Just for info If you have a generator it is a good idea to check it out regularly . 10 mins after starting mine it burst into flames and burnt the store down. Melted the outer shell of the oil tank before the Fire brigade got it out . A long way from horses and hay so alls well but if you have one nearby ,take care.
OH MY GOD Allistaire, what a shock and fright for you. Thank goodness the fire did not happen near your Horses` stables.
One never thinks of a generator setting on fire....and hopefully your experience will alert other A/L`s to thoroughly check out their generators or get someone who knows about these things to check.... giving them the peace of mind, they dont suffer your frightening episode
Not only do generators catch fire, but so do leaking batteries that are powering your electric fence unit!!
Mind did so last September and burnt my stables and hayshed to the ground. Luckily the horses were out in the field at the time, but it was still a great shock to the system and a very expensive exercise, and one to which I am still trying to recover financially from!
The Soul would have no Rainbow....If the Eyes had shed no Tears.
Sobering experience Alistair. I'm so glad things have turned out OK.
We had a freezer in the kitchen whose motor burst into flames in the middle of the night after smouldering for ages. If we hadn't had a fire alarm we'd all have been killed by the fumes!
Best to be fully prepared for fire which can be a very frightening thing!
Generators can catch fire!
Posted - 23 Dec 2009 : 11:32:51 AM
