[AT] Generator LP fuel consumption

[Cecil Bearden]

Fully loaded it will burn 60 gallons per 24 hour day on gasoline.  On 
propane, add about 20%.  half load would be about 55% of full.   If you 
need this much power, ok.  However, I have sized generators for many 
different uses, and if you can get by with the smallest unit possible, 
the cost savings on fuel will outweigh the original cost.  Diesel is 
half the cost of gasoline on the same loading.

Most of those Generacs were junk and meant to sell to homeowners with 
nat gas available.  They had a bad habit of blowing the shutdown circuit 
board when they detected a power surge in the power company line.  It 
would then start but not run.

Cecil in OKla

charliehill wrote:
> Don, I can't help you with the fuel burn.  If I were buying it I'd want to 
> run it and look at the AC output to make sure it's in the proper range and 
> clean enough to run your electronic stuff on.  If that's ok it should be a 
> good unit.  I have a friend who has one of them hooked up with auto start up 
> on his house.  I'd ask him about fuel consumption but I know he has never 
> had to run it for more than an hour or so and I'm sure he has no idea.
> 
> Charlie
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> From: "Don Bowen" <don.bowen at earthlink.net>
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>> I have the opportunity to buy a 20 KW Generac LP fired generator with less
>> than 120 hours.  Has anyone any experience with these?  I am concerned 
>> about
>> fuel consumption.  What is its per hour consumption of LP under half load
>> conditions.  I have some rough numbers but I am looking for real world
>> figures.
>>
>>
>>
>> Don Bowen  KI6DIU
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