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<p>Surprised nobody's responded to Phil's very valid concerns. <br>
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<p>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:</p>
<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://generatorgeek.com/can-a-propane-generator-run-on-natural-gas/"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://generatorgeek.com/can-a-propane-generator-run-on-natural-gas/</a></p>
<p>Short answer, no without modification. As a minimum it must be
worth a phonecall to <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.sportsmangenerators.com/contact.html"
moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.sportsmangenerators.com/contact.html</a>.
Although bearing in mind these are wholesale importers they may
not be the ultimate authority. And not available until Monday.<br>
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<p>Good luck with the storm.</p>
<p>Nick Brearley</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 21/08/2021 20:19, Phil Ethier wrote:<br>
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No. LP gas and household natural gas are different. You need to
rejet products to change over. <br>
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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 (<a
href="https://www.jbtools.com/buffalo-tools-gen4000lp-4000-watt-propane-generator/?wi=off&gclid=CjwKCAjwyIKJBhBPEiwAu7zll1U54VH4euJneVO0jmOzjdgwy6-t0MUdEtaEHYXf_7W0sQxKo54TphoC__4QAvD_BwE"
class="" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.jbtools.com/buffalo-tools-gen4000lp-4000-watt-propane-generator/?wi=off&gclid=CjwKCAjwyIKJBhBPEiwAu7zll1U54VH4euJneVO0jmOzjdgwy6-t0MUdEtaEHYXf_7W0sQxKo54TphoC__4QAvD_BwE</a>)
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:
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<li class="">Low Pressure Regulator</li>
<li class="">Inlet Pressure: 25-250PSIG</li>
<li class="">Outlet Pressure: 280mmH2O=
(11"W.C.)</li>
<li class="">Flow Capacity(MAX): 119000(BTU/hr)</li>
</ul>
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<div class="">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:</div>
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<li class="">Max Inlet Gas Pressure: 13.0 “W.C.</li>
<li class="">Min Inlet Gas Pressure: 8.0 “W.C.</li>
<li class="">Recovery Rating: 206/Gallons/HR</li>
<li class="">Max Working Pressure: 150psi</li>
<li class="">Max Output: 180,000
BTU/HR</li>
<li class="">Max Input: 11,000
BTU/HR</li>
<li class="">Manifold Pressure: 3.9 “W.C. (For
Max Input)</li>
</ul>
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<div class="">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.</div>
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<div class="">Thanks,</div>
<div class="">Jim</div>
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