The eu2000 oil change interval is 100 hours. I plan to run a good synthetic and change at twice that, it would be interesting to send some oil out for analysis to verify. It does have a low oil shutoff to prevent it running out. On Jun 3, 2016 3:51 PM, "Brian Webster" <i...@wirelessmapping.com> wrote:
> 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? > > > > > >
