Jan 08, 2021 - WEN Generator Maintenance
My WEN Generator has a tiny, impossible-to-find-locally Sealed Lead-Acid battery used for the electric starter. It is constantly out of stock on the WEN replacement parts website.
I've placed a 1100mA smart charger on the battery when not in use ever since I brought the generator back in November 2018.
The generator is stored covered in the unheated carport so having the small charger keeping the battery juiced and ready to go during these cold Maine Winter nights gives me some peace of mind.
I replaced the plug in battery clamps for a set of plug in ring terminals. I also secured the detachable part of the ring terminal cord to the generator frame with cable ties.
I replaced the large sized generator cover I brought along with the generator with the medium sized cover that is recommended for this model. I notice the new cover has the WEN logo in the burnt orange color that is now used on the newer WEN generators.
I brought two extra five gallon gas cans to fill with non-ethanol gasoline from a marina about a 40 minute drive from home. Hopefully this gas will be kinder to my small engine carburetors, fuel lines and metal gas tanks. I always store my gas with the recommended dose of Sta-bil and buy fresh every four months. The two new gas cans will be put in rotation with the older gas cans so if not needed for an emergency power outage I only need to buy 10 gallons of fresh gas every two months.
