Propane versus gasoline generator
Do propane generators suffer from the same problems as gasoline ones, namely the dried up laquer problem in the carb and jets? Isn't it a no brainer to have a propane generator since then you share...
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CampbellDaycruiser wrote:SCVJeff wrote:
iMO- Propane should only be used where gas doesn't make sense. For long term storage you can't beat LP. It lasts forever and there's nothing to gum up or go stale. Perfect for a standby residential gen set. There are also laws about commercial gas storage that got us in a pickle at the office. We store an emergency generator at a microwave shack located on top of a large commercial building. The landlord would not allow a flammable liquid up there, but had no issues with a 20lb tank that we store on the roof. Lasts forever, and if it leaks it just vents to the atmosphere. The generator is always ready to go with no fears of contamination.
I thought that propane was heavier than air? If so, than if there was a bottle leak in a confined space it would pool on the floor and then fill the room until it found an air duct or cracks in the floor, where it would flow down to the lower floors. This is why marine propane lockers are vented overboard from the bottom, not the top!
If your "microwave shack" is just an added on shed on the roof with an air space between its floor and the roof, you should be all right, unless it's a still and windless night when it springs a leak......
Propane is heavier than air and can "pool" when leaked.
Natural gas is lighter than air and will vent to atmosphere if not leaking in an enclosed space.
Gasoline vapors are heavier than air and can "pool".
