Easy. It’s called a lift pump and a day tank. You would have a small tank at the generator, say 5-10 gallons depending on the size of the unit and it’s fuel consumption, and on or next to the tank you would have a small fractional horsepower pump that would “lift” fuel from your basement tank. The pump at the day tank is operated by a float switch in the day tank that keeps it filled as the generator uses fuel from the day tank.
A common setup for diesel systems when the tank is not at the generator. Day tanks can be anywhere from 10-500 gallons depending on the size of the generator set and the desired amount of fuel you want available at the unit. -D > On Feb 16, 2021, at 8:12 PM, Curt Raymond <[email protected]> wrote: > > I wonder if I could plumb a diesel generator to use the same oil I use to > heat the house. I've already got a 250 gallon tank after all and its in the > basement where it stays nice and warm. > > -Curt > > On Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 7:37:35 PM EST, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Not necessary. With a 25kW set, you will probably have a 100 gallon or larger > base tank - a tank that forms the base under the generator set. That large a > volume of fuel would have to be cold for a long time before it would gel. In > cold climates heat tapes on the fuel lines can be used but aren’t common - > the lines are short and sized accordingly, not to mention they’re inside the > enclosure getting the benefit of the radiant heat coming off the block heater > and block. > > -D > > > On Feb 16, 2021, at 7:30 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > Put anti gel in the fuel > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Feb 16, 2021, at 6:17 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <[email protected] > >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> > >> It's not the engine itself, it's the fuel tank and the lines running to > >> the > >> genset that I fear will have issues at-10°F. > >> > >>> On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 5:37 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >>> > >>> Generators can have block heaters. My old Winpac has a bolt on electric > >>> heater attached to the block. > >>> > >>> Randy > >>> > >>>> On 16/02/2021 5:30 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > >>>> i've been trying to choose between Diesel and propane for a whole house > >>>> generator, and decided in favor of propane due to this -14°F night. I > >>> have > >>>> doubts that a Diesel genset would have started when they turned to power > >>>> off at 7AM this morning. > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> OK Don > >> > >> "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > >> pause and reflect." Mark Twain > >> > >> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” > >> Wernher > >> Von Braun > >> 2013 F150, 18 mpg > >> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > >> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
