big diesel generator start up

[@tonymagona334]

This is awesome. Such a clean and organized electrical/generator room. I wish I could tour one of these electrical/generator rooms, everything in there is just so interesting to me.

[@TexRider]

it is cool . long banks of switch gear etc. they are labeled switch gear A and switch gear EA a normal power EA emergency power etc

[@TheTheo58]

@@TexRider Very impressive generators and panel room, the panel you started at was the automatic transfer test console? When the generator was up to speed it dropped out the incoming 3 phase mains, over to the generator's 3 phase outputs? If the power fails it's automatic with in 10 seconds or instantaneously?

[@aguyghow9783]

This is a "comforting sound" during an extended power failure .. the sound of a smooth diesel generator making life essentially normal again no matter how long the outage. ... thank you for sharing this interesting video.

[@TexRider]

Thanks Regulations at the hospital are that I test them every week. love doing it

[@m.pearce3273]

I loved this technical start up and the cool handedness of kbowlege and experiamce shows❤

[@passacaglia28]

I don't know which is more beautiful; the engine/ generator or the control panels!

[@nomon95]

Tex Rider,,,this place is very very clean!!!!awesome!!neither fuel no oil in the floor!!.

[@TexRider]

we try to keep it clean haha

[@BryceSH1992]

Does anyone crack a smile when you hear this starting? Not a bad setup

[@TexRider]

I was new at video's here would you like to see how the pneumatic tube delivery system works at an hospital ??

[@coltonhenderson7275]

Sure!

[@ShesSometimesDoubleChocolate.]

Oh yeah, show us the pneu-tubes too! Which possession of the video, though?

[@millomweb]

So have you done a pneu tube vid yet ?

[@TexRider]

@@millomweb no I have not. no one seemed to be to interested in it . I did video some stuff about it then lost it .

[@millomweb]

@@TexRider Shame you've lost the bit you did. I think there will be some interest in how the system works - especially junctions. A completed video may get more interest if it was uploaded to a channel dealing with similar stuff like Practical Engineering' with Grady.

[@T-Rektosaurus]

Such a hard life for a diesel, or any engine for that matter. But it at least seems that this one is properly maintained. Good stuff!

[@20m340i]

Love seeing these start up, we’ve got a 2.5 MW back up gen at our gas plant. 40,000L of diesel is good for 48 hours. 5000hp cummins gen set’s.

[@TexRider]

Very cool . we have to very large tanks outside on for the gensets and one for the boilers witch we can also feed to the gens if needed

[@SOU6900]

But those appear to be plumbed into that gas pipe overhead...

[@BluntForceTrauma666]

Oh nay, nay, nay - that should be _GREAT BIG_ diesel engine starting up! Any engine that requires a quad oil-filter arrangement should qualify...

[@TexRider]

haha .. they are nice .. they put out 1.25 Megawatts each

[@Shane-Singleton]

That's pretty cool. Our building does generator tests and so do some of our clients (and the messages report to our system) but ive never seen the process. I know it's different for each setup but it's a good insight into something that we monitor. Thanks for posting this!

[@TexRider]

thanks for watch glad you enjoyed it

[@MercuryCobalt]

I hope they build these well above the flood plane. Some hospitals learned that the hard way after Hurricane Sandy in NY

[@TexRider]

yes they are on the top floor

[@catsbyondrepair]

@TheOtherWhiteBread0 they can if they have snorkels.

[@superjojo555]

@@catsbyondrepair good luck maintaining it😵

[@daventi5677]

TheOtherWhiteBread0 look at what happened at fukushima

[@REWYRED]

Very nice! That all looks brand new! I do the same down at a hospital in Hamilton, only our newest stuff is closed transition, the rest we have a load bank on the roof or have to do it early when the power blip when transferring load wont cause any problems...

[@TexRider]

REWYRED Scott Wilson 1 second ago ya we moved in jan 2011

[@markavery2888]

That is some nice closed transition switch gear! What configuration do you run them in?

[@Dafoxx-1]

Manged to get a tour of a DC the other weekend dint see them start one up but really cool vid

[@holysirsalad]

DC as in Data Center? Telecom hotels are neat places, the various tenants have their own backup power plants on the roof/top floor. A massive generator farm of all different shapes and sizes and colours!

