[Richard iSparkle]

For those people that need a generator for working, say with a guttervac, or pressure washing...  do you invest in your own or do you tend to hire them, and then book work up into a weekend or something to make the most of it?

[Dave Willis]

What size guttervac did you buy?

[Richard iSparkle]

What size guttervac did you buy?

GutterVac 4200

[Dave Willis]

You would need a massive genny to power that monster 6kva maybe?
Never shift it on your own.

[Richard iSparkle]

yes, thats what they say, a 6kva genny

[mikecam]

yes, thats what they say, a 6kva genny

Not being funny mate you should of checked this out before you bought the Vac. You'll be much better off buying your own genny for it but it'll be expensive.
 To answer your question i have the smaller gutter cleaning systems vac and i have my own genny.

[Richard iSparkle]

yes, thats what they say, a 6kva genny

Not being funny mate you should of checked this out before you bought the Vac. You'll be much better off buying your own genny for it but it'll be expensive.
 To answer your question i have the smaller gutter cleaning systems vac and i have my own genny.

hey mike,

not sure what you mean by I should have checked it out?  My question is asking whether people tend to own their own genny or hire them.  never having used one before, i dont know how long they last, how reliable they are...  whatever...  so whether buying one is better than leasing one.

[mikecam]

yes, thats what they say, a 6kva genny

Not being funny mate you should of checked this out before you bought the Vac. You'll be much better off buying your own genny for it but it'll be expensive.
 To answer your question i have the smaller gutter cleaning systems vac and i have my own genny.

hey mike,

not sure what you mean by I should have checked it out?  My question is asking whether people tend to own their own genny or hire them.  never having used one before, i dont know how long they last, how reliable they are...  whatever...  so whether buying one is better than leasing one.

The power of the VAC you need really and your power options. You've gone for a VAC that needs a 6KVA genny, they're somewhere near a grand if you want a new one. And over a ton a day if you wanna hire one. Powering from a customers mains may not be an option for you either, i know thats not a question you asked. I'd say you would be financially better off buying a genny, they last years and servicing is cheap.. To late now but for 'normal houses' what you have got is a bit overkill, coming with the difficulties you now face.
 You can do the math easy, rough figures, £1000 for genny or £100 a day. How many days a year you gonna use it?

[Richard iSparkle]

thanks, that's helpful.  the gutter vac came cheap at £300 so i bought it.  you are quite right tho if id bought a new one, i wouldn't have jumped in with this one.  with this size tho itll give me the chance to try out commercial work as well as domi.

i guess because of the size i'll hire a genny and compact work over a weekend.  if i'm making enough money from it i;ll look to buy a genny in the future.

i was advised that i can run it off a transformer from the mains too, so although this is more hassle, i'll see if that works.

[Dave Willis]

I tow my genny in a trailer for the bigger stuff but just use custies electric for the lidl vac that I carry in the van. I actually hate using the big one these days, too much faffing about with heavy extension leads, heavy generator etc.
The extra suction is nice though but not really needed for domestic stuff.

[TomCrowther]

Hi Richard
I bought a Honda 6.5 kva gennie off ebay a while back. I think it was around £1200 new and I got it for £420, had hardly been used. Keep an eye on ebay as they will come up.
It is heavy, I do lift it on my own but I am a real man ;-) You can add wheels and handles to it so you can move it around like a wheel barrow which would be much better/easier on the back.

[bobplum]

STICK TO LADDERS

[Perfect Windows]

Buy a good one secondhand off ebay rather than a cheap one new - false economy.  Honda engines last forever and need little servicing.

Mine was a pramac - not sure if they go up enough in power.

There's a long post on cables and the technicalities of them by me somewhere - just off out can't find it, so you'll need to search.  You need VERY sturdy cable if you're going to have long runs or you'll lose power (esp if 110V).

Vin

[spongebob]

I had an omnivac and managed to run 2 of the 3 motors on a 3kva genny. Two motors running will be enough for most domestic jobs.