Keep in mind that it might just be a particular item that is tripping your breaker (either the circuit or GFCI) and it might not necessarily have anything to do with your generator. If that power deviates from the norm, it trips and saves you from being shocked.Īnother common way to trip circuit breakers is to use the wrong gauge of wire for what you’re trying to power (using too small a diameter), or plugging multiple cords together. Basically, they are programmed to sense a certain amount of power. GFCI breakers are designed to trip when they sense that there isn’t enough power completing the circuit on the circuits designated route. For example, if you have a 1kw generator and decide to try to power a microwave you are going to trip a circuit breaker (and hope that that’s all the damage that you do). The circuit breakers (or fuses) are going to protect you from overloading the amp capacity of the generator. There are two types of breakers that you might encounter: ⬇⬇⬇įirst and foremost, if you’re not getting power to your appliances after you’ve turned on the AC power switch from your generator, then you should check to verify that you don’t have a tripped breaker. ⬇⬇⬇ I’ve got a video below where I cover what’s in this article as well. Let’s cover each of these briefly with what you can do to either fix or replace what is needed to get things back up and running as soon as possible! There are, however, a few things you might want to look at before you go and get yourself a new one.Īs a general rule, a generator will stop producing power if there is a tripped breaker, a bad outlet, the alternator loses its residual magnetism, the brushes are worn down, a defective breaker, a defective AVR (Automatic Voltage Regulator), or a capacitor might be bad. The engine is purring just fine but it can’t even light up a single lightbulb to lead you back into the house to tell your family that things are going to be dark for a while.Īt that moment it’s understandable that you’d want to buy a new generator and sell the defective generator for scrap. Perhaps the most frustrating thing that can happen when your power goes out is to fire up your generator without a problem and then find that it isn’t producing any electricity.
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