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Title: Genny help
Post by: bad trippy on July 12, 2011, 09:41:59 pm: Im looking at buying a genny to run my diy gutter vac on
The vac is 1500 watts
Aint got a clue about gennys, what do i need to look out for?
Aint got a clue what kva means either
Can anyone help?
Title: Re: Genny help
Post by: Wc Solutions on July 12, 2011, 09:44:20 pm: sorry mate rubbish with links.

but try:

google guttercleaningsystems

they sell gennys for there gutter vacs - look pretty good!

saw a review about it but i cant remember where, good reviews tho!

im must admit we are tempted to go with the clarke 30 vac and gen
Title: Re: Genny help
Post by: d s windowcleaning on July 12, 2011, 09:44:52 pm: aldi have got some offers on at the mo
Title: Re: Genny help
Post by: Wc Solutions on July 12, 2011, 09:53:04 pm: Quote from: d s windowcleaning on July 12, 2011, 09:44:52 pm
aldi have got some offers on at the mo

i cant find it mate?
Title: Re: Genny help
Post by: Wc Solutions on July 12, 2011, 09:54:42 pm: Quote from: Wc Solutions on July 12, 2011, 09:53:04 pm
Quote from: d s windowcleaning on July 12, 2011, 09:44:52 pm
aldi have got some offers on at the mo

i cant find it mate?

found it! sorry!
Title: Re: Genny help
Post by: bad trippy on July 12, 2011, 09:54:58 pm: Quote from: d s windowcleaning on July 12, 2011, 09:44:52 pm
aldi have got some offers on at the mo

i looked at their site also but cant see anything
Title: Re: Genny help
Post by: bad trippy on July 12, 2011, 09:58:38 pm: ive seen it now, its a 800w genny, surely it wont run my 1500 watt vac????
Title: Re: Genny help
Post by: Dave Willis on July 12, 2011, 09:58:59 pm: Too small
Title: Re: Genny help
Post by: Wc Solutions on July 12, 2011, 10:01:17 pm: im sure some nice person will put a link up to a good cheap gen?

and

explain how they work as i aint got a scooby either!
Title: Re: Genny help
Post by: Wc Solutions on July 12, 2011, 10:07:45 pm: after a very quick look around the 2.4kva (what ever that means) from guttercleaningsystems looks good!
Title: Re: Genny help
Post by: Dave Willis on July 12, 2011, 10:09:17 pm: http://www.pump.co.uk/generators-c108

Cheap gennys are usually Chinese, dear ones are normally Hondas
Title: Re: Genny help
Post by: colin purewater on July 12, 2011, 10:10:28 pm: sorry to say it but theres no such thing as a good cheap genny,
two stroke gennys aint much cop,
if you want one to last more then a year get a 4 stroke
s/h honda would be a good investment

many thanks colin
Title: Re: Genny help
Post by: Wc Solutions on July 12, 2011, 10:12:39 pm: Quote from: colin purewater on July 12, 2011, 10:10:28 pm
sorry to say it but theres no such thing as a good cheap genny,
two stroke gennys aint much cop,
if you want one to last more then a year get a 4 stroke
s/h honda would be a good investment

many thanks colin

£160 + vat any good?

thats the price for the clarke 4 stroke gen on the guttercleaningsystems site?
Title: Re: Genny help
Post by: p1w1 on July 12, 2011, 10:16:32 pm: Quote from: Wc Solutions on July 12, 2011, 10:12:39 pm
Quote from: colin purewater on July 12, 2011, 10:10:28 pm
sorry to say it but theres no such thing as a good cheap genny,
two stroke gennys aint much cop,
if you want one to last more then a year get a 4 stroke
s/h honda would be a good investment

many thanks colin

£160 + vat any good?

thats the price for the clarke 4 stroke gen on the guttercleaningsystems site?

ive got this one and its great i dont struggle to lift it either, only problem tho i believe the max is 1400w so the 1500w vac may be a bit to much for it..
Title: Re: Genny help
Post by: Wc Solutions on July 12, 2011, 10:17:50 pm: p1w1 - have you got the vac to?
Title: Re: Genny help
Post by: colin purewater on July 12, 2011, 10:19:22 pm: are you sure thats 4 stroke mate
Title: Re: Genny help
Post by: d s windowcleaning on July 12, 2011, 10:21:43 pm: sorry if the 1 from aldi aint big enough it was just some customer who told me today that they had gennys in store .
Title: Re: Genny help
Post by: Wc Solutions on July 12, 2011, 10:23:48 pm: Quote from: colin purewater on July 12, 2011, 10:19:22 pm
are you sure thats 4 stroke mate

a good spec detail of it from tesco direct web site mate - yes i said tesco but its a lot from tesco in price!
Title: Re: Genny help
Post by: colin purewater on July 12, 2011, 10:27:56 pm: ha ha what dont they sell ;D

how much on there mate?
Title: Re: Genny help
Post by: Wc Solutions on July 12, 2011, 10:32:15 pm: Quote from: colin purewater on July 12, 2011, 10:27:56 pm
ha ha what dont they sell ;D

how much on there mate?

£250 in tesco

£230 in macine mart - has the same details review word by word as tesco

£190 at guttercleaningsystems
Title: Re: Genny help
Post by: colin purewater on July 12, 2011, 10:34:24 pm: worth a go mate
Title: Re: Genny help
Post by: Wc Solutions on July 12, 2011, 10:36:39 pm: Quote from: Hydrophyl® on July 12, 2011, 09:58:59 pm
Too small

last time you will hear that tonight?
Title: Re: Genny help
Post by: p1w1 on July 12, 2011, 10:36:55 pm: Quote from: Wc Solutions on July 12, 2011, 10:17:50 pm
p1w1 - have you got the vac to?
yes mate i have the clark 30, was going to get a karcher one when i went to see them but they said the clark ones are just as good and cheaper
Title: Re: Genny help
Post by: bad trippy on July 12, 2011, 10:37:39 pm: Thanks for passing that site on Martin, they sell some good stuff on there at affordable prices
Title: Re: Genny help
Post by: Wc Solutions on July 12, 2011, 10:39:29 pm: Quote from: bad trippy on July 12, 2011, 10:37:39 pm
Thanks for passing that site on Martin, they sell some good stuff on there at affordable prices

yeah i think so bud, still comes to £480 for the vac, all the bits and a good gen.

hey still a lot cheaper than the bigger machines