Keep in mind that some of the cheap portable generators recommend an oil change after every 8 hours of run time. That would mean three oil changes a day on top of your fuel costs. Might still be cheaper to run the Generac.
Thank You, Brian Webster www.wirelessmapping.com www.Broadband-Mapping.com From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Adam Moffett Sent: Friday, June 03, 2016 10:07 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Generator runtime on very light loads In retrospect, these are stupid questions. I wanted the Generac anyway to use for a standby generator at one site, but at a different site I have a temporary need to run on generator for about a month while I wait for the power company to hook up our new service...there's only about a 200 Watt load. Given the fuel cost of running the Generac continuously for a month, it will be cheaper to buy a separate portable generator. nevermind. ------ Original Message ------ From: "Adam Moffett" <dmmoff...@gmail.com> To: "af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com> Sent: 6/3/2016 9:20:07 AM Subject: [AFMUG] Generator runtime on very light loads Generac tech support could not answer this question for me: What will my fuel consumption be a 1% load. I am looking at a 16kw Generac Guardian. Which has a 992cc engine and the spec sheet says will be consuming 1.99gal/hour of propane at 50% load. I'll be at 1% load and want to know how much fuel I would consume per hour. Or maybe a different question: What's the minimum amount of fuel it takes to keep a 992cc engine running at 3600RPM?