[@bobo-wf1jv]

Beautiful test .. thanks for showing this.

[@TexRider]

glad you liked it .. we now have a cogen on site that gives us power and hot water for the heating of the building

[@stevenking2980]

I would love to work there. Very nice machines.

[@garyharris1932]

Brentwood, Tennessee has an AT&T facility that has two CAT generators. Our little company went in there and insulated the mufflers to keep the noise down.

[@psirvent8]

Is it a hospital ?

[@TexRider]

Yes it is

[@DrewJase24]

What brand of generators are they?

[@millertime8835]

Was reallly hoping for a Detroit diesel 16v149tt.....with a exhaust view upon start up...oh well cool.any way

[@TexRider]

glad you liked it .. each genset puts out 1.25 megawatt

[@Moonraker11]

@@TexRider Great Scott!!

[@whorayful9361]

You say these are diesels but there is a natural gas main plumbed through to mixing valves on top of the engine? Are they dual fuel engines by chance, as it does seem to fire up a lot faster than gas engines I'm used to. Very nice installation by the way. Ray

[@jan-floriankuhnke5331]

Not diesel. Natural gas engines. MTU if you want to check. You can see the pressure regulator and shut off valve above the engine right next to the air intake filters at 1:32 partially cut off at the top of the screen.

[@VHP7044]

They are diesels equipped with an altronic gas substitution system. It will run on diesel, or diesel combined with natural gas. This provides for an extended run time between diesel fuel ups.

[@holysirsalad]

Pilot injection? I assume the little "day tank" in the corner is not a coincidence

[@redsquirrelftw]

I'm 100% for alternate energy and reducing pollution, but damn, there is nothing like a big diesel generator startup. :D You just don't get that with solar panels or wind turbines lol.

[@TexRider]

haha no you do not. Take Care

[@ElloImNoodle]

Gas is long term not good but electronics when new it’s not good unless it’s long term

[@seantaggart7382]

Yeah! Honestly? I feel like diesel gens will be around for YEAAARS to come

[@DLexEdition]

How much power on average and peak does that beautiful generator produce?

[@TexRider]

it will put out 1250 kilowatts all day long so with the second one a total of 2500 kilowatts. Our full load is about half that on any given day.

[@seantaggart7382]

​@@TexRider yeah Honestly for stuff that You DEPEND on Its either overcorrect or NOTHING

[@JByrd1989]

Looks like a couple of 2meg units?

[@zeeshan_engineering_services]

I believe it's MTU diesel generator sets. Well I am passionate to Caterpillar yellow iron especially 3500 series 😉🇺🇲😊🇵🇰

[@NeilPrasad_1905]

What's the rated capacity of these Gensets?

[@TexRider]

1,250,000 watts

[@NeilPrasad_1905]

@@TexRider to be exact 1,250 kW or 1.25 MW. thank you.

[@ElloImNoodle]

Where are these

[@jimcrawford3259]

What kind of a building are these beasts in

[@TexRider]

they are in the north bay hospital for backup power . They power about 1/3 of the hospital

[@jimcrawford3259]

@@TexRider thatsvreally cool man, I'm a diesel mechanic on semi trucks right now but I'm very interested in the generators, I'm interested in how I would transition from one to the other?

[@papabits5721]

What a pair of beasts!

[@sontungle2641]

Is that 1500 kVA MTU Generator.

[@TexRider]

1250

[@victorngo6850]

Thas MTU DIESEL ENGINE aim right?

[@TexRider]

yes sir

[@victorngo6850]

Sir that 2.2 Megawatts, 2750 KVA and 13.800 volts aim rigth again sir?

[@victorngo6850]

I work than engine when i was work at saudi military base way back 2014 up to 2019 as a diesel mechanic and that engine is good...

[@victorngo6850]

Now i work here in palau also generator diesel mechanic caterpillar 3516 and 3512 and by the way aim from Philippines...

[@victorngo6850]

May i ask sir what country where you from?

[@BaFunGool]

Love it... Myself in many power plants.

[@Fivegeeee]

John S i swear this reads 'love myself in many power plants'

[@BaFunGool]

MultiReinforced :) though have to love others as I love myself. Nothing I enjoy more the working in and on a power plant. Health & Happy New Year to Yea.

