Whitco Problems

JohnB

JohnB

JohnB
Ok here we go.. The burner motor breaker kept tripping.. I couldn't figure it out.. Then I noticed the belt on the winco generator was slipping. I tightened the belt up and the machine worked fine.. But then it quit all together .. I wasn"t getting but like 10 Volts out of my winco generator.. I took an extension cord and ran the burner off of house 110v power and it works great but I do notice the burner motor is making a little rumble noise... I opened up the transformer and noticed that 2 fins are missing on the blower squirrel cage fan.. Could this havew any effect.. Also if the generator place can't rebuild it I was thinking about chaning to just a normal generator that I could run both of my machines off of..
But I gues I would need to put a flow switch on the whitco instead of the pressure switch because when the whitco machine dies and pressure is relived the burner comes on and with constant power it will stay running ..

What to do...

Also $400 dollars seems sort of high for a 2000 watt generator head.. When you can buy a whole new generator for about $500.00 motor and all..

WHAT TO DO ????
 
If I recall correctly, Whitco uses a Winco generator. They are very good and fairly easy to repair. As lon as there is no damage to the field windings or rotor, it can be fixed. They have carbon brushes that wear out, a couple of capacitors, and a bridge rectifier. I haven't repaired one in a while, but I think all these parts can be had for less than $100.00. If you try to fix it yourself, make sure you know where the wires come off, don't want to mix them up. The brushes are the easiest, take the cover off oposite the receptacles. Inside you will see 3 pairs of screws holding down brass bars and wires. Tahe the screws out (don't drop them inside), move the wires out of the way, and grab the brass bar. When you pull it out, the brush is attached by a copper stranded cable. Make sure the brush moves freely in its hole, and that it has decent size to it. Anything beyond this requires pulling the end off the generator. If it needs to go that far, and you're comfortable cracking into a generator, repost and I'll get you through it.
 
Sometimes when a Generator Quits like that it will be a Diode Bad or Brushes. And sometimes you just have to flash the fields with a 9v battery to get it up and going.
 
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