[Shop-talk] LP Generator supply

[nick brearley]

Surprised nobody's responded to Phil's very valid concerns.

I realise that this may not be helpful to Jim who's having to study the 
weather radar at hourly intervals but I did a net search and came up 
with this among other items:

https://generatorgeek.com/can-a-propane-generator-run-on-natural-gas/

Short answer, no without modification. As a minimum it must be worth a 
phonecall to http://www.sportsmangenerators.com/contact.html. Although 
bearing in mind these are wholesale importers they may not be the 
ultimate authority. And not available until Monday.

Good luck with the storm.

Nick Brearley


On 21/08/2021 20:19, Phil Ethier wrote:
> No. LP gas and household natural gas are different. You need to rejet 
> products to change over.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Aug 21, 2021, at 1:07 PM, Jim Stone <1789alpine at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>  I am on Eastern Long Island, directly in one of the projected paths 
>> of Hurricane Henri.  We are being told to plan for 7-10 days without 
>> power, although FWIW we were only powerless for 4 days following 
>> Sandy.  Shortly after Sandy I purchased an LP Generator 
>> (https://www.jbtools.com/buffalo-tools-gen4000lp-4000-watt-propane-generator/?wi=off&gclid=CjwKCAjwyIKJBhBPEiwAu7zll1U54VH4euJneVO0jmOzjdgwy6-t0MUdEtaEHYXf_7W0sQxKo54TphoC__4QAvD_BwE 
>> <https://www.jbtools.com/buffalo-tools-gen4000lp-4000-watt-propane-generator/?wi=off&gclid=CjwKCAjwyIKJBhBPEiwAu7zll1U54VH4euJneVO0jmOzjdgwy6-t0MUdEtaEHYXf_7W0sQxKo54TphoC__4QAvD_BwE>) 
>> which, of course, I have never needed, although I do run it 
>> periodically to be safe.  It is designed to run off of LP tanks and 
>> comes with a standard regulator.  A little Googling shows the 
>> following specs for the regulator:
>>
>>   * Low Pressure Regulator
>>   * Inlet Pressure:               25-250PSIG
>>   * Outlet Pressure:            280mmH2O= (11"W.C.)
>>   * Flow Capacity(MAX):    119000(BTU/hr)
>>
>>
>> We use Propane for DHW and heat and have a 500 gallon in-ground tank. 
>>   I had an outside gas line stubbed out when the house was remodeled, 
>> just in case I ever needed it and I would like to be able to connect 
>> the generator directly to the house supply and avoid having to depend 
>> on the portable tanks.  The house supply is regulated and, as an 
>> example, here are the specs for the water heater:
>>
>>   * Max Inlet Gas Pressure:    13.0 “W.C.
>>   * Min Inlet Gas Pressure:     8.0 “W.C.
>>   * Recovery Rating:               206/Gallons/HR
>>   * Max Working Pressure:     150psi
>>   * Max Output:                       180,000 BTU/HR
>>   * Max Input:                          11,000 BTU/HR
>>   * Manifold Pressure:             3.9 “W.C. (For Max Input)
>>
>>
>> Am I missing anything, or should I be able to hook the generator 
>> directly to the house supply without the regulator?  For the record, 
>> I tried it once with the regulator attached and it barely ran and 
>> didn’t put out any appreciable power.  I always meant to research 
>> this before I needed it, but like many of us, never got around to it 
>> until now.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jim
>>
>>
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