'n left the fuel valve c*ck in the OPEN position
since I used my whole house generator last in the garage (yeah no worries, I run it just outside the garage door with my dog chained to it.)
Anyhow, it's regular of me to pull the Genny out from underneath the steps and pull it to the open door and work the electric & pull start and run it weekly for a couple of minutes.
Well ... don't I
'n put it back but forgot to turn the
'n fuel valve to the OFF position, with all the hot weather as of recent, the garage temps have been climbing and guess what happens to fuel stored in containers that are exposed to rising temperatures ?
Yeah, because the fuel valve was left open the pressure build up and pushed it through the carb and all onto the floor near the edge of the house.
Our house has a garage that was an afterthought or I should say a car port that was build into a garage, so my center blocks of where the basement starts underneath, is at the edge of the inside of my garage where I keep my Generators. (mini&maxie)
This fuels leaks down the side of my center blocks below grade and gets into the Fn drainage around the house and starts to smell up the sump pump pit and I mean REALLY smell up the house with fuel, about 3/4 of a 4 gallon tank on that Generator. all gone, pushed out, leaked into the side of the house, got into my water table and Fn stunk up the house.
I'm sure it didn't do this over just one day. had to have done this over the span of a couple of days and took me a bit to notice the smell in the basement coming from the sump pump pit, it rained yesterday afternoon, evening and overnight. the rain ... it's what caused the fuel to push through the drainage and eventually got it to the sump pit.
Good thing we have a fancy water filtration system that I spend big bucks on some years ago. I was actually replacing the UV lamp and a faulty power supply that had gone into alarm some few days before this. We don't drink the water anyhow but we wash bath and crap in it. Maybe cook a little with regular water, mostly make coffee from the tap water.
I did run to the store today and picked up a water testing kit and it seems all good, can't smell it anyhow, outside the house or from the taps.
it's prob not that far down the water table yet but it's in my sump and around the drainage basement foundation.
me! ... Windows open, garage door open, portable fans all around, furnace fan running, kitty litter on spill in garage. Yuck !!! 2 days now!!!
me!
~ must
'n remember to close fuel valve on generators after use especially during the summers.
I SUCK !!! ...
Honey, no need to worry, I have a headache from the fumes so I'll not be wanting any sex for a while 10-4 ?
OK, so it's ... don't forget to get the
'n retorques on the wheels done and don't
'n forget to shut the damn fuel valves off !!!
I'm getting old, starting to forget stuff, what's my name and why did I bring home another carton of milk again ?
Come in !!! ... Who's there ... Knock, knock ... Hello ? :Bang
/END RANT, thank you, SORRY!
