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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

mudsup said:

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

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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.

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

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.

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

mudsup said:

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

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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.

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

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.

slomo said:

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.

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slomo said:

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.

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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.

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.

If the exhaust pipe intake in the out building isn't near the exhaust discharge of the generator, it might help to reroute it to catch the exhaust as it leaves the gen's exhaust discharge point. An inline fan mounted as far away from the exhaust pipe intake (to reduce the temperature of the gases the fan is exposed to) could also help.

The exhaust outlet is attached directly to the muffler of the unit with exhaust flex pipe to galvanize pipe.
2 sides of the walls have a 4x16 inch wide opening at the top that I fill with foam pads that I can remove depending on heat and wind conditions, Basically the only time I go in is to fuel and check oil
I do appreciate all the replies

CO is a quiet way to die in your sleep. Never take chances.

I don't particularly like the CO devices because they are unreliable. (I call them an advertising gimmick and a false sense of safety.)

I hope your 35ft line to the house is at least a 6ga. If not, you are dropping a lot of Amperage and that risks burning up electrical devices and refrigerator/freezer compressors.

Reference the national electric code or talk to a certified electrician. There are a lot of things companies don't tell you about using a generator.

As for the why send it to a warranty repair. The box store just sell or exchange units, they do not repair anything.