Dewalt Generator

[mudsup]

My Champion 7500 watt generator was having problems, So picked up a Dewalt 8000/10000 ( Have read good reviews on this Gen) Gen for a upcoming storm
Have a 8X8 shed that the Gen sits in hooked to a fuse panel. Have a exhaust pipe to vent gases and a exhaust fan.
Hooked up the Dewalt ran everything fine for about 5 minutes then shut down by CO sensor
How do you delete the Sensor on this Gen ?, Or should I just bring it back and get another Champion

 

[slomo]

My Champion 7500 watt generator was having problems, So picked up a Dewalt 8000/10000 ( Have read good reviews on this Gen) Gen for a upcoming storm
Have a 8X8 shed that the Gen sits in hooked to a fuse panel. Have a exhaust pipe to vent gases and a exhaust fan.
Hooked up the Dewalt ran everything fine for about 5 minutes then shut down by CO sensor
How do you delete the Sensor on this Gen ?, Or should I just bring it back and get another Champion

You know it's there to SAVE YOUR LIFE right? CO is odorless and deadly. Why would you attempt to bypass a safety device? I'm out of this one.

 

[mudsup]

Thank You …
Thats the reason for the shed that is 35 feet from the house, Then I run a line from the shed to the house when needed.
It’s connected to outboard motor fuel tank’s (12 Gallons) on shelves with quick disconnects
The Champion ran for 10 years with that setup

 

[sgkent]

I'll lay odds that if you plug in a CO detector or a battery powered one it will trip too. You need to vent the exhaust gasses far enough from the shed that they can't be sucked back into the shed.

 

[mudsup]

Thank You for the replies
Well disconnected everything and fired it up outside, Stopped again after 3 minutes.
After calling customer service, Turned out the sensor was bad so brought it back and picked up another Champion

 

[Tiger Small Engine]

Thank You for the replies
Well disconnected everything and fired it up outside, Stopped again after 3 minutes.
After calling customer service, Turned out the sensor was bad so brought it back and picked up another Champion

So because the carbon monoxide sensor was bad, Dewalt told you to bring back the generator and get a refund. Now the store has a used generator to sell, instead of having a shop replace the CO sensor under warranty. Seems like a poor decision on Dewalt’s part.

 

[mudsup]

Purchased Saturday morning, Installed that morning
Did a trial run that afternoon, Tried to find a solution
Returned to store on Wed.
Picked up the 10000 watt Champion that morning, Installed and ran all afternoon
Dewalt said to to send it to a service center
For something that was purchased that morning and never ran more than 10 minutes and was for emergency use, I'll let you do the run around
The Champion was a good machine and will play with the old one to find out what the problem is

 

[edwardh1]

borrow a gas test meter sometime- walk around with it on -you will be amazed at how much co small engines put out. especially in enclosed spaces like sheds , ditches where co collects. etc. They will kill you. Classic is winter time work in a condo, put generator in garage on first floor, work upstairs with all closed up due to cold winter. Die.

 

[Florida Cracker]

You know it's there to SAVE YOUR LIFE right? CO is odorless and deadly. Why would you attempt to bypass a safety device? I'm out of this one.

You know it's there to SAVE YOUR LIFE right? CO is odorless and deadly. Why would you attempt to bypass a safety device? I'm out of this one.

Putting a CO detector on a machine that produces CO is a flawed concept. Putting a CO detector in the living area being powered by the generator is intelligent.

 

[Freddie21]

I had a similar setup, but had closeable vents that I would open during the time the generator was running. Why take a chance? Play it safe.