Running Without Load

Dan Chisholm Jr.
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Dan Chisholm Jr.
Dan is President of MGI Systems and Co-Founder of Medical Gas Certifications, Inc. Dan specializes in facility...
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on Wednesday, 02 November 2011 in Latest News
We never run our generator each week.  However, we do a weekly inspection and visual check each day.  We also do a full load test once a month.  Is it common practice to run it each week?  If so, would running it without load for a minute or two be ok?


NFPA 110 doesn’t require a run each week (see attached below), but most owners do this anyway as a precaution.  Current practice is to run the generators unloaded for no longer than it takes for water temperature to stabilize and then shut them down.  Probably shouldn’t take over 5 minutes if thermostats are operating correctly.

Dan Chisholm Sr.
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Dan Chisholm Jr.
Dan is President of MGI Systems and Co-Founder of Medical Gas Certifications, Inc. Dan specializes in facility management education for electrical, HVAC and medical gas systems. Dan also has extensive experience with the design and installation of information technology systems.