Sandflee Posted September 20 Report Share Posted September 20 Whats the preference run it on the LP or Gas? thinking LP is less of a hassle are far as stabilize, fuel condition and winterizing no? If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it. Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass-o-matic Posted September 20 Report Share Posted September 20 You can buy carb kits that will let you run tri-fuel, gas, ng & lp. Why choose... "I just do what the voices in my tackle box tell me to do." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotcow? Posted September 20 Report Share Posted September 20 Generally get longer run times and more power generated with gasoline. But not having to store gallons of gasoline does have it's advantages. A 20lb propane tank needs nothing to just sit in a shed till needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimW Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 Been through several extended outages. Gas always easier to find. Identify who in your area have generators and can fill propane in an outage. Exchange tanks disappeared quickly according to my neighbors. "I have ... put a lump of ice into an equal quantity of water ... if a little sea salt be added to the water we shall produce a fluid sensibly colder than the ice was in the beginning, which has appeared a curious and puzzling thing to those unacquainted with the general fact."- Joseph Black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishallways Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 I keep two 20lb for the BBQ, and 10 -20 gallons gas for yard work & the occasional outage and i have a solid backup of 15gal 40lb s. This would depend on the size of your generator(s). I keep two Honda’s 2200w that can parallel if needed because anything else would be a waste for my situation. Wood stove heats the house so no concerns there. I'll ignore your cheap aroma, and your little-bo-peep diploma, I'll just put you in a coma, with some dirty love- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishallways Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 20 hours ago, Sandflee said: Whats the preference run it on the LP or Gas? I would always use the gas first just to turn that over. Sandflee 1 I'll ignore your cheap aroma, and your little-bo-peep diploma, I'll just put you in a coma, with some dirty love- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandflee Posted September 21 Author Report Share Posted September 21 We have been very lucky in 3 years and harsh winters we have kept power on, but since i work from home having juice is important. Picked up a 6500 Watt and considering the size of this place it should likely be enough for the whole house. I do have extra propane tanks in the shed (3-4) that i should exchange just so they are available. again my thought was LP runs much cleaner and less likely to gum up a carb. if it hasn't been run in a while If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it. Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishallways Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 (edited) 10 mins ago, Sandflee said: We have been very lucky in 3 years and harsh winters we have kept power on, but since i work from home having juice is important. Picked up a 6500 Watt and considering the size of this place it should likely be enough for the whole house. I do have extra propane tanks in the shed (3-4) that i should exchange just so they are available. again my thought was LP runs much cleaner and less likely to gum up a carb. if it hasn't been run in a while I’d want two weeks minimum fuel in your situation. 6500w will need a fair amount of fuel to cover that time. What kind of gen? Edited September 21 by phishallways I'll ignore your cheap aroma, and your little-bo-peep diploma, I'll just put you in a coma, with some dirty love- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandflee Posted September 21 Author Report Share Posted September 21 4 hours ago, phishallways said: I’d want two weeks minimum fuel in your situation. 6500w will need a fair amount of fuel to cover that time. What kind of gen? Duramax 7500 richie c 1 If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it. Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitala383 Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 On 9/20/2023 at 4:07 PM, bass-o-matic said: You can buy carb kits that will let you run tri-fuel, gas, ng & lp. Why choose... Exactly what I did. The kit was less than $100. I put a second connection under my grill that I can hook up the generator to. As long as I have natural gas in the pipes my generator can run forever. When I first did I my wife said it was dumb and said that it's easy enough to just go full up a gas can at the gas station. Then I reminded her how we couldn't get gas during Sandy. Now she doesn't think it's dumb. richie c and bass-o-matic 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recoil Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 I converted my 6500 to tri-fuel. I only use natural gas now, the generator runs cleaner, smoother and quieter. The only natural event that could knock out gas lines would be an earthquake. It's nice to have options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnightpass Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 2 hours ago, recoil said: The only natural event that could knock out gas lines would be an earthquake. That could be an issue here in CA.... Butch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted September 26 Report Share Posted September 26 On 9/25/2023 at 9:04 AM, recoil said: I converted my 6500 to tri-fuel. I only use natural gas now, the generator runs cleaner, smoother and quieter. The only natural event that could knock out gas lines would be an earthquake. It's nice to have options. or a backhoe. I ran two data centers on NG; backup was Propane. Initial cost was more that diesel; but I didn't have to worry about crap growing in the tank from not using it. Monthly run tests don't cut it. Midnightpass 1 The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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