Generator fuel consumption

Question

I run the generator while traveling for a few reasons: 1) keeps it working, 2) continuous charge of batteries, 3) residential refrig is on, 4) DW uses sewing machine which requires 120v, and sometimes 5) roof A/C is on.

Is there a way to determine how much gas the generator uses while traveling down the road?

Thanks for your responses.

GGeorge

dcg9381 · Answer

Fill the tank.  Travel for a number of hours. Refill the tank.  Count gallons, divide by number of hours that you traveled.My guess is .6-.9 gallon/hr.

nma33 · Answer

We burn about .6 or so per hour.

corkey05 · Answer

nma33 wrote:We burn about .6 or so per hour.X2

mr_mark1 · Answer

We have a 20K generator and under full load I think it burns about 1 gal. per hour at the most. It is really hard to calculate as there are so many factors. The general consensus has always been stated a 0.5-1.0 gallons per hour depending on load.

If your generator is a gasoline model, it will burn more than a diesel generator.

MM.

bobr · Answer

Go to the generators manufacturer's website. It will list hourly burn rates at various loads.

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