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    • Generators
      • Generator Maintenance
      • Purchasing
      • Rental
      • Installation
    • Compliance Services
      • Generator Monitoring
      • Diesel Fuel Polishing
      • Tank Inspection
      • Rupture Basin Sensor Testing
      • Remote Stop Switch Installation
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    • Truck Fleet Maintenance
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Generator Genius Videos

Your Source for Generator Tips, Techniques, and Resources

This series of short (1 to 3 minute) videos was created to help you use and maintain your generator in Northern California and Nevada. Click on the Title of the videos below. Check back often! We will be adding new videos on a regular basis.

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Jump to Regulatory Compliance

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Introduction to Generator Genius Video Series

Resources in this video:

  • Tips for generator maintenance
  • Generator Regulations
  • Air Quality Issues

 

Backup Generator Planning & Safety

 

Diesel Generator Safety & Inspection

  • Best practices in avoiding injury
  • Importance of protective equipment

Generator Deployment Plan

Resources in this video:

  • Emergency Site Survey Form
  • Preparing backup power site plan

Generator Contingency Planning

Resources in this video:

  • Emergency Planning – the basics of writing a contingency plan for your facility

Check Your Generator Vendor

  • Rate Your Generator Vendor
  • Key factors in selecting a generator service provider

Back Up Your Power

Resources in this video:

  • Rate Your Generator Vendor Online Form

 

Regulatory Compliance

 

Remote Generator Monitoring

  • Alleviate headaches of manual record keeping
  • Easily print out your AQMD reports
  • Avoid unnecessary treks to remote generators

Diesel Fuel Polishing

  • Risks of using contaminated fuel
  • How oxidation and bacteria get in your fuel
  • Why diesel fuel polishing may be critical

Air Quality Compliance

Resources in this video:

  • Compliance 2014
  • Ringelmann Smoke Chart
  • California Air Resources Board

Generator Compliance

  • Compliance 2014
  • California Air Resources Board
  • Air Quality Districts – Map

 

Generator Maintenance

 

Diesel Generator Maintenance Check

  • Common causes of generator damage
  • What to inspect on a regular basis to prevent expensive problems

Portable Generator Maintenance

  • Preventative maintenance steps
  • Why sitting idle, without proper maintenance, can lead to expensive problems

Load Bank Testing

Resources in this video

  • Load Bank Strategies, published in Powerline Magazine
  • Load Bank flyer

Generator Maintenance Plan

Resources in this video:

  • Generator Test Specifications-2015

 

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