[@Snoopypastaroni]

Idk why my generator is loud cause when the power go’s out we turn it on at night and then there’s another one at a medical building which is also really loud at night so we hear to generators on at night cause I live on a mountain.

[@draatman]

stil the best generator startup video

[@garyharris1932]

I want to purchase a Diesel generator for my home in an emergency situation. Does Diesel fuel get old like gasoline and what size do I need to get?

[@TexRider]

no diesel will last a year or more .. after time it grows like a mold in it but you can add a stabiliser to it as well . You should run it once a month at least if you do get one as a test to make sure it works when you need it Size depends on what you want to run when the power is out ?? hole house or a few lights water pump etc

[@mvansumeren4313]

The biggest thing to remember with a diesel genset is to make sure it is substantially loaded during its exercise. Wet stacking from under loading can cause a host of problems and greatly shorten a generator's service life.

[@bobl78]

how do you Change those filters without making a big mess ? BTW, oil change after how many hours ?

[@TexRider]

+bobl78 oil change once a year and lots of oil absorb pads to stop the mess haha fuel filters, air filters all done at the same time

[@nomon95]

the circuit breakers are schneider???i refer to the breaker who needs charge the springs,,,and the on -off buttons acts on and off....i have one in my house ,,,3x1200amp 400vac Merlin Gerin,,,wirh str 58u termomagnetic relay.

[@TexRider]

yes our big breakers are schneider then the others are square D

[@nomon95]

Thanks,,,sorry for my later congratulations.

[@shegone911]

What? What did you say? Where is your ear protection!

[@TexRider]

little ear buds in you can see the other guys yellow plugs haha

[@connorwills5081]

Sounds similar to the MTU engines they use in HSTs

[@mitchellw6811]

Fuck me! Does it have enough oil filters?! 😂😂

[@teslapower220]

Generator is fueled by natural gas?

[@TexRider]

Diesel and up to 40% natural gas mix but we do not use the natural gas at all

[@ZacharyRodriguezVlogs]

Is this generator in a Central Office?

[@TexRider]

it is in a hospital

[@stillthakoolest]

This at a Johnson Controls factory? Seen a guys shirt say that

[@TexRider]

no it is at our hospital here in northbay

[@HelloKittyFanMan.]

Cool video! But can you please explain what you mean by "Ride's" in your channel name? "Scotty Ride IS..." what? How can you BE a ride? Or what thing that belongs to a ride?

[@AnujKumar-br5nn]

How many powers💪💪⚡⚡ are there........................

[@ShesSometimesDoubleChocolate.]

Wow, that's pretty cool! I see the name "Vulcan" on there. Is that the brand of generator? And is the engine a Waukesha? Also, what's the first sound we hear before you leave the gen room to show us the start panel? And then what's the noise in the other room?

[@TexRider]

not sure whre you saw tht .. controls are MTU and ASCO the engine is a detroit diesel

[@ShesSometimesDoubleChocolate.]

"Vulcan" in white on gray, on orange panels at 0:23. Oh yeah, 2-stroke diesel; I should've been able to detect that sort of gurgle in the sound! Thanks. Also, what's the first sound we hear before you leave the gen room to show us the start panel? And then what's the noise in the other room?

[@TechOut]

@@ShesSometimesDoubleChocolate. It's not a 2 stroke

[@TechOut]

@@ShesSometimesDoubleChocolate. No it's not... Detroit hasn't made 2 stroke engines since the late 90s this GenSet is way newer than that.

[@ShesSometimesDoubleChocolate.]

@@TechOut: How do you figure you know what age this is?

[@SOU6900]

I believe those are not diesel but Natural Gas fueled generators due to the large pipe overhead with a sticker on it that says Natural Gas. And I'm going to assume they are Waukesha units since they are orange.

[@TexRider]

they are diesel and will run with a mix of natural gas and diesel. But the natural gas is turned off as the pressure is not correct.

[@SOU6900]

@@TexRider Ok I admit that I did put both of my feet in my mouth on this as they also are MTU and not Waukesha engines as I had originally thought regardless of the orange paint...

