For many years, Generac ("Genecrap" as they were known
in the industry) tried hard to compete with us big
boys in the spec market, something they were never
successful at. However, they finally got their act
together anc concentrated on the consumer side, where
they have been very successful with the small home
standby units.
I have a good friend that's a Generac distributor who
sells tons of these things. I knnow that the big box
retailers like Home Despot do as well. They're very
well designed and packaged, and if I wanted a small
stationary home standby unit with a transfer switch
("switchover gear") I would probably go with one.
As for LP as a fuel, the choices are no-brainers,
mainly due to the storage issues. The only bad thing
about gaseous fuels is the lower BTU content, but the
manufacturers have taken that into consideration when
sizing engines.
Dan
--- Scott Ritchey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think fuel is a critical issue. Given the
> long-term storage problems with
> gasoline and Diesel fuel, I opted for a 15KW
> commercial (Generac) package
> that runs on propane. I have a 500gal underground
> tank that I also use for
> cooking and emergency heat. It's a lot less fun, but
> the Generac package
> comes with switchover gear, etc and is relatively
> easy to install.
>
> Scott Ritchey
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Behalf Of Peter Merle
> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 02:38
> To: Mercedes Discussion List
> Subject: [MBZ] OM617 conversion to generator
>
> We are starting to have several power outages where
> I stay and I was
> wondering about getting a spare OM617 ( non turbo )
> and hooking it up to
> an alternator and powering my home . It is a bit of
> overkill but it also
> servers the purpose of having a hot standby OM617 on
> call. ( I have 3
> other vehicles with this engine.) The problem I
> foresee is how to govern
> the engine to run at a constant 3000 rpm in order to
> maintain a stable
> voltage and frequency under varying load. Can the
> existing MW pump be
> converted to operate in constant rpm mode?
> Peter
>
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