RV into the generator and had it run the AC. We do have a soft start on our air conditioning unit, and it was turning off and on.

It was time for another oil change. This time Sharon used the oil that came with the generator.
Once the generator has run for 20 hours, Sharon will change to a synthetic oil.

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