Diesels are routinely used in installations above 80kW-100kW and can be located in outdoor enclosures.
Block heaters are a requirement and will keep the water jacket at or near around 90F-100F for ease of starting. Block heaters are standard on industrial units regardless of location. -D > On Sep 12, 2023, at 9:58 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > The problem with the small portable generator, is that it may not work when > you need it. You need to start and run it often to ensure it works and most > folks will tire of that soon after they get it. I have a portable in the > shed. I would fire it up spring and fall and let it run a bit. The last time > I tried, it would not start. Old gas? Likely needs the carb cleaned. > > Can likely buy one that will run on propane which should avoid the awful > gasoline we get now but one would need to have a supply of propane on hand. > 20# might not last all that long. > > Or, you folks down south can likely rely on a diesel generator. That might be > a problem for me here in the cold winter. I would have trouble starting it. > > Randy > >> On 9/12/2023 5:13 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: >> That seems like a lot of money for the convenience. >> >> I can pay for replacing spoiled food in my freezer a lot of times with >> $30,000. >> >> If you're preparing for a possible extended outage as you might have in >> hurricane areas, maybe. To me it doesn't make sense. Knock on wood, I've >> never been without power for more than about 12 hours. I might think about a >> portable generator that could keep my fridge running and maybe handle a >> window AC unit. >> >> >> > > _______________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
