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28 Aug, 2019
Unique petrol generator by Bohmer/Union Mart
15 of 15 found this helpful Let's face it. Most of us who buy generators are looking for kW/price aka biggest bang, highest horsepower, cheapest etc. I have a lot of generators both Honda suitcase types and open frames - 1kW to 6kW - to serve different power requirements in my farm and fields. All have their own merits and I like all of them. One thing that struck me was that they are either red, black or blue. Generators are a pretty boring piece of equipment that one uses without much thought,day in day out, until you plug a wrong tool to a wrong generator that is. Too busy to think of ratings and capacities and bang you've just destroyed a much loved generator. I've lost quite a few and the truth is that there's not much point trying to repair them so I have a pile of generators in one shed that I hope one day to repair in my retirement or not. So I have learnt the hard way. Recently I found the need to have another so as usual started surfing Amazon, eBay and others as well as places like Machine Mart. Almost every generator looked the same, similar outputs and usual round 110/240 plugs. All pretty boring until that is I saw Union Mart Bohmer AG 2.2kW. For the first time I saw someone had put a lot of effort designing the unique frame and indeed the vibrant colour. Wheels and handles included in what I consider a very reasonable price. Gross weight of 45kg means that at my age I can't even push let alone lift and lug it around without wheels so a definite plus. Then there is instructions on how to determine what equipment can suitably be operated. Wish I had those instructions some years ago. The young chap who delivered the box this morning simply lifted it like it was nothing, took one look at me and said I'll bring it into your house. A huge relief really. I was not prepared for it to be delivered so quickly but very grateful indeed. It took me 10 minutes to put the wheels and handles and realised how pretty it looked. Even my wife thought I bought something fancy without telling her. Guess what. I actually took out my polishing cloth, wiped it all over with my car polish, took pics and texted all my friends to show off. Lot's of them didn't realise it's a generator. Anyhow I rolled it easily round the back of the house, followed detailed instructions that came with it, put oil and unleaded petrol and pulled the cord. 2 easy pulls and le voilà or Bob's your auntie, it came on. Adjusted the throttle, plugged in my hedge trimmer, put the breakers on, and switched the trimmer. Purring away without the slightest care the generator was perfect. I even trimmed a bit of the hedge to see how the generator perform under load. Absolutely brilliant I dare say. I then tried other appliances following the rating instructions in the manual so TV - done, kettle - done and a few cups of tea later, my field lighting and a heater. I just love this generator. It's also the best looking stylish one and extremely good value. It's also quite light compared to some other 2.5kW generators and the wheels and handles make it rather easy to move it about. Actually I have it sitting in my living room so that I can look at it and show off to others. It'll probably be sometime before I take it out in the field. It seems too good and pretty to use so it'll be a while... All I can say is that Union Mart has done me proud. Balanced powerful easy to operate generator that is pleasing to the eyes and a pleasure to use. I'm glad it arrived so early. Opening the box felt like birthday and Christmas has come at the same time. Never felt so excited about a generator so thank you.
28 Aug, 2019
Comet VIP+ 12v submersible pump - the pump that performs
Bought the first one to try and loved it so much I bought another few weeks later. Will be buying a few more for sure. I wired one with a switch like the ones you find on lampshades and crocodile clips to connect to battery. This one is used to draw water out of my drums into a tank when I need to top up. The other one is connected to a battery terminals and the actuated tap. Simple set up using three block wire connectors so that when the tap is switched on it power the pump. Water pipe is the clear transparent food grade type. At first I wasn't sure if this pump was as good as the more expensive ones you get in camping shops. Once the water start flowing all my doubts disappeared. 20 litres is a lot of water and it just pumps and pumps. The whirring noise I can hear is so quiet I had to put my ears to the tank to actually hear the reassuring sound. Plus the pump is so small and lightweight I thought I may need to weigh it down but when I inserted it through the neck of my water tank it simply settled down because of the attached pipe and wire. So no problem on that front. In summary I love this pump and at what I believe to be an extremely reasonable price compared to other well known brands and doing the same work and performing the same way I was surprised not to have discovered it before. Hopefully the secret is out now.