Generator Fuel Question

valhalla360 wrote:

ReneeG wrote:
Thinking of converting our gasoline to propane or tri-fuel using the Hutch Mountain conversion kits for Honda eu2000i.

If you are trying to get away with a generator that is marginal, the power loss will matter, so a 2000w honda derated for propane may no longer handle air/con.

If you are just charging batteries and other light loads or you buy a mores substantial generator suited to the heavier loads, it's a non-issue.

Fuel cost seems to be pretty much a wash. A gallon of gasoline will run longer but costs more. Slight hassle getting fuel as actual fill stations are less common than they used to be but we only run on generator 3-4 times a month.

We picked up a champion 4500w unit for $800 earlier this summer. Other than a bit of a fiasco having amazon deliver it, we have been quite satisfied. It barely comes off idle running the air/con and as a quick test, I ran the air/con plus a small space heater and it handled it easily (not that I would suggest doing it regularly).

The real reason in my mind to get a propane unit is to avoid gummed up carbs. If it wasn't for that, gasoline would be the way to go.

Thanks! We have two eu2000i we parallel for AC mainly. I read that gasoline provides more power than propane, and even though we will be installing a SoftStartUp, your comment is one to consider regarding. We've always had one Honda 2000 mainly for backup, but have never had to use it with our solar setup. The goal of two was for the AC in the rare instance that we really need it at lower elevations. We had one instance dry camping near Jackson, WY over the Labor Day weekend that it was so hot we were miserable. It's nice to know that with the two, should we ever need it for backup for the house, we can.