[@olajuwonadex]

Please this generator is how many kav

[@simonguerette9534]

Nice mullet..,

[@rideandletride4493]

Mulletlivesmatter

[@RidinCountry]

You gotta bring the hair back!!... quite the operation going on there!! ✌️

[@TexRider]

haha you found my old video from work haha .. I still run them both once a week

[@RidinCountry]

Tex Rider I love these old vids!! 👊👊... how's the new lady doing??

[@TexRider]

she is rocking on just uploading a vid from today . first day out since I bought her freaking weather

[@citybus3516]

imagine having that on your house

[@bobster2698]

MTU?

[@TexRider]

Yes Sir

[@ILIK3HATERZ]

I need this! 15K square foot house

[@TexRider]

I think it would give ya all the power you need hahaha

[@GrauztiLv]

Thanks for video :)

[@andyk9685]

Diesel ? On natural gas ? ;-)

[@TexRider]

it is diesel but will add up to 40% gas.has knock sensors etc so will cut the gas back if it starts to knock etc. we do not use the gas as it is pointless haha

[@TexRider]

ya we moved in jan 2011

[@noufalalalikkal4951]

I want learn operation manual system good job

[@rex4x4]

So that's what's in that room ....lol I had access to everywhere in that place but there :-)

[@Andreas4696]

Rex4x4 Where is this?

[@TexRider]

LegendMeadow it is the electrical room at the north bay hospital

[@davidschmidtjr3364]

Thunder Pumpkins!!!!!

[@MicheIIePucca]

Dang.. thats a big honkin' generator.. 3 phase 600v... go big or go home ;)

[@TexRider]

yup 1250 kw. 2 side by side

[@にしますのぶ]

なんて～ ハッキリ しゃべれ～👍️

[@workpeaceful9066]

The Engine ready for Alternator heavy load AMP-AC Tourqe RPM

[@ENERGIEWELTXY]

VERY BIG MASCHINE

[@TexRider]

we don't get that weather here but they are on the top floor our old building they where on the ground floor they shack the birthing unit I think they are better on the ground

[@nlo114]

First thing immediately noticeable: Where the hell are your ear-defenders? If I went into a plant-room where there is auto-start, without defenders, I'd be thrown off the site and subjected to disciplinary action. Don't wear gear with the company logo if you ignore safety rules.

[@TexRider]

look close you will see we are wearing the foam plugs. Thanks for your concern you can now fuck off

[@bobbj77]

MYU?

[@intelboydj1]

Noisy startup generator ever

[@TexRider]

well it is a diesel what do you expect ?

[@intelboydj1]

Maybe screeching noise during startup

[@kirkstinson7316]

I thought you said a big generator. How about a V12 Waukesha 480 volt 1 megawatt unit? About twice the size of that engine

[@TexRider]

this is a V12 detroit 600 volts 1.25 megawatt and there are 2 of them sitting side by side

[@fryode]

AWWWWW YISSS.... *Peace*

[@TexRider]

ours is closed transition but we still do it friday morning from 5 to 6 and second gen 6 to 7 about a year ago we had the micro switch's in ats 1 fail and it cause about 4 counts of switching on and off . I had to maualy kill gen and then by pass ats 1 all together until we got it fixd hospital experianced about 10 seconds of no power .. of course staff said it was like 10 minutes .. but automated logs showed other wise

[@REWYRED]

Scott Wilson Funny you mention the failed transfer switch, we had one of ours fail mid transfer due to a control relay issue.. We lost some fans, elevators and essential circuits for a while until we figured out what went wrong and where the problem actually was. (long story).. Goes to show even if you have your switches serviced annually things can still go wrong.

[@TexRider]

yes for sure . we flipped about 4 times in about 5 seconds then I hit the emer stop and manually transferred to hydro

[@mikerich7848]

Any chance I could stop by and take a look?

[@TexRider]

ya sure . I am on nights this week will run them Friday the 24 july from 5 to 6 and the other 6 to 7 am

[@josh6715]

i better make that 147 subscriber's

[@Didier_Lebrasse]

MTU gensets😆

[@SOU6900]

Look like Waukesha units to me.

[@bobroberts2371]

@@SOU6900 " A Hospital Generator to keep Nemours Children's Hospital in Constant Power " on the channel " mtusolutions "

[@rollsroyce3376]

Nothing like a brown MTU engine