Earlier he said 20lb tank for 48 hours.
....but on an inverter generator I'm sure it will vary with load.
------ Original Message ------
From: "Brandon Yuchasz" <li...@gogebicrange.net>
To: af@afmug.com
Sent: 8/4/2017 3:47:16 PM
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Great portable propane generator
Thanks for the feedback sounds like it would be a cleaner solution.
Ironically I am babysitting a site right now that lost power.
How many pound tank do you usually take with it and how long of run
time do you get?
Thanks,
Brandon
From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Steve Jones
Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2017 7:31 PM
To:af@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Great portable propane generator
They recomend running the exaust at the tank in the winter, its
caveated with keeping it at a safe distance. They start fine in the
cold. There is a model with waterproof plugs, but weve never had issue
with rain or snow.
These are nice, i can toss it in my front seat with a tall tank in my
alero, the gas ones were too big. We have 5 or six portable gas
generators collecting dust now
Transport of fuel and runtime are huge factors, 48 hours of gasoline is
alot of gas, and youd need an external tank. Propane wont varnish your
engine guts either. The only thing i dont like about propane is around
here nobody will top off tanks by weight, they charge a full fill rate,
so short runs are irritating. Talked to the local propane dealer about
topping off from our office generator tank, but the pump would be
expensive and insuring that is expensive.
We have a split hose too so we can run dual tanks if we know a site
will be down for an extended time.
We do have some lightweight carbon fiber tanks that you can see the
liquid level, those are nice. We also use a big heavy chain and padlock
to keep the generator from walking away, these WILL get stolen.
They have a standby with remote start and all that jazz for about 5k,
its way more generator than any of our sites need, but its an option.
On Aug 3, 2017 7:03 PM, "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
Because gas goes stale, spoils, coats the insides of everything with
varnish etc.
Propane is OK in cold weather but there is a minimum tank size for
specific deliveries at different low temps. The more gas you need or
the lower the temp the larger the tank.
But for a small generator like this, I really think a 5 gallon tank
will take you to below zero.
Perfectly efficient 1000 watts is 3412 Btu/hr But in the real world
figure 10 btu/hr per watt.
If it scales linearly, a 5 gallon tank can deliver about 5000 btu/hr at
0 degrees F.
So perhaps a 500 watt load on the generator.
Actually I found a chart:
So, assuming you need 10,000 BTU for 1000 watts, your 5 gallon barbecue
grill tank will work down to 0 degrees until it drops below 20% full.
From: Brandon Yuchasz
Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2017 5:49 PM
To:af@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Great portable propane generator
We are in need of a new generator so I am following along with
interest. My question is why not just use gas instead of propane? What
is the up side. Second question is how does the propane fair in cold
weather. Say 20F or less?
Thanks,
Brandon
From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Nate Burke
Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2017 6:22 PM
To:af@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Great portable propane generator
How do you weatherproof it, aren't the plugs just exposed on the side?
On 8/3/2017 5:09 PM, Steve Jones wrote:
http://www.genconnexdirect.net/honda_propane_modified_generators.htm
On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 3:45 PM, Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
<j...@brazoswifi.com> wrote:
Where did you buy that nice machine?
Jim
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-------- Original message --------
From: Steve Jones <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com>
Date: 8/3/17 1:05 PM (GMT-06:00)
To: af@afmug.com
Subject: [AFMUG] Great portable propane generator
We have a smaller one that started having problems, but this has all
the prpane guts on the inside and a quick connect hose. Will run close
to 48 hours on a small tank in eco mode.
Easy to start, runs like a champ in all weather conditions
