RV SOLAR GENERATOR
Now that I'm recovered from Hurricane Irma. My current generator is only useful if and when i could find gasoline. I actually had alot of gasoline already stored on my property, but it still didn't la...
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RvNewbieFl wrote:
And it's illegal to install solar if it's not tied into the grid...
I read that about Florida. I don't think that's an issue up here in NJ. I don't have solar power, but I know many of my neighbors do.
Having gone through the same difficulty in getting gasoline in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, I converted my generator to LP/NG. During the most recent outage, I ran everything I needed on NG no problem. If the you-know-what really hit the fan and NG was interrupted, I can run it off of propane. I have a 1,000 gallon tank. If I use that up, then we're definitely in a zombie apocalypse situation and I'd either have to form a clan or decide which one to join for survival.
There are tri-fuel kits that allow you to use gasoline, or dedicated kits that are just LP/NG (I installed the dedicated kit).
Do the math on how long you'd like to be able to run the generator using alternative fuels, factoring in increased consumption for theoretically less efficient fuels. BTUs for fuels in order of most to least are gasoline, propane and natural gas.
