As an aside, maybe I've been living under a rock but I have not heard of
1800 RPM gensets running on propane, but exclusive to diesel. It sounds
like that's a thing. I'm small time off-grid here but I could easily
see 3-4 units/year. I'm assuming if this come to fruition, the
manufacturer would be thinking off-grid durability, not home standby. I
like the water-cooled aspect of this proposal for less noise.
I would also hope for a manufacturer that has good on the
ground coverage for service, warranty, maintenance.
Bill
Feather River Solar Electric
Bill Battagin, Owner
4291 Nelson St.
Taylorsville, CA 95983
530.284.7849
CA Lic 874049
On 7/2/2022 10:58 AM, Michael Morningstar via RE-wrenches wrote:
Very Cool. We install on the average about two dozen <15kw generators
annually. Mostly diesel and a few Honda propane. The diesels are a
hard sell for some reason. Would love to see the return of the quality
smaller Kohler/Onans.
On Sat, Jul 2, 2022 at 9:11 AM Dana Orzel via RE-wrenches
<re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
I heard back Friday from the generator manufacturers executive
board meeting Friday morning there is their response:
________
Hi Dana,
I spoke with the executives this morning and we’re very excited to
hear what the demand is for this genset is. If it makes sense,
we’re all in.
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Please let me know if your interest in a 13KW – 1800 RPM genset –
water cooled is of interest for you & your off grid clients. I see
this as a big opportunity for replacing the oversized gensets that
we have been forced to use for a long time now.
Dana Orzel - E - d...@solarwork.com - C - 208.721.7003 //
*From:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org>
*On Behalf Of *Dana Orzel via RE-wrenches
*Sent:* Thursday, June 30, 2022 12:02 PM
*To:* 'RE-wrenches' <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org>
*Cc:* Dana Orzel <d...@solarwork.com>
*Subject:* [RE-wrenches] WATER COOLED - 1800 RPM - 13KW GENERATORS
INQUIRY
Hey now all you off grid designer/installers,
I just had a conversation with generator manufacturer (name
withheld for the moment), about 8-13KW water cooled gensets with
UL & LP gas powered. I explained that there is a long time hole in
the market since Onan & Kohler dropped their gensets for prime
power in this size range.
If they made the investment to produce & UL certify a 13KW - 1800
RPM - water cooled – 2 wire start, prime power rated - 120/240vac
genset, how many off grid systems are being installed with
oversized gensets?
/_If this was available how many units would each of you be
interested in per year? _/I am not asking for a commitment just a
market survey for this sized unit.
If there was 20-30 companies selling 4-5+ each per year this might
be a possibility.
Let me know either off list or on list (if this is OK ? Michael
let us know) & I hope there is a possibility here for more
appropriately sized & available gensets for our off grid client
systems.
I will be passing along this research to the OE manufacturer. If
you do not want your name passed along let me know for now.
Dana Orzel Great Solar Works, Inc.
*C - 208.721.7003 **d...@solarwork.com* <mailto:d...@solarwork.com>**
Idaho Contractor - # 028765 Idaho PV # 028374
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